The trademark PP was filed by Ivana Skriljevecki, a national of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 19, 2021, and received one opposition filed on November 16, 2021 by ALOIS PĂ–SCHL GmbH & Co. KG on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by BEITEN BURKHARDT and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued November 16, 2021
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Appeal with reference B R1139/2023-2 was Trade mark application refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on December 3, 2023 by the EUIPO. The Opposition with reference B 003158432 was rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on May 9, 2023 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 4 with Hookah charcoal.
The mark was filed in class 34 with following description of goods:
Hookahs
Hookah tobacco
Mu'assel
Steam stones for hookahs
Substances for inhalation using water pipes, in particular aromatic substances
Articles for use with tobacco
Matches
Ashtrays
Lighters for smokers
Absorbent paper for tobacco pipes
Electronic hookahs
Electronic smoking pipes
Mouth pieces for pipes
Mouthpieces for cigarettes
Flavourings for tobacco
Loose, rolling and pipe tobacco
Cigarettes, cigars, cigarillos and other ready-for-use smoking articles
Flavored tobacco
Inhalable aerosols and carrier substances therefor, for use in water pipes
Chewing tobacco
Japanese shredded tobacco (kizami tobacco)
Herbs for smoking
Herbal molasses [tobacco substitutes]
Raw tobacco
Pipe tobacco
Smoking tobacco
Snuff
Tobacco
Tobacco and tobacco substitutes
Flavourings, other than essential oils, for tobacco
Flavorings, other than essential oils, for tobacco substitutes
Filter-tipped cigarettes
Small cigars
Cigarettes containing tobacco substitutes
Cigarettes
Cigarettes containing tobacco substitutes, not for medical purposes
Cigarillos
Cigars
Cigars for use as an alternative to tobacco cigarettes
Tobacco and tobacco products (including substitutes)
Personal vaporisers and electronic cigarettes, and flavourings and solutions therefor
Mouthpieces for cigarette holders
Electronic cigarettes
Matchboxes
Tobacco pouches
Tobacco products for the purpose of being heated
Tobacco filters
Tobacco pipes
Tobacco pipes of precious metal
Tobacco pipes, not of precious metal
Tobacco pipe scrapers
Pocket machines for rolling cigarettes
Cigarette cutters
Cigarette filters
Cigarette tubes
Cigarette paper
Cigarette holders
Cigarette tips
Leaf tobacco
Tobacco substitutes
Tobacco substitutes not for medical purposes
Tobacco products
Tobacco free oral nicotine pouches [not for medical use]
Snuff with tobacco
Cigarette tobacco
Cigarette cases
Cigarette lighters.
The mark was filed in class 43 with following description of goods: