The trademark FLASH was filed by UAB Crocus group, a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Lithuania (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on October 11, 2021, and received one opposition filed on January 10, 2022 by Redspher on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by NEOMARK Sàrl - LAIDEBEUR & PARTNERS and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued January 10, 2022
It was designated 'Basic Application' for International Application 1689068 at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (German was selected as the second language).
Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on September 29, 2021. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on September 29, 2021. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on July 26, 2022.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 34 with following description of goods:
Electronic hookahs
Electronic cigarettes
Electronic cigarette boxes
Electronic cigarette cases
E-cigarette refills
Electronic cigarette lighters
Holders for electronic cigarettes
Replaceable refills for electronic cigarettes
Brushes for cleaning of electronic cigarettes
Smoking kits for electronic cigarettes
Oral vaporizers for smokers
Vaporizers for smoking purposes
Smokeless cigarette vaporizer pipes
Accessories for electronic cigarettes
Liquid solutions for use in electronic cigarettes
Tobacco tar for use in electronic cigarettes
Essences, other than essential oils, for electronic cigarettes
Liquid nicotine solutions for use in electronic cigarettes
E-cigarette liquid, e-liquid containing flavorings in liquid form used for filling e-cigarette cartridges
E-cigarette liquid, electronic liquid, composed of propylene glycol
Electronic cigarette liquid, electronic liquid, composed of vegetable glycerin
Cassettes sold complete with chemical flavoring in liquid form, for electronic cigarettes
Chemical flavorings in liquid form used for refilling e-cigarette cartridges
Vaporizers of tobacco for personal use and electronic cigarettes and essences
Electronic devices for inhalation of nicotine-containing liquid
Electronic devices for inhalation of nicotine-containing e-liquid
Tobacco substitutes
Cigarettes containing tobacco substitutes
Herbal molasses, tobacco substitutes
Essences, other than essential oils, for tobacco substitutes
Devices for heating tobacco substitutes for the purpose of inhalation
Tobacco and tobacco substitutes
Cigarettes
Menthol cigarettes
Cigarette lighters
Nicotine-free cigarettes other than for medical purposes
Inhalers for use as an alternative to tobacco cigarettes
Cigarettes containing tobacco substitutes, not for medical purposes
Shisha, various types of hookah tobacco
Various types of flavored hookah tobacco
Hookahs
Wired vaporizer for electronic cigarettes and electronic smoking devices
Tobacco, raw or manufactured
Tobacco products, including cigars, cigarettes, cigarillos, tobacco for roll your own cigarettes, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, snuff tobacco, kretek for non-medical purposes
Snus
Tobacco substitutes (not for medical purposes)
Smokers' articles, including cigarette paper and tubes, cigarette filters, tobacco tins, cigarette cases and ashtrays, pipes, pocket apparatus for rolling cigarettes, lighters
Matches
Tobacco sticks, tobacco products for the purpose of being heated, electronic devices and their parts for the purpose of heating cigarettes or tobacco in order to release nicotine-containing aerosol for inhalation
Electronic smoking devices
Electronic cigarettes as substitute for traditional cigarettes
Electronic devices for the inhalation of-nicotine containing aerosol
Oral vaporising devices for use by smokers, tobacco products and tobacco substitutes
Smokers' articles for electronic cigarettes
Parts and fittings for the aforesaid products included in class 34
Extinguishers for heated cigarettes and cigars as well as heated tobacco sticks
Disposable e-cigarettes
Reusable e-cigarettes.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Advertising
Marketing
Online advertising on a computer network
Online advertising via a computer communications network
Online advertising network matching services for connecting advertisers to websites
Provision of an online marketplace for buyers and sellers of goods and services
Presentation of goods and services
Presentation of companies and their goods and services on the Internet
Communication media (Presentation of goods on -), for retail purposes
Presentation of goods for retail purposes by means of communication
Wholesale services in relation to electronic hookahs and electronic cigarettes
Advertising via the Internet
Advertising on the Internet for others
Advertisement for others on the Internet
Business management services relating to e-commerce
Distribution of samples
Distribution of advertising materials
Import and export agency services
Commercial information
Business information services provided online from a computer database or the internet
Business information services provided online from a global computer network or the internet
Online advertising on computer networks
Electronic order processing
Administrative services for accepting sales orders
Administrative processing of customer orders
Negotiation of commercial transactions for third parties
Negotiation and conclusion of commercial transactions for third parties
Negotiation and settlement of commercial transactions for third parties
Online ordering services
Trade information services (provided via a global computer network)
Negotiation of business contracts (for others)
Commercial brokerage services
Corporate communications services
Conducting of auction sales
Arranging of auction sales
Auction sales (Arranging of -)
Creation of promotional materials
Creating advertising material
Advertising flyer distribution
Distribution of advertising announcements
Distribution of advertising samples
Publication of advertising texts
Invoicing
Business mediation services
All of the aforementioned services being strictly related to the sale of tobacco products and/or products, related to tobacco.