The trademark THE ROCK was filed by Britvic Ireland Limited, a corporation established under the laws of Ireland (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on March 7, 2022, and received one opposition filed on June 7, 2022 by CRISTAL ROC on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by NOVAGRAAF FRANCE and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued June 7, 2022
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (Italian was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 32 with following description of goods:
Non-alcoholic beverages
Preparations for making beverages
Waters
Flavoured waters
Vegetable juices (beverages)
Fruit beverages (non-alcoholic)
Fruit drinks and fruit juices
Fruit flavoured drinks
Fruit and/or herbal based beverages
Fruit nectars
Energy drinks
Cordials (non-alcoholic beverages)
Squashes (non-alcoholic beverages)
Dilutable preparations for beverages
Carbonated non-alcoholic drinks
Non-alcoholic drinks for use with alcoholic and non-alcoholic spirits
Syrups and concentrates for beverages
Slush drinks
Tablets, powders, pastilles and/or other preparations for making effervescent non-alcoholic drinks