018691919

GREEN MONSTER

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April 25, 2022

Trademark Summary

The trademark GREEN MONSTER was filed by Graceclub Corporation, a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Korea (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on June 6, 2022, and received one opposition filed on September 4, 2022 by Monster Energy Company on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by BIRD & BIRD LLP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued September 4, 2022

The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (German was selected as the second language).

The Opposition with reference B 003178015 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on October 18, 2023 by the EUIPO.

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Goods And Services

• The mark was filed in class 30 with following description of goods:
  
  1. Beverages made of tea
  2. Theine-free tea with added sweeteners
  3. Kombucha
  4. Fruit teas
  5. Green tea
  6. Lemon tea
  7. Pomegranate tea
  8. Instant tea
  9. Powdered tea based on the substances of tea leaf
  10. Black tea
  11. Coffee based beverages
  12. Beverages with tea base
  13. Red ginseng confectionery preserved in honey [being confectionary]
  14. Cereal-based processed products
  15. Cereal tea
  16. Fermented tea
  17. Theine-free tea
  18. Red ginseng tea
  19. Tea-based beverages with fruit flavoring
  20. Ferment green tea.