The trademark ALFA ALLFAIR was filed by CAFEA GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on June 14, 2022, and received one opposition filed on June 26, 2022 by Timewell, Frank on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Schmidt, Hanspeter and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued June 26, 2022
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 29 with Coffee whiteners, milk beverages, milk and/or powdered milk predominating, including with added coffee and/or tea and/or cocoa and/or chocolate and/or malt and/or malt preparations and/or sweeteners and/or flavourings, including all the aforesaid goods being in instant or concentrated form and Low calorie dairy food and milk beverages with a predominant or half milk content, also with added cocoa and/or malt and/or chocolate, all aforesaid goods in instant or concentrated form..
The mark was filed in class 30 with following description of goods:
Coffee, coffee extracts, coffee substitutes, artificial coffee, grain coffee, chicory coffee, malt coffee and mixtures of these goods, including all the aforesaid goods in instant or concentrated form
Coffee-based or tea-based beverages, all the aforesaid goods Including with added milk, All the aforesaid goods including in instant form or in concentrated form
Tea, tea extracts, Coffee-based beverages, Tea-based beverages, Including with added milk and/or fruit preparations and/or malt and/or malt preparations and/or flavouring preparations and/or sweeteners and/or fructose and/or glucose and/or caffeine and/or vitamins and/or minerals, All the aforesaid goods including in instant form or in concentrated form
Natural sweeteners and sweetening substances
Coffee preparations for making non-alcoholic beverages
Mixed drinks predominantly consisting of tea, tea beverages, herbal and fruit tea drinks, all the aforesaid goods including in instant form.
The mark was filed in class 32 with following description of goods:
Non-alcoholic beverages
Non-alcoholic beverages, including with added coffee and/or tea and/or cocoa and/or chocolate and/or fruit products and/or milk products and/or maize and/or maize products, all aforesaid goods including in instant or concentrated form
Energy drinks, including with added tea and/or flavouring preparations, Including all the aforesaid goods being in instant or concentrated form, invigorating beverages with added natural caffeine-containing plant preparations and including being in instant or concentrated form (other than for medical purposes), vitamins and/or minerals and/or caffeine, Including the aforesaid goods with added natural plant goods containing caffeine and including the aforesaid goods in instant form or concentrates, Other than for medical purposes
Mineral water, non-alcoholic beverages with added tea, milk preparations and/or honey, all the aforesaid goods including being in instant or concentrated form.