The trademark KER was filed by MOLINO CASILLO S.P.A., a corporation established under the laws of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on June 6, 2023, and received one opposition filed on September 5, 2023 by DISTILLERIE WARENGHEM SAS on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by CABINET LE GUEN MAILLET and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued September 5, 2023
The application was filed in Italian, and Italian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003202930 was rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on June 19, 2024 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 3 with following description of goods:
Essential oils and aromatic extracts
Cleaning and fragrancing preparations, other than for personal use
Animal grooming preparations
Toiletries.
The mark was filed in class 25 with following description of goods:
Clothing
Footwear
Headgear
Parts of clothing, footwear and headgear.
The mark was filed in class 30 with following description of goods:
Coffee, teas and cocoa and substitutes therefor
Processed grains, starches, and goods made thereof, baking preparations and yeasts
Ice creams, frozen yogurts, and sorbets
Cooling ice
Salts, seasonings, flavourings and condiments
Sugars, natural sweeteners, sweet coatings and fillings, bee products.
The mark was filed in class 31 with following description of goods:
Live animals, organisms for breeding
Foodstuffs and fodder for animals
Agricultural and aquacultural crops, horticulture and forestry products
Bait, not artificial
Bedding and litter for animals.
The mark was filed in class 32 with following description of goods: