EUTM file information

018897229

July 4, 2023

Trademark Summary

The trademark was filed by BRU AG, a corporation established under the laws of the Swiss Confederation (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 24, 2023, and received one opposition filed on December 14, 2023 by Bieze Food Solutions B.V. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by NOVAGRAAF NEDERLAND B.V. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued December 14, 2023

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

The Opposition with reference B 003208582 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on October 28, 2024 by the EUIPO.

Goods And Services

  • The mark was filed in class 11 with Tea making machines.
  • The mark was filed in class 21 with following description of goods:
    1. Household or kitchen utensils and containers
    2. Cookware and tableware, except forks, knives and spoons
    3. Cups
    4. Thermo-insulated containers for beverages
    5. Tea strainers, Tea caddies
    6. Tea infusers
    7. Kettles, non-electric
    8. Vessels of metal for making ices and iced drinks
    9. Glassware, porcelain and earthenware.
  • The mark was filed in class 30 with following description of goods:
    1. Tea and tea-based products
    2. Tea-based beverages
    3. Non-medicated tea products
    4. Sodas, Non-aerated beverages, based on the following products: Tea
    5. Iced tea
    6. Infusions, not medicinal, Non-medical fruit teas, Non-medicated infusions
    7. Vitamin tea, Vitamin tea preparations
    8. Aromatic teas, Flavoured tea preparations
    9. Mineral teas and tea preparations
    10. Tea extracts
    11. Tea-based beverages, fruit and herb teas
    12. Preparations consisting of tea extracts or extracts from tea-like preparations in powdered form or granules
    13. Tea bags
    14. Capsules or pads filled with tea or tea preparations for electric tea urns
    15. Tea preparations containing spices or milk
    16. Beverage powders and prepared drinks (included in class 30), Especially, based on the following products: Tea, Tea extracts, Coffee, Coffee extracts, Artificial coffee, Coffee substitute extracts, Cocoa, Malt, Sugar, Sugar substitutes, Chicory
    17. White tea
    18. Black tea
    19. Green tea
    20. Rooibos tea
    21. Packed tea
    22. Tea with reduced theine content
    23. Cocoa
    24. Low calorie cocoa-based beverages and chocolate-based beverages
    25. Tea substitutes
    26. Coffee
    27. Artificial coffee
    28. Coffee-based beverages
    29. Coffee-based beverages with reduced caffeine content
    30. Coffee-based beverages with milk
    31. Coffee powder
    32. Prepared coffee beverages
    33. Flavoured coffee
    34. Instant coffee
    35. Capsules or pads filled with coffee for electric coffee machines
    36. Mixtures of coffee and chicory with reduced caffeine content
    37. Coffee substances and coffee extracts with reduced caffeine content
    38. Chicory and chicory mixtures being coffee substitutes with reduced caffeine content
    39. Herbal infusion beverages
    40. Non-alcoholic infusion beverages, Not for medical purposes
    41. Tea infusion beverages, Not for medical purposes
    42. Coffee infusion beverages, Not for medical purposes
    43. Herbal infusion beverages, Not for medical purposes.