The trademark EURO GRAINS was filed by EURO GRAINS (Société Anonyme), a corporation established under the laws of the French Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on April 17, 2000, and received one opposition filed on May 23, 2000 by BIMBO, S.A. on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued May 23, 2000
The application was filed in French, and French was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on July 13, 2001. Deletion of the representative of the trademark registration was recorded on August 17, 2001. Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on August 20, 2001. Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on April 12, 2002. Entry of mentions of the trademark registration was recorded on October 22, 2007.
The Opposition with reference B 000269813 was rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) CTMR with decision issued on July 31, 2001 by the EUIPO.
The application claimed as seniority of the French Republic trademark null registered on October 1, 1998 which was accepted by the office.