The trademark VILLA was filed by Nu Mark LLC, a Limited Liability Company (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 11, 2014, and received one opposition filed on November 10, 2014 by Villiger Söhne GmbH on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by BENDER HARRER KREVET and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued November 10, 2014
The application was filed in Dutch, and Dutch 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 January 3, 2016.
The Appeal with reference B R1737/2015-5 was Opposition allowed according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on September 6, 2016 by the EUIPO. The Opposition with reference B 002432485 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) CTMR with decision issued on June 29, 2015 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Batteries for electric cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, electric cigars, electronic cigars, electric cigarillos, electronic cigarillos, electric pipes, electronic pipes, and vaporizing devices for tobacco, tobacco products and tobacco substitutes
Accumulators for electric cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, electric cigars, electronic cigars, electric cigarillos, electronic cigarillos, electric pipes, and electronic pipes, and vaporizing devices for tobacco, tobacco products and tobacco substitutes
Battery chargers, chargers, car adaptors, and cords for electric cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, electric cigars, electronic cigars, electric cigarillos, electronic cigarillos, electric pipes, and electronic pipes, and vaporizing devices for tobacco, tobacco products and tobacco substitutes
Electronic and electrical components for use with electric cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, electric cigars, electronic cigars, electric cigarillos, electronic cigarillos, electric pipes, and electronic pipes, and vaporizing devices for tobacco, tobacco products and tobacco substitutes
Electronic and electrical parts for use with electric cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, electric cigars, electronic cigars, electric cigarillos, electronic cigarillos, electric pipes, and electronic pipes, and vaporizing devices for tobacco, tobacco products and tobacco substitutes.
The mark was filed in class 34 with following description of goods:
Electric cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, electric cigars, electronic cigars, electric cigarillos, electronic cigarillos, electric pipes, and electronic pipes
Liquids, ampoules, and cartridges for electric cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, electronic cigars, electronic cigarillos, and electric pipes
Refill liquid for use in electronic cigarettes and electronic smoking equipment
Refill cartridges for use in electronic cigarettes and electronic smoking equipment
Atomizers and cartomizers for use in electronic cigarettes and electronic smoking equipment
Vaporizing devices for tobacco, tobacco products and tobacco substitutes
Parts, components of electronic cigarettes and electronic smoking equipment, and vaporizing devices for tobacco, tobacco products and tobacco substitutes
Carrying cases and containers specially adapted for the aforementioned goods
Stands specially adapted for the aforementioned goods
Parts and spare parts of the aforementioned goods.