The trademark GLOBETROTTER was filed by MARKANT Services International GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on February 2, 2020, and received one opposition filed on May 17, 2020 by PRINCES LIMITED on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by MARKS & CLERK LLP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued May 17, 2020
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 4 with following description of goods:
Fuels and illuminants
Fuels for lighters
Candles and wicks for lighting.
The mark was filed in class 29 with following description of goods:
Dairy products and dairy substitutes
Meats
Sausage casings, natural or artificial
Fish, seafood and molluscs, not live
Edible oils and fats
Soups and stocks, meat extracts
Processed fruits, fungi and vegetables (including nuts and pulses)
Birds eggs and egg products
Prepared insects and larvae
Prepared meals made from meat [meat predominating]
Prepared meals made from poultry [poultry predominating]
Prepared meals containing [principally] eggs
Prepared meals consisting principally of vegetables
Prepared meals consisting substantially of seafood
Fish cakes
Meatballs
Canned soups
Noodle soup
Consommes
Frozen meals consisting primarily of fish
Frozen meals consisting primarily of meat
Prepared salads
Prepared meat
Jellies, jams, compotes, fruit and vegetable spreads
Meat spreads
Cheese
Fruit, preserved
Vegetables, preserved.
The mark was filed in class 30 with following description of goods:
Ice, ice creams, frozen yogurts and sorbets
Coffee, teas and cocoa and substitutes therefor
Salts, seasonings, flavourings and condiments
Processed grains, starches, and goods made thereof, baking preparations and yeasts
Sugars, natural sweeteners, sweet coatings and fillings, bee products
Pastries, cakes, tarts and biscuits (cookies)
Cereal bars and energy bars
Sweets (candy), candy bars and chewing gum
Bakery goods
Chocolate
Prepared meals containing [principally] pasta
Rice-based prepared meals
Rice-based snack food
Savory sauces, chutneys and pastes
Cereals
Dried and fresh pastas, noodles and dumplings
Doughs, batters, and mixes therefor
Syrups and treacles
Sweet glazes and fillings
Iced tea
Rice
Tapioca
Sago
Mustard
Vinegar
Flour.
The mark was filed in class 31 with following description of goods:
Foodstuffs and fodder for animals
Agricultural and aquacultural crops, horticulture and forestry products
Live animals, organisms for breeding
Plants
Fungi
Bedding and litter for animals.
The mark was filed in class 32 with following description of goods:
Soft drinks
Non-alcoholic preparations for making beverages
Beer and brewery products
Flavoured carbonated beverages
Nut and soy based beverages
Juices
Waters
Energy drinks
Lemonades
Isotonic beverages.
The mark was filed in class 33 with following description of goods:
Alcoholic beverages (except beer)
Alcoholic preparations for making beverages
Pre-mixed alcoholic beverages
Spirits and liquors
Wine.
The mark was filed in class 34 with following description of goods:
Articles for use with tobacco
Matches
Tobacco and tobacco products (including substitutes)
Personal vaporisers and electronic cigarettes, and flavourings and solutions therefor
Ashtrays
Tobacco containers and humidors
Lighters for smokers
Flavourings for tobacco
Loose, rolling and pipe tobacco
Cigarettes, cigars, cigarillos and other ready-for-use smoking articles.