The trademark IGLO DROPS was filed by Rudopal sp. z o.o., a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Poland (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on July 1, 2020, and received one opposition filed on September 30, 2020 by Nomad Foods Europe Limited on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by Haseltine Lake Kempner LLP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued September 30, 2020
The application was filed in Polish, and Polish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003131892 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on April 24, 2022 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 29 with following description of goods:
Condensed tomatoes
Pre-cooked soup
Pre-cooked miso soup
Soups
Bisques
Instant soup
Preparations for making soup
Butter
Blended butter
Garlic butter
Clarified butter
Seed butters
Butter with herbs
Butter for use in cooking
Consommes
Broth
Beef bouillon
Broth
Stock [prepared]
Stock cubes
Veal stock
Preparations for making bouillon
Stock in the form of granules
Preparations for making bouillon.
The mark was filed in class 30 with following description of goods: