The trademark FREEZE was filed by Starbuzz Tobacco, Inc., a U.S. corporation (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on October 18, 2020, and received one opposition filed on November 18, 2020 by Alpha Star Export Import Magdalena Surowiec on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by BIURO DORADZTWA TECHNICZNEGO I USŁUG PATENTOWYCH PLIK JOANNA PAWLIK and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued November 18, 2020
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (German was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 4 with following description of goods:
Candles
Perfumed candles
Scented candles
Fruit candles
Candles for absorbing smoke
Candles in tins
Musk scented candles
Charcoal [fuel]
Hookah charcoal.
The mark was filed in class 34 with following description of goods:
Hookahs
Electronic hookahs
Tobacco products
Tobacco
Tobacco substitutes
Cigarette tobacco
Chewing tobacco
Pipe tobacco
Shisha tobacco
Smokers' articles
Matches
Shisha pipes
Electronic shisha pipes
Cigars
Small cigars
Electronic cigars
Personal vaporisers and electronic cigarettes, and flavourings and solutions therefor
Liquids for electronic cigarettes
Smoking pipes
Steam stones for water pipes
Inhalable aerosols and carrier substances therefor, for use in water pipes
Substances for inhalation using water pipes, in particular aromatic substances