The trademark BILLON was filed by BODEGAS Y VIÑEDOS EL SOLEADO, S.L., a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of Spain (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 24, 2021, and received one opposition filed on November 24, 2021 by Villon International LLC on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by NOERR ALICANTE IP, S.L. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued November 24, 2021
It was designated 'Basic Application' for International Application 1614304 at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
The application was filed in Spanish, and Spanish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on July 7, 2022. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on July 18, 2022.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 33 with following description of goods:
Alcoholic beverages (except beer)
Preparations for making alcoholic beverages
Alcoholic preparations for making beverages
Cider
Pre-mixed alcoholic beverages
Spirits [beverages]
Wine
Hydromel [mead]
Rice alcohol
Bitters
Anisette [liqueur]
Anise [liqueur]
Aperitifs
Sugarcane-based alcoholic beverages
Grain-based distilled alcoholic beverages
Alcoholic carbonated beverages, except beer
Low alcoholic drinks
Cream liqueurs
Curacao
Cocktails
Digesters [liqueurs and spirits]
Alcoholic jellies
Blackcurrant liqueur
Peppermint liqueurs
Liqueurs
Coffee-based liqueurs
Scotch whisky based liqueurs
Herb liqueurs
Nira [sugarcane-based alcoholic beverage]
Perry
Alcoholic egg nog
Sake
Sake substitutes
Liquor-based aperitifs
Wine-based aperitifs
Alcoholic aperitif bitters
Wine coolers [drinks]
Rum-based beverages
Alcoholic coffee-based beverage
Alcoholic tea-based beverage
Alcoholic beverages of fruit
Alcopops
Pre-mixed alcoholic beverages, other than beer-based
Alcoholic beverages containing fruit
Alcoholic energy drinks
Beverages containing wine [spritzers]
Alcoholic cocktails containing milk
Alcoholic cocktails in the form of chilled gelatins
Prepared alcoholic cocktails
Alcoholic fruit cocktail drinks
Prepared wine cocktails
Fruit extracts, alcoholic
Japanese sweet rice-based mixed liquor (shiro-zake)
Alcoholic cocktail mixes
Rum punch
Wine punch
Alcoholic punches
Sangria
Schnapps
Aguardiente [sugarcane spirits]
Korean distilled spirits (soju)
Brandy
Absinthe
Aquavit
Arrack [arak]
Baijiu [Chinese distilled alcoholic beverage]
Chinese spirit of sorghum (gaolian-jiou)
Distilled spirits of rice (awamori)
Distilled beverages
Sorghum-based Chinese spirits
Potable spirits
Japanese liquor flavored with pine needle extracts
Japanese liquor flavored with Japanese plum extracts