The trademark Karpaten PILSENER BEER was filed by SC CERTINVEST SRL, a corporation established under the laws of Romania (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 30, 2021, and received one opposition filed on December 22, 2021 by VAN PUR S. A. on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by KANCELARIA PATENTOWA DR W. TABOR SP.J. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued December 22, 2021
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 32 with following description of goods:
Beer and brewery products
Flavoured carbonated beverages
Juices
Nut and soy based beverages
Waters
Alcohol free wine
Aloe vera drinks, non-alcoholic
Aperitifs, non-alcoholic
Beverages containing vitamins
Birch water
Brown rice beverages other than milk substitutes
Carbohydrate drinks
Cider, non-alcoholic
Cocktails, non-alcoholic
Douzhi (fermented bean drink)
Energy drinks
Frozen carbonated beverages
Fruit-based soft drinks flavored with tea
Green vegetable juice beverages
Guarana drinks
Isotonic beverages
Lemon barley water
Isotonic beverages [not for medical purposes]
Protein-enriched sports beverages
Protein drinks
Part frozen slush drinks
Orange barley water
Oat-based beverages [not being milk substitutes]
Nutritionally fortified beverages
Non-carbonated soft drinks
Non-alcoholic sparkling fruit juice drinks
Non-alcoholic rice punch (sikhye)
Non-alcoholic punch
Non-alcoholic malt free beverages [other than for medical use]
Non-alcoholic malt drinks
Non-alcoholic honey-based beverages
Non-alcoholic fruit punch
Non-alcoholic fruit cocktails
Non-alcoholic drinks enriched with vitamins and mineral salts
Non-alcoholic dried fruit beverages
Non-alcoholic cocktail bases
Non-alcoholic cinnamon punch with dried persimmon (sujeonggwa)