The trademark THE LITTLE SHEEP was filed by Origin TM Ltd, a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Cyprus (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on March 30, 2022, and received one opposition filed on June 29, 2022 by GROUPEMENT FONCIER AGRICOLE DES VIGNOBLES DE LA BARONNE PHILIPPINE DE ROTHSCHILD on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by NOVAGRAAF FRANCE and proceedings were handled in French, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued June 29, 2022
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on June 9, 2022. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on August 17, 2022.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 33 with following description of goods:
Alcoholic beverages, except beers
Alcoholic preparations for making beverages
Absinthe
Aguardiente [sugarcane spirits]
Akvavit
Alcohol (rice -)
Alcoholic aperitif bitters
Alcoholic aperitifs
Alcoholic beverages (except beer)
Alcoholic beverages containing fruit
Alcoholic beverages of fruit
Alcoholic bitters
Alcoholic carbonated beverages, except beer
Alcoholic cocktail mixes
Alcoholic cocktails
Alcoholic cocktails containing milk
Alcoholic cocktails in the form of chilled gelatins
Alcoholic coffee-based beverage
Alcoholic cordials
Alcoholic egg nog
Alcoholic energy drinks
Alcoholic essences and extracts
Alcoholic fruit beverages
Alcoholic fruit cocktail drinks
Alcoholic fruit extracts
Alcoholic jellies
Alcoholic punches
Alcoholic tea-based beverage
Alcopops
Amontillado
Anise [liqueur]
Anisette
Anisette [liqueur]
Aperitifs
Aperitifs with a distilled alcoholic liquor base
Aquavit
Arrack
Baijiu [Chinese distilled alcoholic beverage]
Beverages containing wine [spritzers]
Bitters
Blackcurrant liqueur
Blended whisky
Brandy
Cachaca
Canadian whisky
Cherry brandy
Chinese brewed liquor (laojiou)
Chinese mixed liquor (wujiapie-jiou)
Chinese spirit of sorghum (gaolian-jiou)
Chinese white liquor [baiganr]
Cider
Ciders
Cocktails
Coffee-based liqueurs
Cooking brandy
Cordials [alcoholic beverages]
Cream liqueurs
Curacao
Digestifs [liqueurs and spirits]
Distilled beverages
Distilled rice spirits [awamori]
Distilled spirits
Distilled spirits of rice (awamori)
Dry cider
Extracts of spiritous liquors
Fermented spirit
Flavored tonic liquors
Fruit (alcoholic beverages containing -)
Fruit extracts, alcoholic
Gaolian-jiou [sorghum-based Chinese spirits]
Gin
Ginseng liquor
Grain-based distilled alcoholic beverages
Herb liqueurs
Hulless barley liquor
Hydromel [mead]
Japanese liquor containing herb extracts
Japanese liquor containing mamushi-snake extracts
Japanese liquor flavored with Japanese plum extracts
Japanese liquor flavored with pine needle extracts
Japanese regenerated liquors (naoshi)
Japanese sweet rice-based mixed liquor (shiro-zake)
Japanese white liquor (shochu)
Kirsch
Korean distilled spirits (soju)
Liqueurs
Liqueurs containing cream
Liquor-based aperitifs
Low alcoholic drinks
Malt whisky
Mead [hydromel]
Nira [sugarcane-based alcoholic beverage]
Peppermint liqueurs
Perry
Piquette
Potable spirits
Pre-mixed alcoholic beverages
Pre-mixed alcoholic beverages, other than beer-based