The trademark connectar was filed by Sébastien Ludovic Béguerie, a national of the French Republic (the "Applicant") and Didier Jamgotchian, a national of the French Republic (the "Co-Applicant", and jointly with the "Applicant" referred to as the "Applicants" going forward). The application was published for oppositions on September 14, 2022, and received one opposition filed on December 14, 2022 by JT International S.A. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by BAYLOS and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued December 14, 2022
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003185332 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on December 20, 2023 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 34 with following description of goods:
Articles for use with tobacco
Matches
Personal vaporisers and electronic cigarettes, and flavourings and solutions therefor
Tobacco and tobacco products (including substitutes)
Liquid solutions for use in electronic cigarettes
Oral vaporizers for smokers
Refill cartridges for electronic cigarettes
Replaceable cartridges for electronic cigarettes
Smokeless cigarette vaporizer pipes
Smoking sets for electronic cigarettes
Substances for inhalation using water pipes, in particular aromatic substances
Tobacco tar for use in electronic cigarettes
Inhalers for use as an alternative to tobacco cigarettes
Inhalable aerosols and carrier substances therefor, for use in water pipes
Flavourings, other than essential oils, for use in electronic cigarettes
Electronic rechargeable cigarette cases
Electronic nicotine inhalation devices
Electronic devices for the inhalation of nicotine containing aerosol
Electronic cigars
Electronic cigarettes
Electronic cigarette liquid [e-liquid] comprised of vegetable glycerin
Electronic cigarette liquid [e-liquid] comprised of propylene glycol
Electronic cigarette liquid [e-liquid] comprised of flavorings in liquid form used to refill electronic cigarette cartridges
Cartridges for electronic cigarettes
Cartridges sold filled with chemical flavorings in liquid form for electronic cigarettes
Chemical flavorings in liquid form used to refill electronic cigarette cartridges