The trademark application was filed by Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.V., a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (the "Applicant") and Versuni Holding B.V., a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (the "Co-Applicant", and jointly with the "Applicant" referred to as the "Applicants" going forward). Appeal pending.
The application was filed in English (German was selected as the second language).
A transfer of the trademark registration was recorded on November 1, 2023.
The Refusal with reference B 018934138 was partially rejected according to Article 7(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on January 23, 2024 by the EUIPO. The Refusal with reference B 018934138 was partially rejected according to Article 7(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on July 17, 2024 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 11 with following description of goods:
Electric tea and coffee makers
Electric apparatus for preparing hot and cold beverages
Electric coffee roasters
Electric coffee brewers.
The mark was filed in class 30 with following description of goods:
Coffee
Instant coffee
Coffee substitutes
Coffee extracts
Decaffeinated coffee
Coffee capsules, filled
Coffee pods, filled
Iced coffee
Coffee-based beverages
Coffee beverages containing milk, milk powder, coffee substitutes, cocoa, chocolate, cereals, fruits, sugar, herbs or spices or a combination of these products
Tea
Instant tea
Tea substitutes
Tea extracts
Infusions
Iced tea
Tea-based beverages
Herbal infusions, other than for medicinal use
Mixtures consisting of tea, herbs, fruits, spices or flavourings or a combination of these products for the preparation (making) of beverages, other than for medicinal use
Cocoa
Cocoa-based beverages
Chocolate
Chocolate-based beverages
Chocolate extracts in powder, granulated or liquid form