EUTM file information

003162807

Kneipp S P A


May 12, 2003

Trademark Summary

The trademark Kneipp S P A was filed by Kneipp GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on February 15, 2004, and received one opposition filed on May 3, 2004 by S.A. Spa Monopole, Compagnie fermière de Spa, en abrégé S.A. Spa Monopole N.V. on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by GEVERS and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued May 3, 2004

The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).


Goods And Services

  • The mark was filed in class 3 with following description of goods:
    1. Perfumery, cosmetic preparations for baths, bath salts, bath oils, herbal shower preparations
    2. Soaps, perfumery, essential oils, fragrant sprays, cosmetics, in particular skin milks, skin creams, hair lotions, including all the aforesaid goods with herbs
    3. Dentifrices, dental and mouth washes.
  • The mark was filed in class 5 with following description of goods:
    1. Pharmaceutical preparations, in particular medicines extracted from medicinal plants and herbs in the form of sweetmeats (candy), pills, dragées, powders, packages, salves, balms, oils, drops and juices
    2. Pharmaceutical, veterinary and sanitary preparations
    3. Phytotherapeutic medicinal preparations
    4. Heathcare preparations, in particular preparations using natural plant extracts
    5. Medicinal dietetic preparations, in particular dietetic foodstuffs for invalids
    6. Dietetic substances adapted for medical use, food for babies
    7. Dietetic substances for children and invalids, other than for medical purposes
    8. Thermal water and thermal water salts, including in the form of tablets and lozenges for sucking or for other oral applications
    9. Health treatment supplements, included in class 5
    10. Herbal essences with alcohol for medical purposes
    11. Extracts of medicinal substances, herbal tinctures
    12. Preparations for satisfying human vitamin, mineral, fibre and/or roughage requirements
    13. Medicated deodorants
    14. Deodorants, deodorant sprays, not for personal use
    15. Medicated bath preparations
    16. Hygienic compresses and bandages.
  • The mark was filed in class 30 with following description of goods:
    1. Coffee and coffee extracts
    2. Artificial coffee, and artificial coffee extracts
    3. Tea, herbal teas, including infusions made from mixtures of herbs, tea extracts, artificial tea, fruit tea, tea-based beverages
    4. Cocoa and cocoa-based preparations, confectionery and chocolate goods, sugar confectionery
    5. Sugar, rice, tapioca, sago
    6. Flour and preparations made from cereals, foodstuffs with a rice, flour or cereal base, including in the form of prepared meals, breakfast cereals
    7. Desserts, mainly with a rice, semolina and/or starch base, puddings
    8. Ices, preparations for making ices
    9. Honey and artificial honey, treacle
    10. Yeast, baking-powder
    11. Salt, mustard, vinegar
    12. Sauces, including seasonings, fruit sauces
    13. Mayonnaise
    14. Flavourings and seasonings for food
    15. Bakery products, pastry and confectionery, bread
    16. Spices for medicinal purposes
    17. Food supplements, included in class 30
    18. Ice.