018112869

So free

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August 22, 2019

Trademark Summary

The trademark so free was filed by Dirk Rossmann GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on October 6, 2019, and received one opposition filed on December 26, 2019 by FREE on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by Coursin, Yves and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued December 26, 2019

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

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Goods And Services

• The mark was filed in class 3 with following description of goods:
  
  1. Toiletries
  2. Body cleaning and beauty care preparations
  3. Deodorants and antiperspirants
  4. Essential oils and aromatic extracts
  5. Soaps and gels
  6. Make-up preparations
  7. Hair preparations and treatments
  8. Greases for cosmetic purposes
  9. Cosmetics
  10. Oils for cosmetic purposes
  11. Massage oils
  12. Tissues impregnated with cosmetic lotions
  13. Cuticle conditioners
  14. Oils for toilet purposes
  15. Cleaner for cosmetic brushes
  16. Cotton wool for cosmetic purposes
  17. Organic cosmetics
  18. Cosmetics
  19. Perfumery and fragrances
  20. Bath preparations
  21. Skin care preparations
  22. Skin cleansing foams
  23. Cosmetic creams and lotions
  24. Beauty lotions
  25. Douching preparations for personal sanitary or deodorant purposes [toiletries]
  26. Make-up preparations
  27. Beauty serums
  28. Body mist
  29. Hair removal and shaving preparations
  30. Body and facial butters
  31. Body and facial oils
  32. Hair and body wash
  33. Hair preparations and treatments
  34. Body cleansing foams
  35. Essential oils
  36. Scented oils
  37. Aromatic oils
  38. Floral water
  39. Blended essential oils
  40. Coconut oil for cosmetic purposes
  41. Tea-tree oil
  42. Color-removing preparations
  43. Stain removing preparations
  44. Liquid soap for dish washing
  45. Dishwasher tablets
  46. Dishwashing detergents
  47. Glass cleaning preparations
  48. Shining preparations [polish]
  49. Cleaning chalk
  50. Detergents for household use
  51. Oils for cleaning purposes
  52. Scented fabric refresher sprays
  53. Furbishing preparations
  54. Fragrances for automobiles
  55. Liquid dishwasher detergents
  56. Wipes incorporating cleaning preparations
  57. Eyeglass wipes impregnated with a detergent
  58. Cleaning preparations impregnated into pads
  59. Cleansers for household purposes
  60. Air fragrance reed diffusers
  61. Household fragrances
  62. Scrubbing powder
  63. Soaps
  64. Soaps in gel form
  65. Soaps for body care
  66. Cleansers for intimate personal hygiene purposes, non medicated
  67. Vaginal washes for personal sanitary or deodorant purposes
  68. Non-medicated douches
  69. Cosmetic preparations for dry skin during pregnancy
  70. Impregnated cloths for cosmetic use
  71. Shampoo
  72. Hand creams
  73. Hand soaps
  74. Hand lotions
  75. Cleaning agents for the hands
  76. Hand masks for skin care.
• The mark was filed in class 5 with following description of goods:
  
  1. Tampons
  2. Hygienic preparations and articles
  3. Dietary supplements and dietetic preparations
  4. Pantyliners
  5. Panty liners
  6. Menstruation bandages
  7. Sanitary wear
  8. Menstruation bandages
  9. Douching preparations for medical purposes
  10. Tissues impregnated with antibacterial preparations
  11. Tissues impregnated with pharmaceutical lotions
  12. Disinfectants impregnated into tissues
  13. In vitro preparations for predicting ovulation
  14. Pregnancy (Chemical preparations for the diagnosis of -)
  15. Pharmaceutical products and preparations for hydrating the skin during pregnancy
  16. Pregnancy testing preparations
  17. Pregnancy testing preparations for home use
  18. Plasters, materials for dressings
  19. Heating patches for medical purposes
  20. Disinfectants
  21. Disinfectants and antiseptics
  22. Sanitizing wipes
  23. Cleaning cloths impregnated with disinfectant for hygiene purposes
  24. Incontinence pads
  25. Nappies for babies and incontinents
  26. Incontinence garments
  27. Pest control preparations and articles
  28. Beverages for infants
  29. Lactose free infant's formula
  30. Milk powders [foodstuff for babies]
  31. Powdered fruit-flavored dietary supplement drink mix
  32. Nutritional supplements
  33. Vitamin tablets
  34. Vitamin drops
  35. Vitamin supplements
  36. Hand-sanitizing preparations
  37. Antibacterial hand lotions
  38. Absorbent articles for personal hygiene
  39. Antiseptic body care preparations
  40. Antibacterial facial cleanser.
• The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
  
  1. Advertising
  2. Business management
  3. Business administration
  4. Office functions
  5. Product demonstrations and product display services
  6. Arranging contracts, for others, for the selling of goods and the providing of services
  7. Commercial services and consumer information, namely auctioneering, rental of automatic vending machines, brokerage, organising business contacts, collective buying, commercial evaluation, preparation of competitions, agency business, import and export services, negotiation and brokerage, ordering, price comparison, procurement services, for others, subscription services
  8. Business assistance, management and administrative services
  9. Business analysis, research and information services
  10. Retailing and wholesaling in relation to body and beauty care preparations, cosmetics, soap, cleaning and fragrancing preparations, toiletries (body care), sanitary preparations and articles, medical and veterinary apparatus and instruments, and textile and textile substitutes
  11. All the aforesaid services only in connection with toiletries, body cleaning and beauty care preparations and sanitary articles.