The trademark GW TV was filed by GW GROUP s.r.o., a corporation established under the laws of the Czech Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on October 8, 2020, and received one opposition filed on January 9, 2021 by GW PHARMA LIMITED on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by JAK FRANCE and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued January 9, 2021
The application was filed in Czech, and Czech was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on March 8, 2021. A transfer of the trademark registration was recorded on July 25, 2021. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on June 12, 2023.
The Opposition with reference B 003138817 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on February 27, 2023 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 32 with following description of goods:
Powders for effervescing beverages
Non-alcoholic preparations for making beverages
Essences for making beverages
Concentrates for use in the preparation of soft drinks
Concentrates for making fruit drinks
Syrups for making soft drinks
Squashes [non-alcoholic beverages]
Mixed fruit juice
Soft drinks
Vitamin fortified non-alcoholic beverages
Non-alcoholic drinks enriched with vitamins and mineral salts
Isotonic beverages
Energy drinks
Protein drinks
Pastilles for effervescing beverages
Mineral water [beverages]
Soda water
Spring water
Waters
Aperitifs, non-alcoholic
Sports drinks
Protein-enriched sports beverages.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Commercial management
Business management and organization consultancy
Business management of retail outlets
Provision of business information.
The mark was filed in class 38 with following description of goods:
Provision of communications via television transmissions
Streaming of television over the Internet
Transmission of computerised data by means of television
Communication of information by television
Provision of access to Internet protocol TV
Broadcasting services relating to Internet protocol TV
Telecommunication services
Transfer of data by telecommunications
Internet based telecommunication services
Broadcasting of television programs using video-on-demand and pay-per-view television services
Radio and television broadcasting
Radio and television program broadcasting
Internet radio broadcasting services
Transmission of television programs.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Television program syndication
Presentation of television programmes
Production of television features
Production of educational television programmes
Production of television entertainment features
Production of live television programmes
Entertainment services in the form of television programmes
Education services provided by television programmes
Provision of non-downloadable films
Provision of non-downloadable films and television programs via pay television
Provision of non-downloadable films and television programs via pay-per-view television channels
Television entertainment
Entertainment by IP-TV
Entertainment in the nature of mobile phone television.