The trademark FRUTIBIX was filed by Weetabix Limited, a corporation established under the laws of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on December 6, 1998, and received one opposition filed on March 3, 1999 by Australasian Conference Association Limited on Likelihood of confusion. and proceedings were handled in French, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued March 3, 1999
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
Two renewals of the trademark were recorded, one on August 27, 2006, and the other one on March 8, 2016.
Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on November 15, 2001. Claims of seniority of the trademark registration was recorded on June 17, 2007. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on November 23, 2008. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on April 19, 2009. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on August 4, 2011. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on September 5, 2011. Creation of rights in rem of the trademark registration was recorded on January 6, 2013. Cancellations of entries of the trademark registration was recorded on November 18, 2015. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on January 28, 2016. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on May 23, 2019. Claims of seniority of the trademark registration was recorded on November 26, 2019. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on December 21, 2020. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on October 13, 2021. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on August 6, 2024.
The Opposition with reference B 000138851 was Reject opposition: opposition not admissible according to Article 8(1)(b) CTMR with decision issued on November 21, 1999 by the EUIPO.
The application claimed as seniority of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland trademark null registered on December 16, 1987 which was accepted by the office.