West Bank - Infringement Against Trademark 'Durra & Device'

United Brothers Co., a Palestinian company, filed two trademarks applications, the first was for "Durra & device" in class 30, application no. 15895, published on 9 December 2009, and the second for "Durra in Arabic & device" in class 30, application no. 15899, published on 9 December 2009.

Acting on behalf of our client, Al Durra Food Products Co., a Syrian company and the original owner of "Durra & device", we filed an opposition against the above applications based on the following:

Our client has prior registrations for "Durra" in class 30 in their home country and abroad since 11 December 2001. The opposed applications are identical to our client's trademark, and will confuse the consumers as to the origins of the products. Our client also has prior use of the subject trademark in the same class in Syria and worldwide. Based on the above reasons, our client's trademark has become a famous trademark amongst their client base and the public. The defendant submitted a counter statement claiming that the opposition was submitted after the expiration of the opposition period, and their reply also stated that they have the right of ownership of the subject trademark, since they have a prior application for registration in the West Bank, despite the fact that the opposer had prior registrations in many countries around...