BITTER BRAKE

What this means for you

Registered since 30 Apr 2019. The owner can stop confusingly similar uses in the classes it covers.

Record

Serial number

79242737

Registration number

5736588

Mark type

Stylized text

Filed

01 Jun 2018

Published for opposition

12 Feb 2019

Registered

30 Apr 2019

Attorney of record

Kiranjit K Dharsan

Goods and services

• Class 001 — Chemicals: Ingredients for use in the manufacture of foods, being plant extracts; chemical substances for use as food ingredients, being extracts obtained from hops, and plant extracts; chemical preparations for use as ingredients for foods, being plant extracts; vitamins for use in manufacture of food supplements; vitamins for the food industry; proteins for use in the manufacture of food supplements; protein for use in the manufacture of foodstuffs; appetite suppressants for use in the manufacture of foods and food ingredients; food additives for weight loss for use in the manufacture of food, being plant extracts; food additives for appetite control for use in the manufacture of food, being plant extracts; enzymes for use in drinks; chemical preparations for use as ingredients for beverages
• Class 005 — Pharmaceuticals: [ Dietary supplements for humans; medicated food supplements; medicated preparations for use as supplements for food, namely dietary supplements; medicinal food supplements for nutritional purposes; mineral dietary supplements for humans; mineral food-supplements; nutritional supplements; nutritional supplements for medical use; vitamin supplements; dietary food supplements for medical use; dietary nutritional supplements for medical use; wheat germ dietary supplements; enzyme dietary supplements; fibre supplements; plant compounds for use as dietary supplements, medicinal; health food supplements for persons with special dietary requirements; protein dietary supplements; ] appetite stimulant supplements; appetite suppressant pills; appetite suppressants for medical purposes; pharmaceutical appetite suppressants; extracts of plants in capsule form, for pharmaceutical use; capsules of herbs for medical use; slimming pills; medical preparations for slimming purposes; slimming aids, food, for medical use, namely appetite suppressants, appetite suppressant pills, and therapeutic agents for weight control; dietary nutritional supplements for slimming purposes, medical; slimming products, food, for medical use, being appetite suppressants; plant extracts for use as dietetic additives for food, pharmaceutical; plant extracts for use as dietetic additives for food, minerals; dietetic substances for medical use in weight control, being nutritional food additives for medical purposes in the nature of natural food extracts derived from plants; plant extracts for use in weight reduction as part of medical treatment [ ; powdered dietary food concentrates for use in a weight reduction programme for medical purposes; medicated food additives in the nature of food extracts derived from plants; dietetic drinks adapted for medical purposes; vitamin drinks; beverages adapted for medicinal purposes being dietary supplemental drinks in the nature of vitamin and mineral beverages; dietary beverage supplements for human consumption in liquid and dry mix form for therapeutic purposes; dietetic beverages adapted for medical purposes; dietetic substances for medical use in weight control, being plant extracts; health food nutritional and vitamin supplements for persons with special dietary requirements ]
• Class 029 — Meats and processed foods: [ Milk drinks containing fruits, yoghurt drinks, milk-based energy drinks, dairy based drinks; yoghurt based drinks; food protein for human consumption, namely, milk protein for human consumption and vegetable protein for use as a meat substitute; ingredients for making soups, namely, prepared or processed vegetables, fruits, plants, edible flowers, and stocks; dairy based powders for making cheese, butter, and dairy based spreads; dried foodstuffs made predominantly from fruit, vegetables, plants, edible flowers, or meat; snack foods made from extruded vegetables; snack foods made from meat; snack foods made from potatoes and wheat, potatoes predominating; pies, snack foods, and ready to eat meals made from meat, fish, poultry or game; meat extract based broth; preserved, frozen, dried and cooked fruit and/or vegetable based foodstuffs; jellies; jams; compotes; foodstuffs made predominantly from eggs; edible oils and fats; milk beverages, milk predominantly; protein milk; low fat potato chips; low fat snack foods consisting of fruit, vegetables, plants, edible flowers, or meat; coconut milk, beverages ]
• Class 030 — Staple foods: [ Drinks based on chocolate; malt beverages for food; drinks prepared from chocolate; cereal based food bars; confectionery snack bars containing nuts; muesli bars; confectionery snack bars containing a mixture of grains, nuts and dried fruit; breakfast cereal; cereal mixes consisting of grains, hops, nuts, and/or dried fruit, for making breakfast foods; flavouring for snack foods, other than essential oils, made from nuts, grains, hops, malt, coffee, tea, vanilla, fruit, edible flowers, and/or herbs; coffee; tea; cocoa; sugar; rice; tapioca; sago; artificial coffee; flour; ready to eat cereals, breakfast cereals; bread; pastry; confectionery namely pastilles; honey; treacle; baking preparations being cake or muffin mixes; vinegar; sauces; savory sauces used as condiments; noodle or rice based prepared meals; marinades; high-protein cereal bars; porridge ]
• Class 032 — Light beverages: [ Vegetable extracts for use in the preparation of non-alcoholic drinks; concentrates for use in the preparation of fruit juice drinks; fruit drinks and fruit juices; vegetable drinks; sports drinks; part frozen slush drinks, being crushed iced fruit flavoured beverages; mineral and aerated waters; non-alcoholic beverages flavoured with tea; beverages consisting of a blend of fruit and vegetable juices; grain based non-alcoholic beverages; hop concentrates for use in the preparation of beverages; hop extracts for use in the preparation of beverages; non-alcoholic honey-based beverages; powders used in the preparation of isotonic sports drinks and sports beverages; smoothies, fruit beverages, fruit predominating; syrups and plant extracts in powdered form for making beverages; aloe vera drinks, non-alcoholic; beers ]

Owner

• THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED, Auckland, NZ
• THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED, NZ
• THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED, NZ

Prosecution history

• 18 Mar 2026 — PARTIAL INVALIDATION OF REG EXT PROTECTION CREATED
• 25 Dec 2025 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
• 25 Dec 2025 — TEAS CHANGE OF DOMESTIC REPRESENTATIVES ADDRESS
• 25 Dec 2025 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
• 25 Dec 2025 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
• 05 Dec 2025 — NEW REPRESENTATIVE AT IB RECEIVED
• 18 Jul 2025 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 71 - E-MAILED
• 18 Jul 2025 — REGISTERED - PARTIAL SEC 71 ACCEPTED
• 14 Jul 2025 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
• 10 Apr 2025 — TEAS SECTION 71 RECEIVED
• 12 Oct 2019 — FINAL DECISION TRANSACTION PROCESSED BY IB
• 22 Aug 2019 — GENERIC MADRID TRANSACTION SENT TO IB
• 22 Aug 2019 — GENERIC MADRID TRANSACTION CREATED
• 30 Jul 2019 — FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB
• 30 Apr 2019 — REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER