West Bank - Conflict Between "AL AIN" & "AL AIN"

United Brothers Co., a Palestinian company, has filed a trademark application for "Al Ain & device" in class 29, application no. 15962, and it was published on 26 April 2010.

Acting on behalf of our client, Al Ain Vegetable Processing and Canning Factory, a UAE company and the original owner of "Al Ain & device", we filed an opposition against the above application based on the following:

• Our client owns earlier registrations in classes 29, 30 and 32 in their home country and abroad.
• Our client also has prior use of this trademark in the same classes in their home country and abroad.
• The opposed application is identical to our client's trademark, and will confuse the consumers as to the origins of the products.