TODAY’S TRADEMARK – CARAVELLE

The Volkswagen Caravelle is an 8-seater, 4-cylinder vehicle. Caravelles were featured on the TV show “The Apprentice” to shuttle contestants around London. They were used as business buses, allowing businessmen to discuss crucial matters on their way to important meetings. The seats can swivel to face each other, facilitating face-to-face communication. The vehicle also features a sliding/folding table for confidential business documents and blinds on the windows to ensure privacy.

The mark “Caravelle” was registered with the EUPIO on 12^th July 2002 bearing the serial number 001643816. It can be described as a word mark and falls under classes 12, 28, 37 of The International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks. A new era for Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles sees the Multivan replacing the Caravelle.