COSTA
COSTA is a strong UK-facing Class 43 example because it is tightly linked to coffee-shop services and everyday food-and-drink retail. The mark is familiar, commercial and highly visible on British high streets.
UK IPO Record
- Application Number
- UK00917965924
- Word Mark
- COSTA
- Status
- Registered
- Applied
- 8 October 2018
- Registered
- 23 March 2019
- Next Renewal
- 8 October 2028
- Owner
- COSTA Meeresspezialitäten GmbH & Co. KG
- Nice Classes
- Class 29
Brand History & Trademark Analysis
COSTA is a strong UK-facing Class 43 example because it is tightly linked to coffee-shop services and everyday food-and-drink retail. The mark is familiar, commercial and highly visible on British high streets. That makes the page feel locally grounded.
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Historical Background
Costa Coffee was founded in London in 1971 by Italian brothers Bruno and Sergio Costa and opened its first retail store on Vauxhall Bridge Road in 1981. Costa grew to become the UK's largest and the world's second-largest chain of coffee shops by store count before Coca-Cola acquired the brand from Whitbread in 2019 for £3.9 billion.