The trademark CO2 = ZERO was filed by CURTI SRL, a corporation established under the laws of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on June 9, 2020, and received one opposition filed on July 16, 2020 by JUNTA DE ANDALUCIA. CONSEJERIA DE AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, PESCA Y DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by IBERPATENT and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 16, 2020
The application was filed in Italian, and Italian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on July 28, 2020.
The Opposition with reference B 003126325 was rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on November 15, 2022 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 30 with following description of goods:
Rice
Risotto
Puffed rice
Wholemeal rice
Fried rice
Enriched rice
Cooked rice
Rice tapioca
Prepared rice
Flavoured rices
Instant rice
Husked rice
Glutinous rice
Rice crusts
Rice dumplings
Steamed rice
Dried cooked-rice
Sauces for rice
Rice salad
Rice biscuits
Rice crackers
Rice sticks
Rice crisps
Rice mixes
Flour of rice
Wild rice [prepared]
Frozen prepared rice
Rice cakes
Eight-treasure rice pudding
Rice porridge
Rice vermicelli
Rice pasta
Artificial rice [uncooked]
Natural rice flakes
Enriched rice [uncooked]
Prepared rice dishes
Fermenting malted rice (Koji)
Senbei [rice crackers]
Rice cake snacks
Stir-fried rice
Edible rice paper
Glutinous rice flour
Foodstuffs made of rice
Rice-based snack food
Rice starch flour
Rice based dishes
Rice-based pudding dessert
Pounded rice cakes (mochi)
Frozen prepared rice with seasonings
Sticky rice cakes (Chapsalttock)
Gimbap [Korean rice dish]
Rice flour porridge
Roasted brown rice tea
Korean traditional rice cake [injeolmi]
Kheer mix (rice pudding)
Prepared meals containing [principally] rice
Creamed rice
Rice-based prepared meals
Milled rice for human consumption
Meals consisting primarily of rice
Pellet-shaped rice crackers (arare)
Bibimbap [rice mixed with vegetables and beef]
Rice pulp for culinary purposes
Prepared rice rolled in seaweed
Rice glue balls
Chocolate-coated rice cakes
Stir fried rice cake [topokki]
Chinese rice noodles (bifun, uncooked)
Sweet pounded rice cakes (mochi-gashi)
Sweet rice with nuts and jujubes (yaksik)
Extruded food products made of rice
Flour for making dumplings of glutinous rice
Frozen prepared rice with seasonings and vegetables
Natural rice [processed] for food for human consumption
Snack food products made from rice flour
Frozen meals consisting primarily of rice
Freeze-dried dishes with the main ingredient being rice
Candied cakes of popped rice
Half-moon-shaped rice cake [songpyeon]
Dried sugared cakes of rice flour (rakugan)
Breakfast cereals made of rice
Glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo leaves (Zongzi)
Rice puddings containing sultanas and nutmeg
Dry and liquid ready-to-serve meals, mainly consisting of rice
Soft pin-rolled cakes of pounded rice (gyuhi)
Rice dumplings dressed with sweet bean jam (ankoro)
Cakes of sugar-bounded millet or popped rice (okoshi)
Glutinous pounded rice cake coated with bean powder (injeolmi)
Pad thai (Thai stir-fried noodles)
Boxed lunches consisting of rice, with added meat, fish or vegetables
Pre-packaged lunches consisting primarily of rice, and also including meat, fish or vegetables