The trademark Bukovina was filed by AGRONOVA Liptov, s.r.o., a corporation established under the laws of the Slovak Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on November 23, 2020, and received one opposition filed on January 27, 2021 by S.C. BUCOVINA S.A. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by S.C. WEIZMANN ARIANA & PARTNERS AGENTIE DE PROPRIETATE INTELECTUALA S.R.L. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued January 27, 2021
The application was filed in Slovak, and Slovak was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Deletion of the representative of the trademark registration was recorded on August 24, 2020. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on August 22, 2021.
The Opposition with reference B 003139793 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on February 16, 2022 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 29 with following description of goods:
Meat
Poultry, not live
Veal
Beef
Chicken pieces
Turkey meat
Duck meat
Meat and meat products
Milk products
Dairy products and dairy substitutes
Cheese
Acidophilus milk
Organic milk
Buttermilk
Cottage cheese
Strained cheese
Yoghurt
Yoghurt desserts
Yogurt drinks
Yoghurt made from goats milk
Koumiss [milk beverage]
Goat milk
Cows' milk
Prostokvasha [soured milk]
Butter
Buttercream
Soft white cheese
Soft cheese
Curd cheese
Soft-ripened cheeses
Strained soft white cheeses
Milk
Albumin milk
Milk beverages, milk predominating
Fresh unripened cheeses
Lactic acid drinks
Low fat cheese
Low fat yoghurts
Flavoured yoghurts
Flavoured milk beverages
Sheep milk
Sheep cheese
Cream [dairy products]
Cream cheese
Double cream
Processed cheese
Blue cheese
Goat cheese
Cheese spreads
Cheese containing herbs
Cheese containing spices
Hard cheese
Mould-ripened cheese
Blended cheese
Cheese mixtures
Ripened cheeses
Smoked cheese
Desserts made from milk products
Vegetables, processed
Fruit, processed
Poultry.
The mark was filed in class 30 with following description of goods:
Bread
Pastries
Bread rolls
Dairy ice cream
Ice cream with fruit
Ice confectionery
Yoghurt based ice cream [ice cream predominating].
The mark was filed in class 43 with following description of goods: