The trademark BELLA ITALIA was filed by Antico Pastificio Umbro S.r.l., a corporation established under the laws of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on July 30, 2020, and received one opposition filed on October 26, 2020 by Bella Bulgaria AD on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Manev, Kostadin and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 26, 2020
The application was filed in Italian, and Italian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Requests for conversion of an EUTM application into a national trade mark application of the trademark registration was recorded on November 8, 2020.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 29 with following description of goods:
Lentils, preserved
Dried lentils
Olives stuffed with pesto in sunflower oil
Chilli oil
Chilli beans
Pickled hot peppers
Preserved chilli peppers
King boletes, dried
Olive oil
Olive oil for food
Blended oil [for food]
Extra virgin olive oil for food
Preserved vegetables (in oil)
Edible oils and fats
Dairy products and dairy substitutes
Truffle paste
Truffle-based oils
Truffle-based spread products (truffle creams)
Truffle cheeses
Preserved garlic.
The mark was filed in class 30 with following description of goods:
Vegetable-based seasonings for pasta
Dried and fresh pastas, noodles and dumplings
Farinaceous foods
Chickpea flour
Food preparations based on grains
Preparations made from cereals
Pasta
Ferments for pastes
Lentil flour
Lentil pasta
Polenta
Pesto [sauce]
Chili seasoning
Chili powders
Hot chili bean paste
Hot pepper powder [spice]
Chili oil for use as a seasoning or condiment
Chili pepper paste being condiment
Chili paste for use as a seasoning
Hot chili pepper sauce
Dried chili peppers seasoning
Foodstuffs made of rice
Rice
Pre-packaged lunches consisting primarily of rice, and also including meat, fish or vegetables
Boxed lunches consisting of rice, with added meat, fish or vegetables