The trademark five graces was filed by PRODALCOM, a corporation established under the laws of Romania (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on April 12, 2021, and received one opposition filed on July 12, 2021 by Grace Foods Limited on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Brodsky, David Arthur and proceedings were handled in French, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 12, 2021
The application was filed in Romanian, and Romanian was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003150527 was rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on April 10, 2023 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 29 with following description of goods:
Meat and meat products
Processed fruits, fungi, vegetables, nuts and pulses
Birds eggs and egg products
Fish, seafood and molluscs, not live
Dairy products and dairy substitutes
Soups and stocks, meat extracts
Edible oils and fats
Ready cooked meals consisting wholly or substantially wholly of meat
Prepared meals consisting primarily of meat substitutes
Chilled foods consisting predominately of fish
Dried fruit mixes
Snack mixes consisting of dehydrated fruit and processed nuts
Snack mixes consisting of processed fruits and processed nuts
Mixes for making soup
Vegetable-based entrees
Prepared entrees consisting primarily of seafood
Soy-based snack foods
Frozen pre-packaged entrees consisting primarily of seafood
Potato-based snack foods
Chicken wings
Nut-based food bars
Cheese sticks
Beancurd sticks
Soy-based food bars
Organic nut and seed-based snack bars
Fruit-based meal replacement bars
Nut-based meal replacement bars
Fruit- and nut-based snack bars
Nut and seed-based snack bars
Fish crackers
Bisques.
The mark was filed in class 30 with following description of goods:
Coffee, teas and cocoa and substitutes therefor
Ice, ice creams, frozen yogurts and sorbets
Salts, seasonings, flavourings and condiments
Processed grains, starches, and goods made thereof, baking preparations and yeasts
Sugars, natural sweeteners, sweet coatings and fillings, bee products
Bread
Foodstuffs containing cocoa [as the main constituent]