The trademark BONAFIT VEGGIE SNACKS was filed by BONIAFIT S.L., a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of Spain (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on May 27, 2021, and received one opposition filed on August 25, 2021 by Bonfait B.V. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by NOVAGRAAF NEDERLAND B.V. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued August 25, 2021
The application was filed in Spanish, and Spanish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003153533 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on October 19, 2022 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 29 with following description of goods:
Edible oils and fats
Processed fruits, fungi, vegetables, nuts and pulses
Fish, seafood and molluscs, not live
Dairy products and dairy substitutes.
The mark was filed in class 30 with following description of goods:
Oat clusters containing dried fruit
Ready to eat savory snack foods made from maize meal formed by extrusion
Canned pasta foods
Extruded wheat snacks
Prepared foodstuffs in the form of sauces
Prepared savory foodstuffs made from potato flour
Snack foods made from corn
Snack foods made from wheat
Snack foods consisting principally of extruded cereals
Crisps made of cereals
Cereal snack foods flavoured with cheese
Puffed corn snacks
Cheese flavored puffed corn snacks
Tortilla snacks
Snack foods made from corn and in the form of puffs
Snack foods made from corn and in the form of rings
Snack foods made of whole wheat
Snack foods prepared from maize
Snack foods consisting principally of bread
Sweet rice with nuts and jujubes (yaksik)
Glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo leaves (Zongzi)
Prepared rice rolled in seaweed
Stir-fried rice
Filled baguettes
Baozi [stuffed buns]
Rice glue balls
Chinese steamed dumplings (shumai, cooked)
Rice dumplings
Puffed cheese balls [corn snacks]
Steamed buns stuffed with minced meat (niku-manjuh)
Steamed buns stuffed with red bean paste
Bean jam buns
Brioches
Rice dumplings dressed with sweet bean jam (ankoro)
Shrimp dumplings
Rice-based prepared meals
Noodle-based prepared meals
Pasta-based prepared meals
Dry and liquid ready-to-serve meals, mainly consisting of pasta