The trademark ROOTGUARD was filed by SeedForward GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on June 14, 2021, and received one opposition filed on June 20, 2021 by FUTURECO BIOSCIENCE, S.A. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by MARKS & US LAWYERS, MARCAS Y PATENTES S.L.P and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued June 20, 2021
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on October 21, 2021.
The Opposition with reference B 003149162 was rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on September 5, 2022 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 1 with following description of goods:
Compost, manures, fertilizers
Biological preparations for use in industry and science
Biofertilizers for use in seed treatment
Soil conditioning preparations
Soil improving preparations
Substances for improving the soil
Soil additives
Chemical preparations for the treatment of seeds
Fertilizers for soil
Fertilizers
Genes of seeds for agricultural production
Seed treatments for preservation
Growing media for plants
Plant growth regulators for agricultural use
Natural fertilizers
Organic fertilizers
Dressings for seeds
Seed preserving substances
Seed coatings [fertilizer]
Substances for promoting plant growth.
The mark was filed in class 5 with following description of goods:
Preparations for destroying noxious animals
Fungicides
Insecticides
Biocides
Herbicides.
The mark was filed in class 31 with following description of goods: