The trademark INOVA PAPER TRAY was filed by INOVA Ανώνυμη Εμπορική και Βιοτεχνική Εταιρεία Πλαστικών και Σιδήρου, a corporation established under the laws of the Hellenic Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on November 8, 2021, and received one opposition filed on December 14, 2021 by SIERRA NEVADA COMPOST AND PAPER on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by LÓPEZ MORENO, PILAR and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued December 14, 2021
The application was filed in Greek, and Greek was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003160398 was rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on January 31, 2023 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 16 with following description of goods:
Bags and articles for packaging, wrapping and storage of paper, cardboard or plastics
Paperboard trays for packaging food
Plastic-coated paperboard trays for packaging food
Bags made of paper for packaging
Packaging materials made of cardboard.
The mark was filed in class 20 with following description of goods:
Trays, not of metal [other than for domestic purposes]
Closures for containers, non-metallic
Containers (non-metallic -) for the handling of goods [other than household or kitchen use]
Containers (non-metallic -) for liquids [other than for household or kitchen use]
Containers made of synthetic material [other than for household or kitchen use]
Flexible containers of plastics for the storage of liquids
Boxes made of plastic
Pots of plastic for packaging
Boxes made of plastics materials for packaging
Plastics components for packaging containers
Plastic stoppers for industrial packaging containers
Plastic trays [containers] used in food packaging.
The mark was filed in class 21 with following description of goods:
Food storage containers
Containers for household or kitchen use
Disposable aluminium foil containers for household purposes
Lunch boxes
Cabarets [trays].
The mark was filed in class 42 with Development of food packaging products for others and Design for the development of new food packaging products..