The trademark Ottima was filed by Blufarma Srl, a corporation established under the laws of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on December 12, 2023, and received one opposition filed on March 6, 2024 by Bunge Polska Sp. z o.o. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Affre i Wspólnicy Sp. K. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued March 6, 2024
The application was filed in Italian, and Italian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Refusal with reference B 018675341 was partially rejected according to Article 7(1)(c) EUTMR with decision issued on December 8, 2022 by the EUIPO. The Opposition with reference B 003213439 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on February 20, 2025 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 29 with following description of goods:
Cold cuts
Fish-based foodstuffs
Frozen seafood
Tinned seafood
Fish, not live
Butter
Cheese
Dairy puddings
Milk
Milk products
Milk substitutes
Yoghurt
Eggs
Butter for use in cooking
Oils for food
Vegetable oils for food
Olive oil for food
Berries, preserved
Mushrooms, preserved
Dried edible mushrooms
Preserved pulses
Canned pulses
Vegetables, dried
Preserved vegetables
Preserved vegetables (in oil)
Frozen vegetables
Olive puree
Pickled peppers
Prepared pine nuts
Peas, preserved
Peeled tomatoes
King boletes, dried
Tinned tomatoes
Tomato preserves
Mixed pickles
Ginger, preserved
Compotes
Hummus [chickpea paste]
Tomato purée
Vegetable pate
Broth
Stock cubes
Meat extracts
Extracts for soups
Soup pastes
Mixes for making broths
Chicken wings
Onion rings
Cheese sticks
Prepared meat
Guacamole [mashed avocado]
Prepared meat dishes
Dishes of fish
Vegetable-based entrees
Stews
Fruit-based snack food
Dried fruit-based snacks
Meat-based snack food
Snack foods based on legumes
Cheese-based snack foods
Nut-based snack foods
Potato-based snack foods
Vegetable-based snack food
Processed tomatoes
Tomato paste
Tomato extracts
Tomato juice for cooking
Condensed tomatoes
Tomato concentrates [puree]
Processed Pulses
Vegetables, preserved
Vegetables, cooked
Legume salads
Mushrooms, Vegetables.
The mark was filed in class 30 with following description of goods: