The trademark VEGGER was filed by Sabgal - Foods, S.A., a corporation established under the laws of the Portuguese Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on May 9, 2022, and received one opposition filed on August 8, 2022 by PEZ AG on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by ROEB Y CIA, S.L. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued August 8, 2022
The application was filed in Portuguese, and Portuguese was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 29 with following description of goods:
Processed fruits, fungi, vegetables, nuts and pulses
Prepared insects and larvae
Dairy products and dairy substitutes
Sausage skins and imitations thereof
Edible oils and fats
Casseroles [food]
Onion rings
Potato-based snack foods
Soy-based snack foods
Yucca chips
Soy chips
Sweet corn-based snack foods
Snacks of edible seaweed
Vegetable-based chips
Tofu-based snacks
Stuffed olives
Olives stuffed with almonds
Olives stuffed with pesto in sunflower oil
Olives stuffed with red peppers
Olives stuffed with red peppers and almonds
Banana chips
Nut-based food bars
Fruit- and nut-based snack bars
Soy-based food bars
Organic nut and seed-based snack bars
Nut and seed-based snack bars
Fruit-based meal replacement bars
Nut-based meal replacement bars
French fries
Low-fat potato crisps
Waffle fries
Potato crisps in the form of snack foods
Bisques
Broth [soup]
Prepared snails [escargot]
Cassava chips
Apple chips
Soup concentrates
Consommes
Soup cubes
Bean dip
Dolmas
Shish kabobs
Falafel
Beans cooked in soy sauce (Kongjaban)
Apple flakes
Potato puffs
Fritters
Teriyaki chicken
Guacamole [mashed avocado]
Pre-cooked curry stew
Stews
Hummus [chickpea paste]
Vegetable soup preparations
Bombay mix
Snack mixes consisting of processed fruits and processed nuts
Dried fruit mixes
Snack mixes consisting of dehydrated fruit and processed nuts
Mixes for making soup
Edible birds' nests
Potato pancakes
Soup pastes
Hash browns
Fruit chips
Coconut chips
Vegetable-based entrees
Quick-frozen vegetable dishes
Quenelles
Ratatouille
Cooked dish consisting primarily of soybean paste and tofu (doenjang-jjigae)
Cooked dish consisting primarily of rich soybean paste and tofu (cheonggukjang-jjigae)
Snack foods based on vegetables
Frozen prepared meals consisting principally of vegetables
Prepared meals consisting principally of vegetables
Prepared vegetable dishes
Vegetable-based prepared meals for toddlers
Rosti [fried grated potato cakes]
Potato salad
Caesar salad
Antipasto salads
Fruit salads
Legume salads
Pre-cut vegetable salads
Prepared salads
Potato-based salads
Potato snacks
Coconut-based snacks
Fruit-based snack food
Nut-based snack foods
Dried fruit-based snacks
Vegetable-based snack foods
Milk-based snacks
Fool
Berry-based fool
Potato fritters
Miso soup
Instant miso soup
Gumbo
Instant soup
Pre-cooked soup
Soups
Matzo ball soup
Pre-cooked miso soup
Noodle soup
Canned soups
Soup powders
Beancurd sticks
Surimi
Tajine [prepared meat, fish or vegetable dish]
Filled potato skins
Vegetable chips
Tzatziki.
The mark was filed in class 30 with following description of goods:
Sugars, natural sweeteners, sweet coatings and fillings, bee products
Coffee, teas and cocoa and substitutes therefor
Ice, ice creams, frozen yogurts and sorbets
Processed grains, starches, and goods made thereof, baking preparations and yeasts
Salts, seasonings, flavourings and condiments
Prepared foodstuffs in the form of sauces
Prepared savory foodstuffs made from potato flour
Boxed lunches consisting of rice, with added meat, fish or vegetables
Pre-packaged lunches consisting primarily of rice, and also including meat, fish or vegetables
Snack food products consisting of cereal products
Snack foods consisting principally of bread
Puffed corn snacks
Pita chips
Tortilla snacks
Snack food products made from rice flour
Snack food products made from cereal flour
Snack food products made from potato flour
Snack food products made from cereal starch
Snack food products made from maize flour
Snack food products made from soya flour
Snack foods made from corn
Snack foods made from corn and in the form of rings
Snack foods made from corn and in the form of puffs
Snack food products made from rusk flour
Snack foods made of whole wheat
Snack foods consisting principally of extruded cereals
Flour based snack foods
Multigrain-based snack foods
Snack foods made from wheat
Snack foods prepared from maize
Ready to eat savory snack foods made from maize meal formed by extrusion
Cereal-based savoury snacks
Corn-based savoury snacks
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]
Chocolate-based ready-to-eat food bars
Cereal-based meal replacement bars
Chocolate-based meal replacement bars
Frozen pizza crusts made of cauliflower
Pre-baked pizzas crusts
Pizza bases
Chocolate-covered potato chips
Grain-based chips
Onion biscuits
Rice biscuits
Pellet-shaped rice crackers (arare)
Rice crackers
Crackers flavoured with herbs
Crackers flavoured with spices
Crackers flavoured with vegetables
Crackers made of prepared cereals
Puffed cheese balls [corn snacks]
Rice dumplings
Rice dumplings dressed with sweet bean jam (ankoro)
Rice glue balls
Glutinous pounded rice cake coated with bean powder (injeolmi)
Chinese stuffed dumplings (gyoza, cooked)
Shrimp dumplings
Stir fried rice cake [topokki]
Korean traditional rice cake [injeolmi]
Rice cakes
Chocolate-coated rice cakes
Sticky rice cakes (Chapsalttock)
Flapjacks
Millet cakes
Brioches
Steamed buns stuffed with red bean paste
Burritos
Calzones
Canapes
Oat clusters containing dried fruit
Chalupas
Samosas
Chimichanga
Wonton chips
Chow mein
Chow mein [noodle-based dishes]
Crepes
Rice crusts
Crumble
Empanadas
Pot pies
Pies containing vegetables
Pies [sweet or savoury]
Enchiladas
Canned spaghetti in tomato sauce
Fajitas
Chips [cereal products]
Buckwheat jelly (Memilmuk)
Gimbap [Korean rice dish]
Corn kernels being toasted
Cheeseburgers [sandwiches]
Hamburgers contained in bread rolls
Jiaozi [stuffed dumplings]
Hamburgers being cooked and contained in a bread roll
Kimchi pancakes
Lasagne
Pizza crust
Ramen noodles
Canned pasta foods
Pasta containing stuffings
Frozen pizza crusts
Snacks manufactured from muesli
Fried corn
Corn, roasted
Nachos
Stir-fried noodles with vegetables (Japchae)
Okonomiyaki [Japanese savoury pancakes]
Paella
Pancakes
Frozen pancakes
Green onion pancake [pajeon]
Mung bean pancakes (bindaetteok)
Savoury pancakes
Pumpkin porridge (Hobak-juk)
Savory pastries
Frozen pastry stuffed with vegetables
Mincemeat pies
Popcorn
Caramel coated popcorn with candied nuts
Candy coated popcorn
Caramel coated popcorn
Flavoured popcorn
Microwave popcorn
Bean jam buns
Filled bread rolls
Prawn crackers
Processed unpopped popcorn
Fresh pizza
Pizzas [prepared]
Frozen pizzas
Preserved pizzas
Uncooked pizzas
Chilled pizzas
Pizzas
Gluten-free pizza
Pasta dishes
Freeze-dried dishes with the main ingredient being rice
Freeze-dried dishes with the main ingredient being pasta
Prepared rice dishes
Rice based dishes
Pretzels
Soft pretzels
Wholewheat crisps
Crisps made of cereals
Quesadillas
Quiches
Vegetable pies
Frozen French toast
French toast
Ramen [Japanese noodle-based dish]
Ravioli
Ravioli [prepared]
Meals consisting primarily of rice
Frozen meals consisting primarily of rice
Frozen meals consisting primarily of pasta
Meals consisting primarily of pasta
Prepared meals containing [principally] rice
Prepared meals containing [principally] pasta
Prepared pizza meals
Prepared meals in the form of pizzas
Rice-based prepared meals
Pasta-based prepared meals
Noodle-based prepared meals
Noodle-based prepared meals for toddlers
Dry and liquid ready-to-serve meals, mainly consisting of rice
Dry and liquid ready-to-serve meals, mainly consisting of pasta
Risotto
Rice crisps
Tortilla chips
Egg rolls
Pineapple fritters
Rice salad
Macaroni salad
Pasta salad
Hot sausage and ketchup in cut open bread rolls
Hot dog sandwiches
Sandwiches
Sandwiches containing salad
Wraps [sandwich]
Toasted sandwiches
Senbei [rice crackers]
Chinese steamed dumplings (shumai, cooked)
Extruded wheat snacks
Rice-based snack food
Cereal-based snack food
Banana fritters
Sushi
Tabbouleh
Tacos
Tamales
Pies
Fresh pies
Vegetable flavoured corn chips
Seaweed flavoured corn chips
Corn chips
Frozen French toast sticks
Spring rolls
Tortillas
Taco chips
Frozen waffles
Wontons
Cereal bars and energy bars
Sweets (candy), candy bars and chewing gum
Pastries, cakes, tarts and biscuits (cookies)
Bread
Chocolate vermicelli
Cotton candy
Foodstuffs containing cocoa [as the main constituent]
Foodstuffs containing chocolate [as the main constituent]
Foods with a cocoa base
Almonds covered in chocolate
Snack foods consisting principally of confectionery
Liquorice flavoured confectionery
Chocolate flavourings
Rice pudding
Rice puddings containing sultanas and nutmeg
Creamed rice
Confectionery items coated with chocolate
Candy
Chocolate-coated berries
Chocolate bark containing ground coffee beans
Chocolate coated nougat bars
Bars of sweet jellied bean paste (Yohkan)
Graham cracker pie crusts
Savory biscuits
Salted biscuits
Peanut butter confectionery chips
Confectionery chips for baking
Graham crackers
Salt crackers
Crackers flavoured with fruit
Salted wafer biscuits
Sweet bean jam coated with sugared-bean based soft shell [nerikiri]
Sweet pounded rice cakes (mochi-gashi)
Soft pin-rolled cakes of pounded rice (gyuhi)
Japanese sponge cakes (kasutera)
Cakes of sugar-bounded millet or popped rice (okoshi)
Dried sugared cakes of rice flour (rakugan)
Chocolate creams
Chocolate with Japanese horseradish
Chocolate
Aerated chocolate
Chocolate with alcohol
Non-medicated chocolate
Chocolate for toppings
Chocolate for confectionery and bread
Chocolates
Liqueur chocolates
Chocolate topping
Marshmallow topping
Chocolate bunnies
Confectionery
Flavoured sugar confectionery
Low-carbohydrate confectionery
Chocolate-coated sugar confectionery
Confectionery having wine fillings
Confectionery having liquid spirit fillings
Confectionery having liquid fruit fillings
Chocolate flavoured confectionery
Mint flavoured confectionery (Non-medicated -)
Confectionery in frozen form
Frozen confections on a stick
Frozen confectionery containing ice cream
Boiled confectionery
Chocolate confectionery having a praline flavour
Peanut confectionery
Almond confectionery
Nut confectionery
Ginseng confectionery
Orange based confectionery
Dairy confectionery
Mousse confections
Chocolate confectionery containing pralines
Non-medicated flour confectionery
Non-medicated flour confectionery coated with imitation chocolate
Non-medicated confectionery having toffee fillings
Non-medicated confectionery containing chocolate
Non-medicated confectionery containing milk
Non-medicated confectionery in jelly form
Non-medicated confectionery in the shape of eggs
Non-medicated confectionery for use as part of a calorie controlled diet
Confectionery containing jam
Confectionery containing jelly
Custard
Chocolate spreads
Chocolate spreads for use on bread
Custards [baked desserts]
Cocoa based creams in the form of spreads
Flavoured jelly crystals for making jelly confectionery
Croissants
Decorations [edible] for christmas trees
Chocolate decorations for confectionery items
Chocolate decorations for cakes
Chocolate decorations for christmas trees
Turkish delight
Turkish delight coated in chocolate
Confectionery for decorating Christmas trees
Korean traditional sweets and cookies [hankwa]
Confectionery in the form of mousses
Panned sweets (Non-medicated -)
Potato flour confectionery
Floating islands
Chocolate fondue
Chocolate coated fruits
Chocolate-coated nuts
Coated nuts [confectionery]
Confectionery ices
Fruit jellies [confectionery]
Chocolate waffles
Sugar-coated coffee beans
Halvah
Imitation chocolate
Cocoa-based ingredients for confectionery products
Marzipan
Chocolate marzipan
Biscotti dough
Hot chocolate mixes
Kheer mix (rice pudding)
Chocolate mousses
Dessert mousses [confectionery]
Nougat
Chocolate coated macadamia nuts
Deep-fried dough sticks (Youtiao)
Pandoro
Panettone
Poppadums
Edible paper
Edible rice paper
Viennoiserie
Herbal honey lozenges [confectionery]
Pavlovas made with hazelnuts
Butterscotch chips
Preparations for making of sugar confectionery
Non-medicated confectionery products
Non-medicated chocolate confectionery
Non-medicated flour confectionery coated with chocolate
Chocolate based products
Pains au chocolat
Jam buns
Bakery goods
Gluten-free bakery products
Ice confectionery
Chocolate-based spreads
Chocolate spreads containing nuts
Eight-treasure rice pudding
Bread pudding
Semolina pudding
Crème caramel
Puddings
Yorkshire puddings
Ready-to-eat puddings
Cinnamon rolls
Sandwich spread made from chocolate and nuts
Fruited scones
Rice-based pudding dessert
Chocolate desserts
Instant dessert puddings
Dessert souffles
Prepared desserts [confectionery]
Prepared desserts [chocolate based]
Muesli desserts
Apple fritters
Sopapillas [fried bread]
Sopapillas [fried pastries]
Imitation custard
Marzipan substitutes
Meringues
Tablet (confectionary)
Taiyaki (Japanese fish-shaped cakes with various fillings)
Frozen yogurt pies
Tiramisu
Peanut brittle
Fried dough twists
Truffles [confectionery]
Truffles (rum -) [confectionery]
Vla [custard]
Edible paper wafers
Wafered pralines
Waffles
Waffles with a chocolate coating.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Business assistance, management and administrative services
Advertising, marketing and promotional services
Commercial administration of the licensing of the goods and services of others
Sales administration
The bringing together, for the benefit of others, of a variety of insurance services, enabling consumers to conveniently compare and purchase those services
The bringing together, for the benefit of others, of a variety of telecommunications services, enabling consumers to conveniently compare and purchase those services
Procurement of contracts for the purchase and sale of goods and services
Procurement of contracts for others relating to the sale of goods
Procurement of goods on behalf of other businesses
Advice relating to barter trade
Purchasing of goods and services for other businesses
Consultancy relating to costing of sales orders
Consulting in sales techniques and sales programmes
Goods or services price quotations
Provision of an online marketplace for buyers and sellers of goods and services
Computerised stock ordering
Providing consumer product advice
Providing consumer product advice relating to software
Providing consumer information relating to goods and services
Provision of information and advice to consumers regarding the selection of products and items to be purchased
Providing commercial information to consumers
Providing market information in relation to consumer products
Provision of information concerning commercial sales
Providing consumer product information relating to food or drink products
Providing hotel rate comparison information
Providing consumer product information via the Internet
Providing consumer product information
Providing consumer product information relating to software
Providing consumer product recommendations
Providing recommendations of goods to consumers for commercial purposes
Provision of online price comparison services
Management on behalf of industrial and commercial enterprises in terms of supplying them with office requisites
Information about sales methods
Foreign trade information and consultation
Price comparison rating of accommodations
Product sales rankings information
Mediation of agreements regarding the sale and purchase of goods
Arranging of commercial and business contacts
Mediation of contracts for purchase and sale of products
Mediation of trade business for third parties
Mediation and conclusion of commercial transactions for others
Negotiation of contracts relating to the purchase and sale of goods
Negotiation of commercial transactions for third parties
Negotiation and conclusion of commercial transactions for third parties
Negotiation and conclusion of commercial transactions for third parties via telecommunication systems
Procuring of contracts for the purchase and sale of goods
Procurement of contracts [for others]
Arranging the buying of goods for others
Arranging business introductions relating to the buying and selling of products
Arranging of collective buying
Arranging subscriptions of the online publications of others
Arranging of subscriptions for the publications of others
Subscriptions (arranging -) to a telematics, telephone or computer service [internet]
Arranging of trading transactions and commercial contracts
Arranging of contractual [trade]services with third parties
Arranging of buying and selling contracts for third parties
Arranging commercial transactions, for others, via online shops
Arranging and conducting of flea markets
Arranging of contracts for others for the buying and selling of goods
Arranging of contracts for the purchase and sale of goods and services, for others
Arranging of contracts, for others, for the providing of services
Outsourcing services in the nature of arranging procurement of goods for others
Administrative order processing
Administrative processing of purchase orders
Administrative processing of purchase orders placed by telephone or computer
Administrative processing of computerized purchase orders
Administrative processing of warranty claims
Electronic order processing
Production of teleshopping programmes
Advertising of the services of other vendors, enabling customers to conveniently view and compare the services of those vendors
Automatic re-ordering service for business
Clerical services for the taking of sales orders
Administrative services relating to employee stock plans
Commercial information and advice for consumers [consumer advice shop]
Commercial information and advice for consumers in the choice of products and services
Business administration services for processing sales made on the internet
Export agency services
Import agency services
Import-export agency services
Price analysis services
Coupon procurement services for others
Procurement services for others relating to office requisites
Purchasing services
Advisory and consultancy services relating to the procurement of goods for others
Advisory services relating to the purchase of goods on behalf of business
Advisory services relating to the purchase of goods on behalf of others
Price comparison services
Comparison shopping services
Consultancy services relating to the procurement of goods and services
Advisory services relating to commercial transactions
Wholesale ordering services
Online ordering services
Online ordering services in the field of restaurant take-out and delivery
Ordering services for third parties
Alcoholic beverage procurement services for others [purchasing goods for other businesses]
Procurement services for others [purchasing goods and services for other businesses]
Sales management services
Import and export services
Tariff information and advisory services
Business intermediary services relating to the matching of potential private investors with entrepreneurs needing funding
Business intermediary and advisory services in the field of selling products and rendering services
Brokerage of name and address based lists
Export promotion services
Telephone order-taking services for others
Telemarketing services
Computerized on-line ordering services
Intermediary services relating to advertising
Administrative processing of purchase orders within the framework of services provided by mail-order companies
Business management of restaurants
Restaurant management for others
Business advice relating to restaurant franchising
Marketing services in the field of restaurants
Business management assistance in the operation of restaurants
Business management assistance in the establishment and operation of restaurants
Business advisory services relating to the setting up of restaurants
Business advisory services relating to the running of restaurants
Business assistance relating to franchising
Business advice relating to franchising
Advice in the running of establishments as franchises
Business advertising services relating to franchising
Business advice and consultancy relating to franchising
Management advisory services related to franchising
Assistance in franchised commercial business management
Provision of business information relating to franchising
Franchising services providing business assistance
Advisory services relating to publicity for franchisees
Business management advisory services relating to franchising
Business management assistance in the field of franchising
Advisory services (Business -) relating to the establishment of franchises
Assistance in business management within the framework of a franchise contract
Advisory services (Business -) relating to the operation of franchises
Assistance in product commercialization, within the framework of a franchise contract