The trademark was filed by Valio Ltd, a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Finland (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on June 6, 2022, and received one opposition filed on September 1, 2022 by Consorzio per la Tutela del Formaggio Gorgonzola on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by JACOBACCI & PARTNERS S.P.A. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued September 1, 2022
The application was filed in Finnish, and Finnish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 5 with following description of goods:
Dietetic substances adapted for medical use
Food for babies
Dietary and nutritional supplements
Lactose, lactic acid bacteria, lactobacillus.
The mark was filed in class 29 with following description of goods:
Preserved, frozen, dried and cooked fruits and vegetables
Jellies, jams, compotes
Milk and milk products, including yoghurt, sour whole milk, creams, sour creams, whipped creams, milk drinks, milk-based beverages containing mainly milk, sour milks, milk puddings, milk shakes, protein milk