The trademark PROFI was filed by PROFI S.A., a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Poland (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on January 2, 2023, and received one opposition filed on April 2, 2023 by Profi Rom Food S.R.L. on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by Negomireanu, Livia and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued April 2, 2023
The application was filed in Polish, and Polish 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:
Foodstuffs consisting mainly of meat and substitutes therefor
Processed fruits, fungi, vegetables, nuts and pulses
Dairy products and dairy substitutes
Cheeses
Milk
Milk products and beverages
Birds eggs and egg products
Edible oils and fats
Olive oil
Butters
Fish, not live, Shellfish, not live and Molluscs, not live and Products of the aforesaid goods
Jellies, jams, compotes, fruit and vegetable spreads
Potato crisps
Fruit chips
Vegetable chips
Ready cooked meals consisting wholly or substantially wholly of meat, poultry, game and fish, Prepared meals consisting wholly or mainly of seafood, vegetables, fruit, mushrooms, nuts and pulses.
The mark was filed in class 30 with following description of goods:
Coffee, teas and cocoa and substitutes therefor
Chocolate
Non-medicated candy
Processed grains, starches, and goods made thereof, baking preparations and yeasts
Pastries, cakes, tarts and biscuits (cookies)
Flour
Preparations made from cereals
Breakfast cereals
Rice
Tapioca
Dried and fresh pastas, noodles and dumplings
Corn flakes
Groats for human food
Cereal bars and energy bars
Sweets (candy), candy bars and chewing gum
Bread
Sugars, natural sweeteners, sweet coatings and fillings, bee products
Sago
Honey, treacle, syrup
Ice, ice creams, frozen yogurts and sorbets
Salts, seasonings, flavourings and condiments
Baking powder
Vinegar
Chips [cereal products]
Sauces
Sushi
Muesli
Mustard
Mayonnaise
Breadcrumbs
Pizzas
Rice-based prepared meals
Noodle-based prepared meals
Croûtons
Flavoured syrups for coffees.
The mark was filed in class 31 with following description of goods:
Fresh fruits, vegetables
Seeds for planting
Plants
Flowers
Agricultural products, Horticultural and forestry products
Natural seeds, not derived from botanical genera of Pisum, Alium and Sinapis
Nuts and herbs
Aquacultural crops, Live animals
Foodstuffs for animals
Malt.
The mark was filed in class 32 with following description of goods: