018770460

Maca

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September 27, 2022

Trademark Summary

The trademark Maca was filed by Kelmendi GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on May 3, 2023, and received one opposition filed on July 26, 2023 by LACTOVITA, LDA on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by GASTÃO DA CUNHA FERREIRA, LDA. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 26, 2023

The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).

The Refusal with reference B 018770460 was partially rejected according to Article 7(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on February 20, 2023 by the EUIPO. The Opposition with reference B 003200341 was rejected according to Article 8(1)(a) EUTMR with decision issued on May 12, 2024 by the EUIPO.

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Goods And Services

• The mark was filed in class 29 with following description of goods:
  
  1. Meat and meat products
  2. Dairy products and dairy substitutes
  3. Sausage skins and imitations thereof
  4. Soups and stocks, meat extracts
  5. Processed fruits, fungi, vegetables, nuts and pulses.
• The mark was filed in class 30 with following description of goods:
  
  1. Coffee, teas and cocoa and substitutes therefor
  2. Salts, seasonings, flavourings and condiments
  3. Processed grains, starches, and goods made thereof, baking preparations and yeasts
  4. Sugars, natural sweeteners, sweet coatings and fillings, bee products.