The trademark MAXIMA SEAFOOD was filed by Maxima Seafood B.V., a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on November 22, 2022, and received one opposition filed on February 22, 2023 by MAXIMA LT, UAB on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by METIDA and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued February 22, 2023
The application was filed in Dutch, and Dutch 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:
Fish, Seafood [not live] and Shellfish, not live
Meat and fish extracts
Fish preserves, Frozen fish, Dried fish, Cooked fish, Seafood preserves, Frozen seafood, Dried seafood, Cooked seafood, Preserved, frozen, dried and cooked molluscs, Fruit preserves, Frozen fruits, Dried fruits, Fruit, stewed and Vegetables, preserved, Vegetables (frozen- ), Vegetables, dried, Vegetables, cooked, including the following products: Sea weed and Samphire
Fish substitutes, Seafood substitutes and Substitutes for crustaceans
Snack foods and meals based on the following products: Fish, not live, Seafood and shells.
The mark was filed in class 31 with following description of goods:
Unprepared and unprocessed aqua products
Fresh fruits, vegetables, including the following products: Seaweed and Glasswort
Live animals, including the following products: Fish, seafood and Mussels and crustaceans.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Advertising
Business management
Business administration
Office functions
Publication of advertising texts
Distribution of advertising material
Promotional activities
Advertising
Business organisation, business economic and business administration consultancy
Marketing
Market canvassing, market research and market analysis
Commercial business mediation relating to the purchase and sale, import and export, and wholesaling and retailing in relation to the following goods: Fish, Seafood (not live), Shellfish, not live and Crustaceans (not alive), Meat and fish extracts, Preserved, frozen, dried and cooked fish, seafood, molluscs, Fruit and vegetables, Including seaweed and samphire, Substitutes for fish and crustaceans, Seafood substitutes, Meals and snacks based on the following products: Fish, Seafood and Crustaceans and shellfish
Commercial business mediation relating to the purchase and sale, import and export, and wholesaling and retailing in relation to the following goods: Unprepared and unprocessed aqua products, Fresh fruits and vegetables, Including seaweed and samphire, Live animals, including the following goods: Fish, Seafood and Crustaceans and shellfish
Provision of commercial information
Organisation of events for commercial and advertising purposes
Compilation and management of data files
Consultancy and information regarding the aforesaid services
The aforesaid services also provided via electronic networks, such as the Internet
None of the aforesaid services relating to the following goods: Natural plants and flowers.
The mark was filed in class 39 with following description of goods:
Transport
Loading of cargo, Unloading of goods, Storage of goods, Sorting of goods, Handling and transhipment of goods, Transport of goods and Distribution of goods
Packaging and repackaging of goods
Putting together loads
Transport by road, air or water
Shipping agencies and Freight forwarding agents
Chauffeur and courier services
Rental of storage units, Rental of storage cartons, Rental of storage crates, Rental of containers for warehousing and storage and Rental of units, boxes, crates and containers for transport
Logistic planning and logistics services in relation to the following services: Transport of goods, Distribution of goods and Storage of goods
Providing information in relation to positions and transport times of vehicles and goods
Navigation services
Tracing of goods using electronic positioning (tracking and tracing)
Consultancy and information regarding the aforesaid services, including via electronic networks, such as the Internet.
The mark was filed in class 40 with Treating, Manipulating and Treating in relation to the following goods: Nutrition and beverages, including the following products: Fish, Seafood, Crustaceans and Shellfish and Consultancy and information regarding the aforesaid services, including via electronic networks, such as the Internet..