The trademark ME at VEGE was filed by STOKSON Spółka Jawna Henryk Stokłosa i Wspólnicy, a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Poland (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on October 2, 2023, and received one opposition filed on December 14, 2023 by TOPAS GmbH on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by MAS & P: MIESS ALTHERR SIBINGER UND PARTNER RECHTSANWÄLTE PARTNERSCHAFTSGESELLSCHAFT and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued December 14, 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:
Prepared vegetable dishes
Frozen prepared vegetable meals
Prepared foods and meals with meat substitutes
Prepared meals, including lunch meals consisting of meat substitutes.
The mark was filed in class 30 with following description of goods:
Zapiekanki (toasted open sandwiches)
Pastries for cooking
Bakery goods
Pastries
Bread rolls
Bread
Baguettes
Pizzas
Toasted bread
Gluten-free bakery products
Gluten-free bread
Flour
Gluten-free flour
Prepared sandwiches
Vegetarian foods and prepared meals based on flour, rice or pasta
Confectionery
Cakes
Pastries
Doughnuts
Ring doughnuts
Confectionery
Edible ices
Frozen desserts
Confectionery and bakery products in frozen form
Cake bases
Additives for cakes and baked goods
Salty and sweet doughs for self-made baked goods
Frozen salty and sweet doughs for self-made baked goods
Coffee
Grain coffee
Tea
Cocoa
Sugar
Sugar substitutes
Chocolate
Honey
Condiments
Rice, groats, pasta
Salad cream
Sugared almonds (confectionery)
Coated nuts (confectionery)
Cereal preparations
Muesli
Corn flakes
Corn flakes
Savoury biscuits
Crisps made of cereals
Rice crisps
Corn chips
Breadsticks
Pretzels
Crackers
Croûtons
Crisps
Puffed corn snacks.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Retail and wholesale services in relation to: Prepared vegetable meals, frozen, prepared dishes and meals with meat substitutes, Packaged meals, Including dinner meals made of meat substitutes
Retail and wholesale services in relation to: Meals based on flour, Prepared flour-based meals with meat substitutes, Dumpling, Pancakes, Potato fritters, Noodles, toasted sandwiches, Flour-based dishes, Pastries for cooking
Retail and wholesale services in relation to: Pastries, Bakery products, crumpets, Bread loaves, baguettes, Pizza, Crisp bread snacks, gluten free bakery goods, Gluten-free bread products, Flour, Gluten-free flour, Ready made sandwiches
Retail and wholesale services in relation to: Vegetarian dishes and prepared meals based on flour, rice or pasta
Retail and wholesale services in relation to: Confectionary, Pastries, Cookies, Dry cakes, Ring doughnuts, Sweets, ice-creams, Frozen food desserts, Frozen pastries and baked goods, pancake mixes, Additives for cakes and baked goods, Savoury and sweet pies to bake at home, frozen savoury and sweet pies to bake at home