The trademark TFC was filed by BayWa AG, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 3, 2023, and received one opposition filed on October 25, 2023 by TF Cargoes SA on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Maistre du Chambon, Delphine and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 25, 2023
It was designated 'Basic Application' for International Application 1771031 at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 7 with following description of goods:
Stalk separators [machines]
Tilling implements for agricultural use
Agricultural implements being trailer mounted
Grain separators
Automatic dispensing machines
Automatic conveyor installations
Automatic packing machines for food
Electric fruit juice extractors
Electrical squeezers for fruit and vegetable
Electric vegetable peelers
Vegetable knives (Electric -)
Electric food grinders for commercial use
Peeling machines (Electric -) for use in the preparation of food
Slicing machines (Electric -) for large scale food processing
Sealing plastics (Electrical apparatus for -) [packaging]
Processed fruits, fungi, vegetables, nuts and pulses
Banana chips
Treated nuts
Blanched nuts
Preserved vegetables
Preserved nuts
Pickled fruits
Pickled vegetables
Jellies, jams, compotes, fruit and vegetable spreads
Cooked fruits
Dried fruit products
Bottled fruits
Processed apples
Processed avocados
Guacamole [mashed avocado]
Processed mangos
Dried mangoes
Berries, preserved.
The mark was filed in class 30 with following description of goods:
Fruit vinegar
Snack bars containing a mixture of grains, nuts and dried fruit [confectionery]
Breakfast cereals containing a mixture of fruit and fibre
Coffee, teas and cocoa and substitutes therefor
Flowers or leaves for use as tea substitutes
Cocoa
Tea.
The mark was filed in class 31 with following description of goods:
Fruit trees
Seeds for fruit
Fruit shrubs
Fruit shrubs
Fresh fruits
Living fruit plants
Fresh fruits and vegetables
Fresh fruits, nuts, vegetables and herbs
Apple trees
Apple tree seeds
Fresh apples
Unprocessed apples
Berries, fresh fruits
Berries, fresh fruits
Berries (Unprocessed -)
Berries (Unprocessed -)
Fresh goji berries
Fresh mangos
Fresh mangosteens
Fresh avocados
Unprocessed avocados
Fresh papayas
Pears, fresh
Algae, unprocessed, for human or animal consumption
Arrangements of fresh fruit
Nursery plants
Organic fresh fruit
Pineapples [fresh]
Fresh pineapple guavas (feijoa)
Fresh apple mangos
Fresh apricots
Fresh white carrots (arracacha)
Fresh artichokes
Eggplants
Oyster mushrooms, fresh
Fresh bamboo fungus
Fresh bamboo shoots
Fresh bananas
Fresh balloon flower root (Doraji)
Fresh flavoring leaves of Japanese pepper tree (Sansho)
Unprocessed blueberries
Fresh blood oranges
Fresh bean sprouts
Fresh boysenberries
Fresh blackberries
Fresh cashew apples
Fresh cashew nuts
Fresh champignons
Fresh chilies
Fresh Chinese yams
Fresh cranberries
Fresh dates
Fresh grape tomatoes
Beans, fresh
Fresh dragon fruits
Fresh durians
Peas, fresh
Fresh strawberry guavas
Fresh oak mushroom
Chicory, fresh
Strawberries [fresh]
Fresh tiger nuts
Peanuts, fresh
Fresh figs
Fresh scallions
Garden herbs, fresh
Marrows, fresh
Fresh yellow peaches
Garden salads
Fresh guavas
Grapefruits
Cucumbers, fresh
Fresh raspberries
Horned melons, fresh
Fresh pulses
Fresh ice cream beans
Fresh hazelnuts
Fresh jackfruit
Garden herbs, fresh
Fresh pumpkins
Fresh limes
Fresh coconuts
Fresh plantains
Mandarins [fruit, fresh]
Seeds, bulbs and seedlings for planting
Plants
Fungi
Agricultural and aquacultural crops, horticulture and forestry products
Fresh black raspberry (Bokbunja)
Dried plants
Leguminous plants
Seedlings
Seedlings
Natural edible plants [unprocessed]
Vine plants
Garden herbs, fresh
Fresh zucchini
Citrus fruit, fresh
Watermelon, fresh
Fresh plants
Fresh quince
Cherries (Fresh -)
Oranges, fresh
Fresh tomatoes
Asparagus plant material (Fresh -)
Lemons, fresh
Carrots (Fresh -)
Tropical fruits [fresh]
Fresh peaches
Fresh soya beans
Lichees, fresh
Onions, fresh vegetables
Fresh rambutans
Fresh parsley
Melons
Nuts being fresh
Fresh kiwi fruit
Fresh plums
Fresh walnuts
Fresh sweet potatoes
Fresh currant
Fresh string beans
Fresh carambolas
Catnip [fresh]
Potatoes, fresh
Grapes, fresh
Mushrooms, fresh
Fresh chanterelles
Fresh fava beans
Fresh soursops
Sweet potato leaves, fresh
Fresh okra
Fresh sapotes
Fresh golden berries
Fresh Brazil nuts
Fresh pecans
Fresh vegetables
Fresh asparagus
Leeks, fresh
Fresh peppers
Root vegetables [fresh].
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Retail services relating to food
Retail services via catalogues related to foodstuffs
Mail order retail services related to foodstuffs
Retail services connected with the sale of subscription boxes containing food
Retail services via global computer networks related to foodstuffs
Providing consumer product information relating to food or drink products
Retail services relating to fruit
Wholesale services in relation to sorbets
Retail services in relation to sorbets
Wholesale services in relation to foodstuffs
Wholesale services in relation to cocoa
Wholesale services in relation to coffee
Wholesale services in relation to fodder for animals
Wholesale services in relation to dietetic preparations
Wholesale services in relation to non-alcoholic beverages
Retail services in relation to foodstuffs
Unmanned retail store services relating to food
Retail services relating to food preparation implements
Wholesale services in relation to food preparation implements
Commercial administration of the licensing of the goods and services of others
Advertising, including promotion of products and services of third parties through sponsoring arrangements and licence agreements relating to international sports' events
Wholesale services in relation to stalk separators [machines]
Wholesale services in relation to tilling machines for agricultural purposes
Wholesale services in relation to agricultural implements being trailer mounted
Wholesale services in relation to grain separators
Wholesale services in relation to automatic dispensing machines
Wholesale services in relation to automatic conveyor installations
Wholesale services in relation to automatic packing machines for food
Wholesale services in relation to electric fruit juice extractors
Wholesale services in relation to electrical squeezers for fruit and vegetable
Wholesale services in relation to electric vegetable peelers
Wholesale services in relation to vegetable knives (Electric -)
Wholesale services in relation to electric food grinders for commercial use
Wholesale services in relation to peeling machines (Electric -) for use in the preparation of food
Wholesale services in relation to slicing machines (Electric -) for large scale food processing
Wholesale services in relation to electrical apparatus for sealing plastics [packaging]
Wholesale services in relation to juice extracting machines
Wholesale services in relation to harvesting machines
Wholesale services in relation to harvesters [tractor towed agricultural implements]
Wholesale services in relation to harvesting heads
Wholesale services in relation to industrial robots
Wholesale services in relation to case loading machines
Wholesale services in relation to carton folding machines
Wholesale services in relation to machines for filling cartons
Wholesale services in relation to cartoning machines
Wholesale services in relation to agricultural, gardening and forestry machines and apparatus
Wholesale services in relation to harvesting machines
Wholesale services in relation to agricultural machines for fertilising
Wholesale services in relation to agricultural machines for ground cultivation
Wholesale services in relation to agricultural implements other than hand operated hand tools
Wholesale services in relation to agricultural equipment
Wholesale services in relation to laser engraving machines
Wholesale services in relation to agricultural machines
Wholesale services in relation to machines for manufacturing packaging materials
Wholesale services in relation to food and beverage processing and preparation machines and apparatus
Wholesale services in relation to machines for filling containers
Wholesale services in relation to agricultural, earthmoving, construction, oil and gas extraction and mining equipment
Wholesale services in relation to dispensing machines
Wholesale services in relation to fruit washing machines
Wholesale services in relation to electric fruit peelers
Wholesale services in relation to fruit grinders (Electric -)
Wholesale services in relation to machines for processing fruits
Wholesale services in relation to fruit squeezing machines [electric]
Wholesale services in relation to robotic mechanisms for use in processing fruits
Wholesaling via global computer networks in relation to foodstuffs.
The mark was filed in class 40 with following description of goods:
Preservation of food
Preservation of food
Food smoking
Food grinding
Food grinding
Mildew-prevention treatment of food
Food and drink preservation
Food processing
Food and beverage treatment
Preservation of food
Smoke house services for smoking food
Irradiation of food
Freezing of foods
Processing of foodstuffs for use in manufacture
Pasteurising of food and drink
Rental of machines and apparatus for processing foods
Pressing of fruit for others.
The mark was filed in class 44 with Providing nutritional information about food and Providing nutritional information about food for medical weight loss purposes..
The mark was filed in class 45 with following description of goods:
Licensing authority services
Licensing of patents
Licensing industrial property rights
Licensing of intellectual property
Licensing of patent applications
Licensing of trademarks
Advisory services relating to intellectual property licensing.