The trademark MARHABA SINCE 1975 was filed by MARHABA LABORATORIES (PVT) LTD., a corporation established under the laws of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 21, 2023, and received one opposition filed on November 19, 2023 by SI & AM Sustainable Investment and Asset Management GmbH on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by FRIEDRICH GRAF VON WESTPHALEN & PARTNER MBB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued November 19, 2023
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (Italian was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 29 with following description of goods:
Meat and meat products
Fish, seafood and molluscs, not live
Dairy products and dairy substitutes
Cheese
Edible oils and fats
Processed fruits, fungi, vegetables, nuts and pulses
Jellies, jams, compotes, fruit and vegetable spreads
Prepared meals
Fruit snacks
Potato snacks
Legume-based snacks
Tofu-based snacks
Milk-based snacks.
The mark was filed in class 30 with following description of goods:
Rice snacks
Tortilla Snacks
Crispbread snacks
Cereal snacks
Extruded wheat snacks
Snacks made from muesli
Salts, seasonings, flavourings and condiments
Savory sauces, chutneys and pastes
Baked goods, confectionery, chocolate and desserts
Pastries, cakes, tarts and biscuits (cookies)
Cereal bars and energy bars
Sugars, natural sweeteners, sweet coatings and fillings, bee products
Syrups and treacles
Coffee, teas and cocoa and substitutes therefor
Processed grains, starches, and goods made thereof, baking preparations and yeasts
Dried and fresh pastas, noodles and dumplings
Cereals
Rice
Flour
Breakfast cereals, porridge and grits
Yeast and leavening agents.
The mark was filed in class 32 with following description of goods: