The trademark Rolnik + was filed by Firma Handlowa "GOLDEN" Sp. z o.o., a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Poland (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on November 7, 2023, and received one opposition filed on February 6, 2024 by FIRMA HANDLOWA "ROLNIK" SPÓŁKA JAWNA on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (c) Likelihood of confusion, (d) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by ROMUALD SUSZCZEWICZ "PATENTBOX" KANCELARIA PATENTOWA and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued February 6, 2024
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 5 with following description of goods:
Nutritional supplements for livestock feed
Dietary supplements for animals
Complementary feed.
The mark was filed in class 31 with following description of goods:
Fodder
Live animals, organisms for breeding
Litter peat
Agricultural and aquacultural crops, horticulture and forestry products
Bait, not artificial
Fresh fruit, nuts, vegetables and herbs
Mushrooms, fresh, Fresh crops and Fresh flowers
Seeds, bulbs and seedlings for plant breeding
Malts and unprocessed cereals
Natural turf
Trees
Plant residues (raw materials).
The mark was filed in class 35 with Retail and wholesale services in relation to: Nutritional supplements for livestock feed, Food supplements for animals, Supplementary compound feeds, Forage, Live animals, organisms for breeding, Products for animal litter, Agricultural and aquacultural crops, horticulture and forestry products and Retail and wholesale services in relation to: Bait, not artificial, Fresh fruit, nuts, vegetables and herbs, Fresh mushrooms, natural plants and Fresh flowers, Seeds, bulbs and seedlings for plant breeding, Malts and unprocessed cereals, Turf, natural, Trees, plant residues [raw materials]..
The mark was filed in class 40 with following description of goods:
Slaughtering
Transformation of raw materials and Processing of agricultural crops
Food processing
Recycling and waste treatment.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Providing and organising of training, workshops and courses
Arranging and conducting of conferences and congresses, Arranging and conducting of conferences, Arranging and conducting of seminars, Arranging and conducting of symposiums, Arranging and conducting of meetings
Publication of texts (other than publicity texts)
Publishing services
Training and Providing of training in the following fields: Agriculture, Plant pathology, forestry, livestock farming and human nutrition, animal feeding and Veterinary agents
Arranging and conducting of educational events and Arranging and conducting of events for cultural or entertainment purposes
Arranging and conducting of fairs for cultural or educational purposes.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Agricultural research
Professional consulting services and advice about agricultural chemistry
Research relating to cultivation in agriculture
Testing on agriculture
Research relating to animal husbandry
Testing on livestock breeding
Quality control of livestock breeding
Testing, authentication and quality control
Certification [quality control]
Science and technology services
Design services.
The mark was filed in class 44 with following description of goods:
Agriculture, aquaculture, horticulture and forestry services
Farming (animals)
Cultivation of plants
Horticulture, gardening and landscaping
Rental of equipment for agriculture, aquaculture, horticulture and forestry