The trademark PONG was filed by Pong AB, a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of Sweden (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on October 2, 2023, and received one opposition filed on January 1, 2024 by GB Foods Belgium (N.V.) on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by GARRETA I ASSOCIATS AGÈNCIA DE LA PROPIETAT INDUSTRIAL, S.L. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued January 1, 2024
The application was filed in Swedish, and Swedish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Divisions of EUTM registrations of the trademark registration was recorded on March 4, 2024.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 29 with following description of goods:
Ready cooked meals consisting wholly or substantially wholly of meat
Ready cooked meals consisting wholly or substantially wholly of poultry
Meat and meat products
Poultry, not live
Canned sliced vegetables
Fruit, preserved
Fruit-based snack food
Mushrooms, preserved
Processed fruits, fungi, vegetables, nuts and pulses
Chicken
Rice milk
Edible oils and fats
Pork
Frozen meals consisting primarily of chicken
Frozen meals consisting primarily of poultry
Frozen meals consisting primarily of meat
Frozen meals consisting primarily of fish
Cut vegetables.
The mark was filed in class 30 with following description of goods:
Ready-made sauces
Dry and liquid ready-to-serve meals, mainly consisting of rice
Dry and liquid ready-to-serve meals, mainly consisting of pasta
Pre-packaged lunches consisting primarily of rice, and also including meat, fish or vegetables