The trademark Bontàrtica was filed by Al Delfino s.r.l., a corporation established under the laws of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 25, 2020, and received one opposition filed on December 30, 2020 by ARTIKA on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by WIPLAW and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued December 30, 2020
The application was filed in Italian, and Italian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003138131 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on March 24, 2022 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 29 with following description of goods:
Sausage skins and imitations thereof
Meat and meat products
Processed fruits, fungi, vegetables, nuts and pulses
Prepared insects and larvae
Edible oils and fats
Fish, seafood and molluscs, not live
Dairy products and dairy substitutes
Birds eggs and egg products
Soups and stocks, meat extracts
Frozen vegetables
Frozen shellfish
Quick-frozen vegetable dishes
Frozen seafood
Frozen meat products
Fish products being frozen
Frozen meals consisting primarily of meat
Frozen meals consisting primarily of fish
Frozen meals consisting primarily of poultry
Frozen prepared meals consisting principally of vegetables
Freeze-dried tofu pieces (kohri-dofu)
Frozen meals consisting primarily of chicken
Deep frozen chicken
Frozen turkey
Frozen poultry
Frozen cooked fish
Frozen sweet corn
Frozen celery cabbages
Frozen meat
Frozen chicken
Frozen eggs
Frozen french fries
Frozen frog legs
Frozen spinach
Frozen bamboo shoots
Frozen appetizers consisting primarily of chicken
Frozen appetizers consisting primarily of seafood
Frozen pre-packaged entrees consisting primarily of seafood
Frozen fish.
The mark was filed in class 30 with following description of goods:
Coffee, teas and cocoa and substitutes therefor
Processed grains, starches, and goods made thereof, baking preparations and yeasts
Ice, ice creams, frozen yogurts and sorbets
Salts, seasonings, flavourings and condiments
Sugars, natural sweeteners, sweet coatings and fillings, bee products
Frozen cakes
Frozen dough
Frozen cookie dough
Frozen pastries
Frozen meals consisting primarily of pasta
Frozen meals consisting primarily of rice
Frozen French toast
Frozen French toast sticks
Frozen prepared rice
Frozen prepared rice with seasonings
Frozen prepared rice with seasonings and vegetables
Deep frozen pasta
Confectionery in frozen form
Frozen custards
Frozen confections on a stick
Frozen dairy confections
Frozen confectionery containing ice cream
Frozen pastry sheets
Mixtures for making frozen confections
Ice confectionery in the form of lollipops
Frozen pancakes
Frozen waffles
Frozen pizzas
Frozen pastry stuffed with meat
Bakery goods
Fresh pasties
Long-life pastry
Savory pastries
Cakes
Chocolate
Pizzas
Pies
Edible ices
Sauces for frozen fish
Frozen brownie dough
Frozen biscotti dough.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Retail services relating to food
Retail services via catalogues related to foodstuffs
Retail services via global computer networks related to foodstuffs
Mail order retail services related to foodstuffs
Retail services in relation to meats
Retail services in relation to horticulture products
Retail services in relation to cocoa
Retail services in relation to coffee
Retail services in relation to teas
Retail services in relation to chocolate
Retail services in relation to ice creams
Retail services in relation to sorbets
Retail services in relation to frozen yogurts
Retail services in relation to desserts
Retail services in relation to confectionery
Retail services in relation to seafood
Retail services in relation to baked goods
Retail services in relation to dairy products
Wholesale services in relation to desserts
Wholesale services in relation to seafood
Wholesale services in relation to baked goods
Wholesale services in relation to dairy products
Wholesale services in relation to sorbets
Wholesale services in relation to frozen yogurts
Wholesale services in relation to coffee
Wholesale services in relation to chocolate
Wholesale services in relation to confectionery
Wholesale services in relation to ice creams
Wholesale services in relation to horticulture products
Wholesale services in relation to cocoa
Wholesale services in relation to teas
Retail services relating to horticultural products