The trademark FORMO was filed by Formo Bio GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on March 28, 2021, and received one opposition filed on June 24, 2021 by Certmedica International GmbH on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Pfortner, Peter and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued June 24, 2021
It was designated 'Basic Application' for International Application 1619708 at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (German was selected as the second language).
Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on February 9, 2022.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 1 with following description of goods:
Enzymes for use in the dairy industry
Milk protein
Whey protein [raw material]
Proteins for use in the manufacture of food and beverages
Proteins for use in the manufacture of food supplements
Enzymes for use in protein hydrolysis
Chemicals for use in biotechnological product development
Enzymes derived from biotechnological processes for use in industry
Milk ferments for the food industry
Milk ferments [bacteria preparations] used in making foodstuffs.
The mark was filed in class 5 with following description of goods:
Milk for babies
Milk formula for babies
Milk substitutes for babies.
The mark was filed in class 29 with following description of goods:
Dairy products and dairy substitutes
Dairy products based on milk substitutes
Fermented milk substitutes
Beverages and desserts made primarily from milk substitutes
Cheese substitutes
Artificial cream [dairy product substitutes]
Protein milk.
The mark was filed in class 30 with following description of goods:
Yoghurt confectionery
Frozen yoghurt [confectionery ices]
Yoghurt based ice cream [ice cream predominating]
Dairy ice cream
Non-dairy ice cream
Chocolate-based beverages containing milk
Coffee-based beverages containing milk.
The mark was filed in class 32 with following description of goods:
Whey beverages
Whey drinks
Syrups for making whey-based beverages
Smoothies
Non-alcoholic beverages
Protein-enriched sports beverages.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Research services in the field of proteins, antibodies, microorganisms and cells