The trademark BEST OF BOTH was filed by Love Food Heaven Limited, a corporation established under the laws of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on June 16, 2022, and received one opposition filed on September 13, 2022 by Hovis Limited on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by AMPERSAND PARTNERSCHAFT VON RECHTSANWÄLTEN MBB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued September 13, 2022
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 29 with following description of goods:
Meat substitutes
Seafood substitutes
Poultry substitutes
Egg substitutes
Oils and fats for food
Prepared, ready-to-eat and pre-packaged meals consisting primarily of meat substitutes
Prepared, ready-to-eat and pre-packaged meals consisting primarily of vegetables
Prepared, ready-to-eat and pre-packaged meals consisting primarily of fruit
Prepared, ready-to-eat and pre-packaged meals consisting primarily of pulses
Prepared, ready-to-eat and pre-packaged meals consisting primarily of fungi
Prepared, ready-to-eat and pre-packaged meals consisting primarily of nuts
Seaweed based snacks
Pulse based snack foods
Vegetable based snack foods
Nut and seed-based snack bars
Soy-based snack foods
Fruit based snack foods
Beverages consisting principally of milk substitutes
Preserved, frozen, dried and cooked fruits and vegetables
Processed fruits, fungi, vegetables, nuts and pulses
Dairy products and dairy substitutes
Cheese
Cheese substitutes
Milk substitute being derived from plant protein
Textured vegetable protein for use as a dairy substitute
Textured plant protein for use as a dairy substitute.
The mark was filed in class 30 with following description of goods:
Prepared meals, desserts, and constituents therefor
Pizzas
Pies
Pasta dishes
Prepared, ready-to-eat and pre-packaged meals consisting primarily of cereals
Prepared, ready-to-eat and pre-packaged meals consisting primarily of rice
Prepared, ready-to-eat and pre-packaged meals consisting primarily of pasta
Prepared, ready-to-eat and pre-packaged meals consisting primarily of noodles
Rice based snack foods
Pasta based snack foods
Puddings for use as desserts
Instant dessert puddings
Ice-cream and ice-cream substitutes
Frozen yoghurt and frozen yoghurt substitutes
Sorbet
Edible ices
Beverages with a coffee base
Beverages with a tea base
Beverages with a chocolate base.
The mark was filed in class 32 with following description of goods:
Non-alcoholic plant-based beverages, other than milk substitutes
Soy-based beverages, other than milk substitutes
Coconut-based beverages, other than milk substitutes
Non-alcoholic rice-based beverages not being a milk substitute