The trademark HOFF was filed by THE HOFF BRAND, S.L., a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of Spain (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on April 28, 2022, and received one opposition filed on May 5, 2022 by SC DEDEMAN SRL on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (c) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Alecu, Bogdan
The application was filed in Spanish, and Spanish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Cancellation Proceedings
A total of undefined cancellation proceedings were initiated against the trademark registration in 2024.The first Cancellation was filed by Hoff Interieur GmbH & Co. KG (represented by MÜTZE KORSCH RECHTSANWALTSGESELLSCHAFT MBH) on June 17, 2024 and Adversarial proceedings are ongoing.
Application for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity of the trademark registration was recorded on June 19, 2024.
The Opposition with reference B 003170499 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on October 17, 2023 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 3 with following description of goods:
Non-medicated cosmetics and toiletry preparations
Non-medicated dentifrices
Perfumery, essential oils
Bleaching preparations and other substances for laundry use
Cleaning, polishing, scouring and abrasive preparations
Body cleaning and beauty care preparations, Skin care and skin cleaning preparations
Non-medicated body care preparations
Skin, eye and nail care preparations
Soap
Cosmetics
Hair lotions
Cologne
Perfumes
Swabs
Wipes
Conditioning creams
Beauty balm creams
Body cream
Skin care creams [cosmetic]
Cosmetic nourishing creams
Cosmetic hand creams
Aromatherapy creams
Bath creams (Non-medicated -)
Night creams [cosmetics]
Exfoliant creams
Face creams for cosmetic use
Cleansing creams
Skin cream
Hair creams
Dermatological creams [other than medicated]
Perfumed creams
Lip cream
Nail cream
Toning creams
Toiletries
Perfumery and fragrances
Refills for electric room fragrance dispensers
Essential oils for use in air fresheners
Fragrance refills for non-electric room fragrance dispensers
Essential oils and aromatic extracts.
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Media content
Recorded content
Multi-media recordings
Digital recordings
Audio visual recordings
Virtual reality models
Downloadable virtual goods
Downloadable multimedia files containing graphic material, text, audio and video files and non-fungible tokens
Sunglasses and contact lenses.
The mark was filed in class 14 with following description of goods:
Precious metals and their alloys
Jewellery, precious and semi-precious stones
Horological and chronometric instruments
Key rings
Decorative boxes made of precious metal
Wall decorations of precious metal.
The mark was filed in class 16 with following description of goods:
Paper and cardboard
Printed matter
Bookbinding material
Photographs [printed]
Stationery and office requisites (except furniture)
Adhesives for stationery or household purposes
Drawing materials and materials for artists
Paintbrushes
Teaching materials [except apparatus]
Plastic sheets, film and bags for wrapping and packaging
Printers’ type, printing blocks.
The mark was filed in class 20 with following description of goods:
Mirrors, picture frames
Containers, not of metal, for storage or transport
Unworked or semi-worked bone, horn, whalebone or mother-of-pearl
Shells
Meerschaum
Yellow amber
Cushions
Picture frames
Mobiles [decoration]
Decorative wood boxes
Statues, Statuettes and works of art, Ornamental objects, of the following materials: Wood, Wicker, Wax, plaster or plastic
Wall decorations of wood
Decorative baskets made of wood
Decorative baskets made of wicker
Table centres [ornaments] made of wood
Plaques (decorative wall -) [furniture] not of textile
Works of art, of the following materials: Wood, Wax, plaster, Plaster, Cork, Bamboo, Amber, Wicker.
The mark was filed in class 21 with following description of goods:
Combs and sponges
Brushes
Material for brush-making
Cleaning articles
Unworked or semi-worked glass (except glass used in building)
Decorative china
Porcelain articles for decorative purposes
Decorative plates
Decorative stained glass
Decorative boxes of glass
Decorative glass spheres
Statues, statuettes (figurines), plaques and works of art made of materials including porcelain, terracotta or glass
Wall decorations of terra-cotta or Wall decorations of porcelain
Works of art made of glass
Works of art, of the following materials: earthernware, Crystal, Glass, Porcelain, Articles made of ceramics, Terra cotta
Works of art of porcelain, ceramic, earthenware or glass.
The mark was filed in class 24 with following description of goods:
Textiles and substitutes for textiles
Linens
Household textile articles
Curtains of textile or plastic
Bed linen and blankets
Bed covers
Duvet covers
Textile piece goods for making cushion covers
Covers for cushions
Curtains
Comforters
Quilts made of terry cloth
Bed covers
Comforters
Sheets [textile]
Plaids
Towels of textile
Kitchen and table linens
Table linen
Tablecloths, not of paper
Curtains
Curtains of textile or plastic.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Education, entertainment and sport services
Video game services
Virtual reality arcade services
Virtual reality game services provided on-line from a computer network
Animation production services
Audio and video production, and photography
Writing services for blogs
Provision of on-line entertainment
Publication of texts [other than publicity texts]
Writing and publishing of texts, other than publicity texts
Publishing services
Electronic publishing
Publication of electronic books and journals on-line, other than advertising (not downloadable)