The trademark PLANET A FOODS was filed by Planet A Foods GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on October 10, 2022, and received one opposition filed on January 10, 2023 by Planet A GmbH on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by HARMSEN UTESCHER and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued January 10, 2023
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
Creation of rights in rem of the trademark registration was recorded on February 12, 2023. Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on April 25, 2023.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 29 with following description of goods:
Edible fats
Edible oils
Cooking fats
Oils and fats for food
Vegetable fats for food
Palm oil [for food]
Coconut oil
Fatty substances for the manufacture of edible fats
Butter
Cocoa butter
Cocoa butter for food
Butter preparations
Butter substitutes
Non-dairy butter substitutes
Powdered nut butters
Butter made of nuts
Butter for use in cooking
Shea butter.
The mark was filed in class 30 with following description of goods:
Substitutes (Chocolate -)
Cocoa substitutes
Sugar substitutes
Sugars, natural sweeteners, sweet coatings and fillings, bee products
Natural sweeteners in the form of fruit concentrates
Yeast
Yeast for use as an ingredient in foods
Yeast extracts for food
Yeast and leavening agents
Processed grains, starches, and goods made thereof, baking preparations and yeasts
Ferments for pastes
Glucose syrup for use as a fermenting aid for food.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Retail services and wholesale services connected with the sale of edible fats, edible oils, cooking fats, oils and fats for food, vegetable fats for food, fatty substances for the manufacture of edible fats, butter, cocoa butter, cocoa butter for food, butter preparations, butter substitutes, non-dairy butter substitutes, powdered nut butters, butter made of nuts, butter for use in cooking, chocolate substitutes, cocoa substitutes, sugar substitutes, sugars, natural sweeteners, sweet coatings and fillings
Retail services and wholesale services connected with the sale of bee products, natural sweeteners in the form of fruit concentrates, yeast, yeast for use as an ingredient in foods, yeast extracts for food, yeast and leavening agents, processed grains, starches, and goods made thereof, baking preparations and yeasts, ferments for pastes, glucose syrup for use as a fermenting aid for food
Administrative processing of purchase orders, import, export and distributorship of edible fats, edible oils, cooking fats, oils and fats for food, vegetable fats for food, palm oil [for food], coconut oil, fatty substances for the manufacture of edible fats, butter, cocoa butter, cocoa butter for food, butter preparations, butter substitutes, non-dairy butter substitutes, powdered nut butters, butter made of nuts, butter for use in cooking, shea butter, substitutes (chocolate-), cocoa substitutes, sugar substitutes, sugars, natural sweeteners, sweet coatings and fillings, bee products, natural sweeteners in the form of fruit concentrates, yeast, yeast for use as an ingredient in foods, yeast extracts for food, yeast and leavening agents, processed grains, starches, and goods made thereof, baking preparations and yeasts, ferments for pastes, glucose syrup for use as a fermenting aid for food.