The trademark akola GROUP was filed by AB Akola group, a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Lithuania (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 15, 2023, and received one opposition filed on September 11, 2023 by ENCASA CIBELES, S.L. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by IberianIP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued September 11, 2023
The application was filed in Lithuanian, and Lithuanian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on December 18, 2023.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 1 with following description of goods:
Growing media, fertilizers and chemicals for use in agriculture, horticulture and forestry
Detergents for use in manufacture and industry
Chemical substances, chemical materials and chemical preparations, and natural elements
Proteins for the food industry
Biological preparations, other than for medical or veterinary purposes
Chemical preparations to prevent diseases affecting cereal plants
Soil conditioning preparations
Additives, chemical, to fungicides
Animal albumen [raw material]
Additives, chemical, to insecticides
By-products of the processing of cereals for industrial purposes
Methane
Preparations of trace elements for plants
Preparations of microorganisms, other than for medical and veterinary use
Flour for industrial purposes.
The mark was filed in class 29 with following description of goods:
Meat and meat products
Fish, seafood and molluscs, not live
Dairy products and dairy substitutes
Birds’ eggs and egg products
Edible oils and fats
Processed fruits, fungi, vegetables, nuts and pulses
Jellies, jams, compotes, fruit and vegetable spreads
Soups and stocks, meat extracts
Prepared insects and larvae
Prepared meat dishes
Prepared vegetable dishes
Prepared meals consisting primarily of fish
Prepared meals consisting principally of game
Prepared meals made from seafood substitutes
Ready cooked meals consisting wholly or substantially wholly of poultry
Antipasto salads
Fruit-based snack food
Soy-based snack foods
Potato snacks
Nut-based snack foods
Vegetable-based snack food
Meat-based snack food
Milk-based snacks
Frozen appetizers consisting primarily of seafood
Snack foods based on legumes
Fish-based snack food
Snacks of edible seaweed
Nut and seed-based snack bars
Snack mixes consisting of processed fruits and processed nuts
Fruit- and nut-based snack bars
Snack mixes consisting of dehydrated fruit and processed nuts
Oat milk
Meat, preserved
Vegetables, preserved
Beans, preserved
Prawns, not live
Poultry, not live
Rape oil for food
Sunflower oil for food
Preparations for making soup.
The mark was filed in class 30 with following description of goods:
Cakes
Confectionery
Chocolate based products
Chocolate candies
Prepared desserts [confectionery]
Bread
Bakery goods
Preparations for making bakery products
Ready-made baking mixtures
Cereal bars and energy bars
High-protein cereal bars
Sweets (candy), candy bars and chewing gum
Ice creams, frozen yogurts, and sorbets
Sugars, natural sweeteners, sweet coatings and fillings, bee products
Coffee, teas and cocoa and substitutes therefor
Processed grains, starches, and goods made thereof, baking preparations and yeasts
Dried and fresh pastas, noodles and dumplings
Cereal preparations
Breakfast cereals, porridge and grits
Flour
Yeast and leavening agents
Doughs, batters, and mixes therefor
Salts, seasonings, flavourings and condiments
Savory sauces, chutneys and pastes
Rusks
Cereal preparations
Wheat flour
Pasta
Semolina
Savoury pancake mixes
Dough mix.
The mark was filed in class 31 with following description of goods:
Live animals, organisms for breeding
Agricultural and aquacultural crops, horticulture and forestry products
Plants and their fresh produce
Fresh fruit, nuts, vegetables and herbs
Fungi
Foodstuffs and fodder for animals
Litter peat
Bait, not artificial
Oil cake
Seeds for planting
Oats
Fodder
Grains [cereals]
By-products of the processing of cereals, for animal consumption
Animal fattening preparations
By-products of the processing of cereals, for animal consumption
Pet food
Wheat
Bird food
Barley
Animal fattening preparations
Cereal seeds, unprocessed
Fodder
Stall food for animals
Grains for animal consumption
Meal for animals
Oil cake
Rape cake for cattle
Rye
Seeds for planting
Strengthening animal forage
Animal foodstuffs.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Business assistance, management and administrative services
Administrative assistance in responding to calls for tenders
Administrative assistance in responding to calls for tenders
Relocation services for businesses
Payroll preparation
Rental of office equipment in co-working facilities
Rental of office machines and equipment
Book-keeping
Negotiation of business contracts for others
Data search in computer files for others
Data processing services [office functions]
Economic forecasting
Arranging subscriptions to electronic toll collection [ETC] services for others
Financial auditing
Import-export agency services
Compiling indexes of information for commercial or advertising purposes
Compilation of information into computer databases
Systemization of information into computer databases
Administration of consumer loyalty programs
Commercial or industrial management assistance
Commercial intermediation services
Organization of trade fairs
Arranging and conducting of commercial events
Commercial information and advice for consumers in the choice of products and services
Commercial lobbying services
Commercial information agency services
Provision of commercial and business contact information
Business management of reimbursement programmes for others
Updating and maintenance of data in computer databases
Computerized file management
Competitive intelligence services
Corporate communications services
Interim business management
Retail services for pharmaceutical, veterinary and sanitary preparations and medical supplies
Retail services relating to bakery products
Tax preparation
Tax filing services
Search engine optimization for sales promotion
Auctioneering services
Rental of sales stands
Shop window dressing
Organization of exhibitions for commercial or advertising purposes
Outsourcing services [business assistance]
Distribution of samples
Personnel recruitment
Personnel management consultancy
Sales prospecting for others
Lead generation services
Transcription of communications [office functions]
Promotion of goods and services through sponsorship of sports events
Sales promotion for others
Presentation of goods on communication media, for retail purposes
Promotion of goods through influencers
Demonstration of goods
Administrative processing of purchase orders
Negotiation and conclusion of commercial transactions for third parties
Marketing
Influencer marketing
Development of marketing concepts
Market studies
Market intelligence services
Marketing research
Media relations services
Business consultancy services for digital transformation
Procurement services for others [purchasing goods and services for other businesses]
Targeted marketing
Commercial administration of the licensing of the goods and services of others
Outsourced administrative management for companies
Business auditing
Business efficiency expert services
Business information
Providing business information via a web site
Business investigations
Business appraisals
Business organization consultancy
Business inquiries
Preparation of business profitability studies
Professional business consultancy
Business intermediary services relating to the matching of potential private investors with entrepreneurs needing funding
Business intermediary services relating to the matching of various professionals with clients
Business research
Business management and organization consultancy
Business management consultancy
Business management assistance
Advisory services for business management
Public relations services
Consultancy regarding public relations communication strategies
Retail and wholesale services in relation to: Growing media, Manures and Chemicals As well as in agricultural, horticulture and forestry, Detergents for manufacturing and industrial use, Chemical materials and preparations, and natural elements, Proteins For use in the food industry, biological preparations Not for medical or veterinary purposes, Including trading in the aforesaid goods via online shops
Retail and wholesale services in relation to: Chemical preparations to prevent diseases affecting cereal plants, Soil conditioning preparations, Fungicides (Chemical additives to -), Animal albumen [raw material], Insecticides (Chemical additives to -), Disinfectants, Including trading in the aforesaid goods via online shops
Retail and wholesale services in relation to: Preparations for killing vermin, Fungicides, Herbicides, By-products of the processing of cereals For industrial purposes, Methane, Trace elements (Preparations of-) for plants, Preparations of microorganisms Not for medical or veterinary purposes, Flour for industrial purposes, Including trading in the aforesaid goods via online shops
Retail and wholesale services in relation to: Meat and meat products, Fish, sea food, Milk products and milk substitutes, Eggs and egg products, Comestible oils, Edible fats, Processed fruits, Processed mushrooms, Processed legumes, Processed nuts, processed pulses, Jellies for food, Jams, Compotes, Fruit and Vegetable spreads, Including trading in the aforesaid goods via online shops
Retail and wholesale services in relation to: Comestible oils, Edible fats, Soup and Broth, meet extracts, Foodstuffs and beverages, Ready-cooked meals, prepared snack foods, Including trading in the aforesaid goods via online shops
Retail and wholesale services in relation to: baked goods, Sweetmeats [candy], products containing chocolate, chocolate confectionary, Prepared dessert foods, Including trading in the aforesaid goods via online shops
Retail and wholesale services in relation to: bread and Bread products, Mixtures for making bakery products, Ready-made baking mixtures, Muesli and energy bars, Sweets, Bars and Chewing gum, Edible ices, frozen yogurt and Sorbets, Sugar, Natural sweeteners, Glazes, icing and fillings, Including trading in the aforesaid goods via online shops
Retail and wholesale services in relation to: Bee products, cafe, tea and Cocoa, Substitutes for the aforesaid goods, processed cereals, Processed cereal products, Starch, Baking preparations, Yeast, Macaroni, Spätzle and Vareniki (stuffed dumplings), Wholemeal, Muesli, Semolina and Semolinas, Flour, Leaven and Leavening agents, doughs, batters, and mixes therefor, Including trading in the aforesaid goods via online shops
Retail and wholesale services in relation to: Edible salt, relish, Fragrances and Flavourings, Savoury sauces, Fruit and vegetable salads [dense condiments] and Fruit purées, Biscotti, Cereal preparations, Noodle products, Including trading in the aforesaid goods via online shops
Retail and wholesale services in relation to: Animals, organisms for breeding, Agricultural and hydroponic plants, horticultural and forestry products, Plants, Fresh plant products, Fresh fruits, fresh nuts, Fresh vegetables, Fresh herbs, Mushrooms, fresh, Foodstuffs for animals and Forage, Litter, Litter, Including trading in the aforesaid goods via online shops
Retail and wholesale services in relation to: Fishing bait, natural, Plant seeds, Seeds for planting, Cereal grains, Residual products of cereals for animal consumption, Animal fattening preparations, Cereals (Residual products of -) for animal consumption, Pet food, Grains for animal consumption, Meal for animals, cattle cake, Including trading in the aforesaid goods via online shops.
The mark was filed in class 36 with following description of goods:
Real estate services
Rental of real estate and property
Real estate management
Investment services
Fund investment services
Financial information, data, advice and consultancy services
Financing services
Fundraising and financial sponsorship
Fund management
Capital investment
Management of property
Investment management
Financial management
Share management
Building management
Portfolio management
Asset management
Management of land
Administration of financial affairs.
The mark was filed in class 44 with following description of goods:
Agriculture, aquaculture, horticulture and forestry services
Cultivation of plants
Farming (animals)
Pest control services for agriculture, aquaculture, horticulture and forestry
Vermin exterminating for agriculture, aquaculture, horticulture and forestry