The trademark PROFU' DE VIN was filed by CLOVER GROUP SRL, a corporation established under the laws of Romania (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on October 10, 2024, and received one opposition filed on January 11, 2025 by VINOMOBILUL S.R.L. on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by S.C. WEIZMANN ARIANA & PARTNERS AGENTIE DE PROPRIETATE INTELECTUALA S.R.L. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued January 11, 2025
The application was filed in Romanian, and Romanian 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 February 26, 2025. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on May 25, 2025.
The Opposition with reference B 003232475 was Reject opposition: opposition not admissible according to Article 8(1)(a) EUTMR with decision issued on May 7, 2025 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 32 with Alcohol free wine and Barley wine [beer]..
The mark was filed in class 33 with following description of goods:
Wine
Red wine
Mulled wines
Sparkling wines
White wine
Sweet wines
Rose wines
Still wine
Fortified wines
Sparkling wines
Low-alcoholic wine
Wine punch
Strawberry wine
Grape wine
Fruit wine
Blackberry wine
Plum wine
Waxberry wine
Cooking wine
Dessert wines
Table wines
Sparkling white wines
Sparkling red wines
Natural sparkling wines
Alcoholic wines
Yellow rice wine
Sparkling grape wine
Sparkling fruit wine
Acanthopanax wine (Ogapiju)
Beverages containing wine [spritzers]
Black raspberry wine (Bokbunjaju)
Wine-based beverages
Prepared wine cocktails
Makkoli
Wine-based aperitifs
Piquette
Wine coolers [drinks]
Japanese sweet grape wine containing extracts of ginseng and cinchona bark.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Commercial information services relating to wine
Retailing in relation to alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages
Retailing relating to wine, sparkling wine, fruit wine, still wine, table wine, beverages containing wine, wine-based aperitifs, non-alcoholic wines
Wholesaling relating to alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages
Wholesaling relating to wine, sparkling wine, fruit wine, still wine, table wine, beverages containing wine, wine-based aperitifs, non-alcoholic wines
Alcoholic beverage procurement services for others [purchasing goods for other businesses]
Wholesale services in relation to preparations for making alcoholic beverages
Retail services in relation to preparations for making alcoholic beverages
Mail order retail services related to alcoholic beverages (except beer)
Retail services via catalogues related to alcoholic beverages (except beer)
Retail services via global computer networks related to alcoholic beverages (except beer)
The bringing together, for the benefit of others, of a wide range of goods, namely alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, wine, sparkling wine, fruit wine, still wine, table wine, beverages containing wine, wine-based aperitifs, non-alcoholic wine, excluding the transportation thereof, enabling customers to conveniently view and purchase these goods, such services may be provided through physical retail outlets.