The trademark farmtastic was filed by Farmtastic Consulting GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 26, 2017, and received one opposition filed on December 25, 2017 by GASTROJARDIN, S.L. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by FERNÁNDEZ-PALACIOS ABOGADOS, S.L.P.U. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued December 25, 2017
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Advertising
Business management
Business consultancy and advisory services
Business administration
Office functions
Arranging of contracts for the buying and selling of goods, including live animals, and for the providing of corresponding services, including the centralised bringing together of a variety of goods (excluding the transport thereof) and presentation of goods, for others
Purchasing of goods, including live animals, for others
All the aforesaid services for farmers and agricultural companies and not for the food and drinks industry.
The mark was filed in class 36 with following description of goods:
Valuation of farm assets
Insurance
Financial affairs
Monetary affairs
Real estate affairs.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto
Technological and technical consultancy in the field of agriculture, horticulture or forestry
Technological services and technical consultancy in connection with the development, use and exploitation of renewable energies, Ecological energy consultancy, Consultancy in the field of energy-saving
Industrial analysis and research services
Design and development of computer hardware and software
Testing of heating, ventilating and air-conditioning installations, and of installations for generating renewable energy, of systems and machines in the field of renewable energy, and parts therefor.
The mark was filed in class 44 with following description of goods:
Agricultural consultancy
Cultivation consultancy in relation to agriculture and horticulture
Agriculture, horticulture and forestry services
Agriculture, horticulture and forestry services for the use of renewable energy, of systems and machines in the field of renewable energy, and parts therefor, the use and selection of machines
Rental of machines for agriculture, horticulture and forestry
Agricultural consultancy relating to the use of renewable energies, agricultural consultancy relating to climate and environmental compatibility in agricultural cultivation
Agricultural consultancy in relation to the use of seeds, manures and plant protection preparations, the use of machines and selection of seeds, manure, plant protection preparations and machine use.