Subject: RE: Venezuelan Trade Mark Application No 2019-010414; MYVITAMINS in Class 5 in the name of THG Nutrition Limited (HGF Ref. T218817VE)
From: Trademarks Bolet & Terrero <[email-masked]>
To: Suzanne Kirk <[email-masked]>
Cc: Rafael Ortin <[email-masked]>, David Potter <[email-masked]>, Lisa Hitchen <[email-masked]>, Annette Angulo <[email-masked]>, Luis Henriquez <[email-masked]>, Hillmer Vallenilla <[email-masked]>, Guillermo Lopez <[email-masked]>, Ruben Calderon <[email-masked]>, Paula Alfaro <[email-masked]>, Trademarks Bolet & Terrero <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2026 13:48:05 +0000

Dear Suzanne,

Following up on this matter, please be advised that, according to the most recent Official Bulletin of the Venezuelan Trademark Office, the Registrar has decided to resume the prosecution of trademark application No. 2019-010414 for MYVITAMINS, in int. class 5, in the name of THG Nutrition Limited.

In this regard, please note that such Office did not follow the correct procedural steps before issuing the refusal, as the application was denied without completing the mandatory stage of publication. Due to this procedural error, the Office overturned the refusal and ordered that the application be reinstated to the appropriate stage. This decision was published in the Official Gazette No. 651, dated March 10, 2026 (Enclosed).

In light of this, the application will now continue its prosecution and will be re-examined (including verification of formal requirements, such as the PoA, and description of the mark) before proceeding to publication.

We will continue to monitor this matter closely and will keep you informed of any developments.

Should you require any additional information, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Best regards,

De: Suzanne Kirk <[email-masked]>
Enviado el: miércoles, 26 de noviembre de 2025 4:31 a. m.
Para: Trademarks Bolet & Terrero <[email-masked]>
CC: Rafael Ortin <[email-masked]>; David Potter <[email-masked]>; Lisa Hitchen <[email-masked]>; Annette Angulo <[email-masked]>; Luis Henriquez <[email-masked]>
Asunto: RE: Venezuelan Trade Mark Application No 2019-010414; MYVITAMINS in Class 5 in the name of THG Nutrition Limited (HGF Ref. T218817VE)

Dear Monica,

Update received with many thanks for your prompt attention!  We have updated our diary accordingly and will await further progress in due course.

Best regards,
Suzanne

Suzanne Kirk

Senior Trade Mark Paralegal

For and on behalf of HGF Limited

Austria, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom

4th Floor | 1 City Square | Leeds | LS1 2AL | United Kingdom

Tel: +44 (0)113 233 0100 | Fax: +44 (0)113 233 0141

Email: [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]> | Web: www.hgf.com<https://www.hgf.com/>

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From: Trademarks Bolet & Terrero <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Sent: 25 November 2025 19:49
To: Suzanne Kirk <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Cc: Rafael Ortin <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; David Potter <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Lisa Hitchen <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Annette Angulo <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Luis Henriquez <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Trademarks Bolet & Terrero <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Subject: RE: Venezuelan Trade Mark Application No 2019-010414; MYVITAMINS in Class 5 in the name of THG Nutrition Limited (HGF Ref. T218817VE)

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Dear Suzanne,

Further to our email sent earlier today, please be advised that no further developments have occurred herein since our last correspondence dated November 17, 2020. We are currently awaiting the issuance of a resolution from the Venezuelan Trademark Office deciding the Motion for Reconsideration filed against the denial of the subject application.

Kindly note that the Trademark Office is currently working in updating their in-house work, in order to solve the huge backlog it has been facing. However, we do not expect the issuance of a resolution deciding this case before, at least, the next 1 to 2 years approximately.

Please rest assured that, as soon as any developments occurs, we shall inform you immediately, as we are keeping a regular surveillance on this matter.
Best regards,

De: Annette Angulo <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Enviado el: martes, 25 de noviembre de 2025 11:52 a. m.
Para: Suzanne Kirk <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Luis Henriquez <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
CC: Rafael Ortin <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; David Potter <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Lisa Hitchen <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Trademarks Bolet & Terrero <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Asunto: RE: Venezuelan Trade Mark Application No 2019-010414; MYVITAMINS in Class 5 in the name of THG Nutrition Limited (HGF Ref. T218817VE)

Dear Suzanne,

We will respond shortly to your inquiry regarding the status of the trademark.

Best regards,

De: Suzanne Kirk <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Enviado el: martes, 25 de noviembre de 2025 11:44 a. m.
Para: Luis Henriquez <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
CC: Rafael Ortin <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Annette Angulo <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; David Potter <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Lisa Hitchen <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Asunto: Venezuelan Trade Mark Application No 2019-010414; MYVITAMINS in Class 5 in the name of THG Nutrition Limited (HGF Ref. T218817VE)

Dear Luis,

Venezuelan Trade Mark Application No 2019-010414
MYVITAMINS in Class 5 in the name of THG Nutrition Limited

I hope this email finds you well. I refer to the above application, which I understand has transferred with you from MHOV Abogados to Bolet & Terrero.

I write further to the below emails, as this application has come up in our diary for review.  Please could you kindly provide a status update for this application?

If there has been no further progress, please could you kindly advise on the expected timeframe for further developments?

Many thanks in advance, we look forward to hearing from you further.

Best regards,
Suzanne

Suzanne Kirk

Senior Trade Mark Paralegal

For and on behalf of HGF Limited

Austria, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom

4th Floor | 1 City Square | Leeds | LS1 2AL | United Kingdom

Tel: +44 (0)113 233 0100 | Fax: +44 (0)113 233 0141

Email: [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]> | Web: www.hgf.com<https://www.hgf.com/>

When sending instructions, always send a copy by email to [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]> and ensure you receive a personal acknowledgement of receipt.

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From: Luis Alejandro Henriquez <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Sent: 17 November 2020 22:46
To: Lauren Richardson <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Cc: Hilmer Vallenilla <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Annette Angulo <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Leopoldo Marquez Lefeld <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Rafael Ernesto Ortin Perozo <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Maria de los Angeles Niño <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; David Potter <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Suzanne Kirk <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Lisa Hitchen <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Subject: Re: VENEZUELA - CEND LIMITED - TRADEMARK REJECTED IN OFFICIAL GAZETTE No. 602 (URGENT DEADLINE) (T218817VE)

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Lauren Richardson
HGF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Dear Lauren,

Following your instructions, we filed the appeal against the resolution that rejected the following trademark:

Trademark: MYVITAMINS
Application No. 2019-010414
Class: 5
Applicant: CEND LIMITED

Enclosed you will find the official filing receipt and our invoice.

Please bear in mind, that due the backlog that the Trademark Office is facing, the decision of this case could delay up to 5 years.

We shall get back to you as soon as we have further news to report.

Regards,

Luis

Luis Alejandro Henriquez
[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>

MARQUEZ - HENRIQUEZ - ORTIN - VALEDON

Av. Francisco de Miranda, Edif. CAVENDES Piso 1 Ofic. 101,
Los Palos Grandes, Caracas 1060, Venezuela.
Teléfono Master: +58 (212) 286-4024
Celular: +58 (414) 325-7204
Fax: +58 (212) 285-5817
Web: http://www.mhov.com.ve<http://www.mhov.com.ve/>

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On Nov 13, 2020, at 11:04 AM, Lauren Richardson <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:

Dear Hillmer,

Thank you for your email below.

Please proceed and submit a response to the refusal before the deadline of 16 November.  In this regard, I attach a schedule of our client’s trade mark applications/registrations for MYVITAMINS throughout the world.

Kindly confirm receipt of these instructions, by return.

As an aside, please can you advise when the refusal was issued.  Clearly, 4 days to obtain our client’s instructions is an incredibly short timeframe, particularly given 2 of those days are non-working.

Kind regards,

Lauren

From: Hilmer Vallenilla <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Sent: 12 November 2020 15:21
To: Suzanne Kirk <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; David Potter <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Cc: 'Annette Angulo' <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; 'Luis Alejandro Henriquez' <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; 'Leopoldo Marquez Lefeld' <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; 'Rafael Ortin' <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>
Subject: VENEZUELA - CEND LIMITED - TRADEMARK REJECTED IN OFFICIAL GAZETTE No. 602 (URGENT DEADLINE)

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Ms. Suzanne Kirk
HGF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Dear Suzanne,

We inform you that the following trademark application has been rejected by the Trademark Office in the Official Gazette No. 602:

Trademark: MYVITAMINS
Application No. 2019-010414
Class: 5
Applicant: CEND LIMITED

The Trademark Office considers that the mark MYVITAMINS is descriptive regarding the products that it pretend identify.

We are not agree with this resolution because in our opinion this mark is not descriptive, in our opinion it could be considered evocative. In case your client wants to appeal this resolution, we inform you that the deadline to file the appeal in this case is November 16, 2020, so we need to receive your instructions as soon as possible.

in case the client authorize this appeal, please send us information about other registers of the mark MYVITAMINS that he has in other countries.

The costs of preparing and filing the appeal in this case is US$ 350 (fees) + US$ 65.  (expenses).

Looking forward to receiving your instructions.

Kind regards,

Hillmer Joan Vallenilla
[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>

MARQUEZ - HENRIQUEZ - ORTIN – VALEDON

Av. Francisco de Miranda, Edif. CAVENDES Piso 1 Ofic. 101,
Los Palos Grandes, Caracas 1060, Venezuela.
Teléfono Master: +58 (212) 286-4024
Fax: +58 (212) 285-5817
Web: http://www.mhov.com.ve<http://www.mhov.com.ve/>

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