Subject: RV: URGENT (O0109507) (F0177266) VENEZUELA - MONGE APPLICATION NO. 2025-011381 - MONGE & C. S.P.A. - JACOBACCI & PARTNERS S.P.A. - TORINO - DL: April 28, 2026
From: Monica Canini <[email-masked]>
To: Magdaly Aguilar <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:40:44 +0000

De: [email-masked] <[email-masked]> En nombre de Chiara Ferrari
Enviado el: martes, 28 de abril de 2026 4:53 a. m.
Para: Ruben Calderon <[email-masked]>
CC: Hillmer Vallenilla <[email-masked]>; Trademarks Bolet & Terrero <[email-masked]>; Guillermo Lopez <[email-masked]>; OPP - Foreign TM Dept 2 (Maria Luisa Aureli) <[email-masked]>; Foreign TM Dept 2 (Francesca Broglia) <[email-masked]>; Chiara Ferrari <[email-masked]>
Asunto: Re: URGENT (O0109507) (F0177266) VENEZUELA - MONGE APPLICATION NO. 2025-011381 - MONGE & C. S.P.A. - JACOBACCI & PARTNERS S.P.A. - TORINO - DL: April 28, 2026

Dear Colleagues,

The clients confirmed that their local distributor is handling the matter directly (presumably the distributor will file a response to the opposition through its local agent).

We therefore confirm that no activity shall be carried out at this time.

We thank you for your cooperation and we will keep you informed as to the prosecution of this case.

Please send us your invoice for the notification of the opposition, if any.

Best regards,

Cristina Rosa Brusin
(Paralegal - Assistant to Chiara Ferrari)

Chiara Ferrari

Trademark Attorney

Jacobacci & Partners Spa
Corso Emilia 8, 10152 Torino - Italy
Phone: +39 011 2440311
Mobile: +39 392 5229372
[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>
Web site<https://www.jacobacci.com> | Linkedin<https://www.linkedin.com/company/jacobacci-&-partners-s.p.a./>
[Imagen quitada por el remitente.]<https://www.jacobacci.com/>
[Imagen quitada por el remitente.]<https://4e.jacobacci.com/>

On Tue, 28 Apr 2026 at 00:47, Ruben Calderon <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:
Dear Chiara,

Hope you are doing well.

Considering that the application will lapse unless a response is filed by tomorrow, we would appreciate receiving your final instructions by midday tomorrow Venezuela time.

Best regards,

De: [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]> <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> En nombre de Chiara Ferrari
Enviado el: viernes, 24 de abril de 2026 11:29 a. m.
Para: Ruben Calderon <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
CC: Hillmer Vallenilla <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Trademarks Bolet & Terrero <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Guillermo Lopez <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; OPP - Foreign TM Dept 2 (Maria Luisa Aureli) <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Chiara Ferrari <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Asunto: Re: URGENT (O0109507) (F0177266) VENEZUELA - MONGE APPLICATION NO. 2025-011381 - MONGE & C. S.P.A. - JACOBACCI & PARTNERS S.P.A. - TORINO - DL: April 28, 2026

Dear Mr. Calederon,

Thank you for your reminder.

The clients are trying to contact directly the opponent to request the withdrawal of the opposition.

We informed them that, as you pointed out, the law requires the applicant to respond and that not responding to the opposition will result in the lapsing of the application, but they insisted in trying that option.

I will keep you informed should they change their mind and request a response, although they are aware that the time might not be sufficient to proceed.

Best regards,

Cristina Rosa Brusin
(Paralegal - Assistant to Chiara Ferrari)

Chiara Ferrari

Trademark Attorney

Jacobacci & Partners Spa
Corso Emilia 8, 10152 Torino - Italy
Phone: +39 011 2440311
Mobile: +39 392 5229372
[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>
Web site<https://www.jacobacci.com> | Linkedin<https://www.linkedin.com/company/jacobacci-&-partners-s.p.a./>
[Imagen quitada por el remitente.]<https://www.jacobacci.com/>
<https://4e.jacobacci.com/>

On Fri, 24 Apr 2026 at 16:57, Ruben Calderon <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:
Dear Chiara,

We look forward to receiving your instructions.

Best,

De: Ruben Calderon
Enviado el: martes, 21 de abril de 2026 8:37 p. m.
Para: 'Chiara Ferrari' <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Hillmer Vallenilla <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
CC: Trademarks Bolet & Terrero <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Guillermo Lopez <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; OPP - Foreign TM Dept 2 (Maria Luisa Aureli) <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Asunto: RE: URGENT (O0109507) (F0177266) VENEZUELA - MONGE APPLICATION NO. 2025-011381 - MONGE & C. S.P.A. - JACOBACCI & PARTNERS S.P.A. - TORINO - DL: April 28, 2026

Dear Chiara,

Please find attached the requested information.

Best regards,

De: [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]> <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> En nombre de Chiara Ferrari
Enviado el: martes, 21 de abril de 2026 3:23 a. m.
Para: Hillmer Vallenilla <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
CC: Ruben Calderon <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Trademarks Bolet & Terrero <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Guillermo Lopez <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; OPP - Foreign TM Dept 2 (Maria Luisa Aureli) <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Asunto: URGENT (O0109507) (F0177266) VENEZUELA - MONGE APPLICATION NO. 2025-011381 - MONGE & C. S.P.A. - JACOBACCI & PARTNERS S.P.A. - TORINO - DL: April 28, 2026

Dear Colleagues,

Thank you for your e-mail.

Please let us also have a copy of the Notice of Opposition regarding the subject mark

Thank you for your cooperation.

Best regards,

Cristina Rosa Brusin
(Assistant to Chiara Ferrari)

Chiara Ferrari
Trademark Attorney

Jacobacci & Partners Spa
Corso Emilia 8, 10152 Torino - Italy
Phone: +39 011 2440311
Mobile: +39 392 5229372
[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>
Web site<https://www.jacobacci.com> | Linkedin<https://www.linkedin.com/company/jacobacci-&-partners-s.p.a./>
[Imagen quitada por el remitente.]<https://www.jacobacci.com/>
<https://4e.jacobacci.com/>

On Wed, 15 Apr 2026 at 17:18, Hillmer Vallenilla <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:
Dear Chiara,
This is the public information available for Productos Lácteos Flor de Aragua:
Official website: https://flordearagua.com/
Address: Avenida Ramón Narváez Norte, No. 3, La Coromoto, Maracay, Aragua - Venezuela, Av. Ramón Narváez, Maracay, Aragua

We remain at your disposal for any instructions or decisions from the client. Likewise, should you require assistance in contacting this company and/or their trademark counsel in Venezuela, please let us know.

Best regards,

________________________________
De: Chiara Ferrari <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Enviado: miércoles, 15 de abril de 2026 10:07
Para: Ruben Calderon <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Cc: Hillmer Vallenilla <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Trademarks Bolet & Terrero <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Guillermo Lopez <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; OPP - Foreign TM Dept 2 (Maria Luisa Aureli) <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Asunto: URGENT (O0109507) (F0177266) VENEZUELA - MONGE APPLICATION NO. 2025-011381 - MONGE & C. S.P.A. - JACOBACCI & PARTNERS S.P.A. - TORINO - DL: April 28, 2026

Dear All,

Thank you for your e-mail.

We will inform you as soon as the clients decide about responding to the opposition.

Meanwhile, by means of their local distributor, they wish to contact directly the opponent to ask them to withdraw the opposition since their respective activities are different.

I advised them that it might be superfluous, but they insist.

Therefore I kindly ask you, if possibile, to let me have additional data on the Opponent PRODUCTOS LACTEOS FLOR DE ARAGUA, C.A. (PLAFACA), such as the company address and, if available, the phone numbers.

I thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Best regards,

Chiara

Chiara Ferrari
Trademark Attorney

Jacobacci & Partners Spa
Corso Emilia 8, 10152 Torino - Italy
Phone: +39 011 2440311
Mobile: +39 392 5229372
[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>
Web site<https://www.jacobacci.com> | Linkedin<https://www.linkedin.com/company/jacobacci-&-partners-s.p.a./>
[Imagen quitada por el remitente.]<https://www.jacobacci.com/>
<https://4e.jacobacci.com/>

On Mon, 13 Apr 2026 at 18:07, Ruben Calderon <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:

Dear Chiara,

We hope you are doing well.

Regarding your inquiry, please note that the VPTO notifies oppositions without reviewing their merits. Instead, the VPTO only reviews the content and merit of the opposition when issuing a final decision.

We agree with the client’s concerns as this opposition is indeed unsubstantiated. However, the VPTO does not Ex Officio dismiss oppositions, as the law requires the applicant to respond. Consequently, not responding to the opposition results in the lapsing of the application.

Considering the above and the client’s concerns, we may offer a special rate for this opposition as follows: Professional Fees US 600 + Fees and Expenses US 60.

Best regards,

De: Chiara Ferrari <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Enviado el: lunes, 13 de abril de 2026 11:25 a. m.
Para: Ruben Calderon <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
CC: Hillmer Vallenilla <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Trademarks Bolet & Terrero <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Guillermo Lopez <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; OPP - Foreign TM Dept 2 (Maria Luisa Aureli) <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Asunto: (O0109507) (F0177266) VENEZUELA - MONGE APPLICATION NO. 2025-011381 - MONGE & C. S.P.A. - JACOBACCI & PARTNERS S.P.A. - TORINO - DL: April 28, 2026

Dear Colleagues,

Thank you for your email below; we have forwarded its contents to our clients.

In most jurisdictions, the opposition proceedings shall be formally accepted by the opposition division, i.e. the opposition shall be filed on valid grounds, otherwise it is rejected.

Please let me know whether the same applies in Venezuela.

We, and our clients, are surprised that the trademarks in question not only lack significant similarity but also cover completely different classes/products.

The clients are therefore concerned and dissatisfied with the costs they must bear to defend their claims under these circumstances. Actually, they’re asking me how it’s possible for the opposition to be based on a class other than their own (29 vs 31), and whether the local TM Office might reject the opposition on its own initiative.

Is it possible to understand the reasons for this opposition? Is there anything that can be done to lower the costs?

I thank you in advance for your cooperation and look forward to hearing from you.

Best regards,

Chiara

Chiara Ferrari

Trademark Attorney

Jacobacci & Partners Spa
Corso Emilia 8, 10152 Torino - Italy
Phone: +39 011 2440311
Mobile: +39 392 5229372
[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>
Web site<https://www.jacobacci.com> | Linkedin<https://www.linkedin.com/company/jacobacci-&-partners-s.p.a./>

[Imagen quitada por el remitente.]<https://www.jacobacci.com/>
<https://4e.jacobacci.com/>

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Da: Ruben Calderon <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Date: gio 9 apr 2026 alle ore 21:58
Subject: VENEZUELA - MONGE APPLICATION NO. 2025-011381 - MONGE & C. S.P.A. - JACOBACCI & PARTNERS S.P.A. - TORINO - DL: April 28, 2026
To: Guillermo Lopez <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>, Hillmer Vallenilla <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>, [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]> <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Cc: Trademarks Bolet & Terrero <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>, Luis Henriquez <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>, [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]> <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>

Dear colleagues,

We hope you are doing well.

Please be informed that in Official Gazette No. 651 we’ve been notified of an opposition filed by PRODUCTOS LACTEOS FLOR DE ARAGUA, C.A. (PLAFACA) against MONGE & C. S.P.A.’s application for the mark   in class 31 (Foodstuffs for animals), Application No. 2025-011381.

Assessment of the case:

  *   Basis of the opposition: PRODUCTOS LACTEOS FLOR DE ARAGUA, C.A. (PLAFACA) is the owner of registration No. P389820 for  in class 29 to identify “Cheeses and dairy products”.
  *   Arguments of the opponent: The opponent argues that MONGE’s application is subject to the non-registrability grounds of Article 33.11 and 33.12 of the Industrial Property Law, due to the supposed graphical and phonetical similarities between LOS MONJES / MONGE.
  *   Assessment and defense arguments: Considering the content of the opposition, we deem the chances of success are high (75%) considering the following arguments:

     *   The opponent did not perform a complete comparison of the marks. From our analysis, there are sufficient graphical differences between both logos. Additionally, there are significant conceptual differences between the marks.
     *   Additionally, the opponent did not perform a comparison of the covered products. In particular, the products in class 31 are aimed at a different consumer and use in comparison to cheeses and dairy products.
     *   Finally, MONGE & C. S.P.A. currently owns a valid registration for   (Registration No. P389511) which contains the objected mark. Consequently, MONGE’s logo mark currently coexists with LOS MONJES.

  *   Costs: Professional Fees US 800 + VAT 16% + Official Fees and Expenses US 60
  *   Deadline: The deadline to respond to the opposition is April 28, 2026. In the event no response is filed, the trademark application will lapse.

We look forward to receiving your comments.

Best regards,

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