Subject: RE: VENEZUELA Trademark Application published for opposition purposes in Official Gazette 638 SPARKLING ICE vs SPARKLING ICE | Seed IP Ref. 890105.879VE ; Your Refs. AT004514, AT004515
From: Trademarks Bolet & Terrero <[email-masked]>
To: Stephanie Harvey <[email-masked]>
Cc: Annette Angulo <[email-masked]>, Guillermo Lopez <[email-masked]>, Luis Henriquez <[email-masked]>, Ruben Calderon <[email-masked]>, Paula Alfaro <[email-masked]>,Néstor Bueno <[email-masked]>, Hillmer Vallenilla <[email-masked]>, Russ Pangborn <[email-masked]>, Trademarks Bolet & Terrero <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:44:03 +0000

Dear Stephanie,

Thank you for your email below.

In response thereto, we are pleased to inform you that the oppositions filed against the applications shown below were officially notified to the applicant and, according to the information provided by the webpage of the Venezuelan Trademark Office, no replies were filed in due time.

Consequently, the applications were published as officially lapsed in the Official Gazette and the files corresponding to these cases were closed at that office.

In view of the above, we confirm that you may proceed to close your opposition files in connection with these matters.

Best regards,

De: Stephanie Harvey <[email-masked]>
Enviado el: jueves, 26 de marzo de 2026 2:06 p. m.
Para: Trademarks Bolet & Terrero <[email-masked]>
CC: Annette Angulo <[email-masked]>; Guillermo Lopez <[email-masked]>; Luis Henriquez <[email-masked]>; Ruben Calderon <[email-masked]>; Paula Alfaro <[email-masked]>; Néstor Bueno <[email-masked]>; Ana Corina Pifano <[email-masked]>; Hillmer Vallenilla <[email-masked]>; Russ Pangborn <[email-masked]>
Asunto: RE: VENEZUELA Trademark Application published for opposition purposes in Official Gazette 638 SPARKLING ICE vs SPARKLING ICE | Seed IP Ref. 890105.879VE ; Your Refs. AT004514, AT004515

Dear Colleagues,

We hope this email finds you well. Please let us know if there have been any developments in the two oppositions filed and referenced below. Is it possible to know at this time whether the applicant failed to file replies?

Thank you.
~Stephanie

Stephanie Harvey (she/her) | Senior Trademark Paralegal / Supervisor
[Seed IP]
Seed Intellectual Property Law Group
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 5400, Seattle, WA 98104 USA
Main: 206.622.4900 | Direct: 206.859.5644 | Fax: 206.682.6031
Email: [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>  | Website: www.SeedIP.com<http://www.seedip.com/>

From: Trademarks Bolet & Terrero <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Sent: Friday, February 28, 2025 7:11 AM
To: Stephanie Harvey <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Cc: Annette Angulo <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Guillermo Lopez <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Luis Henriquez <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Ruben Calderon <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Paula Alfaro <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Néstor Bueno <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Russ Pangborn <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Ana Corina Pifano <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Hillmer Vallenilla <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Andrea Peña <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Trademarks Bolet & Terrero <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Subject: RE: VENEZUELA Trademark Application published for opposition purposes in Official Gazette 638 SPARKLING ICE vs SPARKLING ICE; Oppositions due February 27, 2025 | Seed IP Ref. 890105.879VE

Dear Stephanie,

Further to your email below, we confirm that, pursuant to your instructions, we have proceeded to file within the legal term, and on behalf of TALKING RAIN BEVERAGE COMPANY, INC., the corresponding oppositions against the trademark applications identified below:

Y. Ref
O. Ref
Trademark
Class
Appln. No.
In the name of
Seed IP Ref. 890105.879VE
AT004514
16
2024-012373
ABOU YEHIA RICHANI, IMAD
Seed IP Ref. 890105.879VE
AT004515
32
2024-012374
ABOU YEHIA RICHANI, IMAD

Enclosed herewith you will find the official filing receipts and digital copies of the mentioned opposition briefs for your files.

Our invoice for this service will follow within the next days.

Please be informed that, upon publication of the oppositions in the Official Gazette, the applicant will a have a thirty-day term to file replies thereto. If no replies are filed, the applications will be deemed as finally lapsed by the Venezuelan Patent and Trademark Office (VPTO). On the other hand, if the replies are filed, the oppositions will be decided within the next 3 to 5 years, due to the delays the VPTO is currently experiencing.

We shall be keeping you posted of further developments with regard to these cases, as soon as they occur.

Best regards,

Monica Canini (on behalf of Luis Henriquez, Annette Angulo and Guillermo López)
Paralegal
Bolet & Terrero | Venezuela
Tel +58 212 750 3000 – Ext.121 | byt.com.ve<http://www.byt.com.ve>

De: Stephanie Harvey <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Enviado el: miércoles, 26 de febrero de 2025 8:03 p. m.
Para: Hillmer Vallenilla <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Trademarks Bolet & Terrero <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
CC: Annette Angulo <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Guillermo Lopez <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Luis Henriquez <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Ruben Calderon <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Paula Alfaro <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Néstor Bueno <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Russ Pangborn <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; wnotices Bolet & Terrero <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Ana Corina Pifano <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Asunto: RE: VENEZUELA Trademark Application published for opposition purposes in Official Gazette 638 SPARKLING ICE vs SPARKLING ICE; Oppositions due February 27, 2025 | Seed IP Ref. 890105.879VE

Thank you, Hillmer. We look forward to receiving confirmation of the two opposition filings.

~Stephanie

From: Hillmer Vallenilla <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2025 10:28 AM
To: Andrea Peña <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Stephanie Harvey <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Trademarks Bolet & Terrero <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Cc: Annette Angulo <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Guillermo Lopez <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Luis Henriquez <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Ruben Calderon <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Paula Alfaro <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Néstor Bueno <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Russ Pangborn <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; wnotices Bolet & Terrero <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Ana Corina Pifano <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Subject: RE: VENEZUELA Trademark Application published for opposition purposes in Official Gazette 638 SPARKLING ICE vs SPARKLING ICE; Oppositions due February 27, 2025 | Seed IP Ref. 890105.879VE

Dear Andrea,

We confirm receipt of your instructions and will proceed accordingly.

Kind regards,

Hillmer Vallenilla

Abogado | Attorney at Law

Bolet & Terrero | Venezuela
Tel +58 212 750 3000 - Ext.128 | byt.com.ve<http://www.byt.com.ve>

________________________________
De: Andrea Peña <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Enviado: jueves, 20 de febrero de 2025 13:07
Para: Hillmer Vallenilla <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Stephanie Harvey <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Trademarks Bolet & Terrero <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Cc: Annette Angulo <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Guillermo Lopez <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Luis Henriquez <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Ruben Calderon <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Paula Alfaro <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Néstor Bueno <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Russ Pangborn <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; wnotices Bolet & Terrero <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Asunto: RE: VENEZUELA Trademark Application published for opposition purposes in Official Gazette 638 SPARKLING ICE vs SPARKLING ICE; Oppositions due February 27, 2025 | Seed IP Ref. 890105.879VE

Dear Hillmer,

We received instructions from our client to file oppositions against both applications by the deadline. Please proceed and keep us advised of any developments or let us know if you need anything further from us.

Best regards,

Andrea Peña (she/her) | Trademark Paralegal

Assisting Russell C. Pangborn

[Seed IP]

Seed Intellectual Property Law Group LLP
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 5400, Seattle, WA 98104 USA

Main: 206.622.4900 | Direct: 206.812.4450 | Fax: 206.682.6031
Email: [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>  | Website: www.SeedIP.com<http://www.seedip.com>

From: Hillmer Vallenilla <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2025 2:21 PM
To: Stephanie Harvey <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Trademarks Bolet & Terrero <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Cc: Annette Angulo <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Guillermo Lopez <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Luis Henriquez <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Ruben Calderon <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Paula Alfaro <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Néstor Bueno <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Russ Pangborn <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; wnotices Bolet & Terrero <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Andrea Peña <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Subject: RE: VENEZUELA Trademark Application published for opposition purposes in Official Gazette 638 SPARKLING ICE vs SPARKLING ICE; Oppositions due February 27, 2025 | Seed IP Ref. 890105.879VE

Dear Stephanie,

Thank you for your email.

We already have Power of Attorney from TALKING RAIN BEVERAGE COMPANY, INC, and do not need additional documentation for the opposition.

We look forward to your instructions.

Best regards,

Hillmer Vallenilla

Abogado | Attorney at Law

Bolet & Terrero | Venezuela
Tel +58 212 750 3000 - Ext.128 | byt.com.ve<http://www.byt.com.ve>

________________________________

De: Stephanie Harvey <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Enviado: miércoles, 19 de febrero de 2025 13:55
Para: Hillmer Vallenilla <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Trademarks Bolet & Terrero <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Cc: Annette Angulo <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Guillermo Lopez <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Luis Henriquez <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Ruben Calderon <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Paula Alfaro <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Néstor Bueno <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Russ Pangborn <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; wnotices Bolet & Terrero <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Andrea Peña <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Asunto: RE: VENEZUELA Trademark Application published for opposition purposes in Official Gazette 638 SPARKLING ICE vs SPARKLING ICE; Oppositions due February 27, 2025 | Seed IP Ref. 890105.879VE

Dear Hillmer,

Thank you for your email below. We are awaiting our client’s instructions to proceed with the two oppositions due February 27, and will get back to you. We anticipate that they will decide to proceed. Therefore, please let us know if you will require any additional documentation from our client, in order to complete the oppositions filings upon receipt of our final instructions.

(Please include my colleague, Andrea Peña, copied hereon on your next communications, as I will be out of the office until February 25.  Thank you.)

Thank you.

~Stephanie

Stephanie Harvey (she/her) | Trademark Paralegal / Team Lead

[Seed IP]

Seed Intellectual Property Law Group
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 5400, Seattle, WA 98104 USA

Main: 206.622.4900 | Direct: 206.859.5644 | Fax: 206.682.6031
Email: [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>  | Website: www.SeedIP.com<http://www.seedip.com>

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From: Hillmer Vallenilla <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2025 1:53 PM
To: Stephanie Harvey <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Trademarks Bolet & Terrero <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Cc: Annette Angulo <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Guillermo Lopez <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Luis Henriquez <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Hillmer Vallenilla <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Ruben Calderon <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Paula Alfaro <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Néstor Bueno <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Russ Pangborn <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; wnotices Bolet & Terrero <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Subject: RE: VENEZUELA Trademark Application published for opposition purposes in Official Gazette 638 SPARKLING ICE vs SPARKLING ICE; Oppositions due February 27, 2025

Dear Stephanie,

Thank you for your email. We have noted the contact information for notifications and will make the corresponding updates.

In response to your inquiries, we inform you of the following:

Status of Talking Rain Beverage Company applications

  *   Application No. 2020-007316: It is still awaiting the decision of the opposition filed by Deutsche Transnational Trustee Corporation Inc (based on its Polar ICE trademark). Due to the delay that the Trademark Office has in opposition decisions, it is likely that the decision in this case will take at least 1 to 2 more years to be issued.
  *   Application No. 2012-026026: This application was denied due to the existence of the trademark   (LIPTON ICE TE SPARKLING) in class 32. A Motion for Reconsideration was filed against this rejection and it is awaiting a decision. Due to the delay that the Trademark Office has in these cases, it is likely that the decision in this case will take at least 1 to 2 more years to be issued.

Chances of success of the opposition

We consider that the chances are high (+75%), since the published applications are identical to the applications filed by Talking Rain Beverage Company and even have the same design  : .

Likewise, the applications filed by Abou Yehia Richani Imad identify identical products in class 32 (beverages) and analogous products in class 16 (stationery and packaging material):

  *   Class 32: mineral and gas waters and other non-alcoholic beverages, fruit drinks and juices, syrups and other preparations for making beverages, flavored bottled water, bottled drinking water, mineral and gas water, non-alcoholic fruit-flavored drinks, carbonated water, non-alcoholic soft drinks
  *   Class 16: paper, cardboard and articles made of these materials, not included in other classes, printed matter, bookbinding articles, photographs, stationery, adhesives (glues) for stationery or household use, material for artists, brushes, typewriters and office articles (except furniture); plastic materials for packaging (not included in other classes), playing cards, printing type, clichés.

Of course, the decision of the oppositions will depend on obtaining favorable decisions in the cases of the priority applications mentioned in the previous section, since the Trademark Office should suspend these oppositions until those cases are resolved.

Costs

The costs of filing an opposition are (costs per trademark application):

  *   Professional fees: US$ 700
  *   Taxes (16%): US$ 112
  *   Expenses and official fees: US$ 60

Total per trademark: US$ 872

Deadline

We appreciate receiving your instructions before February 27, 2025.

Best regards,

Hillmer Vallenilla

Abogado | Attorney at Law

Bolet & Terrero | Venezuela
Tel +58 212 750 3000 - Ext.128 | byt.com.ve<http://www.byt.com.ve>

________________________________

De: Stephanie Harvey <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Enviado: viernes, 7 de febrero de 2025 19:25
Para: wnotices Bolet & Terrero <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Trademarks Bolet & Terrero <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Cc: Annette Angulo <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Guillermo Lopez <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Luis Henriquez <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Hillmer Vallenilla <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Ruben Calderon <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Paula Alfaro <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Néstor Bueno <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Russ Pangborn <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Asunto: VENEZUELA Trademark Application published for opposition purposes in Official Gazette 638 SPARKLING ICE vs SPARKLING ICE; Oppositions due February 27, 2025

Dear Colleagues,

We are in receipt of your attached communications reporting publication of the following trademarks in Venezuela. In the future, all trademark related communications to our office may be directed to [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>, and communications related to Talking Rain Beverage Company’s SPARKLING ICE trademark should also be directed to [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]> and [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>.

Client's Trademark

Application Published

Trademark: SPARKLING ICE

Trademark: SPARKLING ICE

Class: 32 Int.

Class: 16 Int.

Applicant: TALKING RAIN BEVERAGE COMPANY, INC.

Applicant: ABOU YEHIA RICHANI, IMAD

Application No.: 2012-026026

Application No.: 2024-012373

Opposition deadline

February 27, 2025

Client's Trademark

Application Published

Trademark: SPARKLING ICE

Trademark: SPARKLING ICE

Class: 32 Int.

Class: 32 Int.

Applicant: TALKING RAIN BEVERAGE COMPANY, INC.

Applicant: ABOU YEHIA RICHANI, IMAD

Application No.: 2012-026026

Application No.: 2024-012374

Opposition deadline

February 27, 2025

As you know, Talking Rain Beverage Company’s application (No. 2020-007315) for the SPARKLING ICE mark covering goods in Class 16 was recently granted, but the final registration fees were inadvertently not paid. Additionally, Talking Rain Beverage Company’s two other applications (No. 2020-007316 and No. 2012-026026) for the SPARKLING ICE mark covering goods in Class 32 are still pending. Please let us know the current status of the client’s two applications in Class 32, and the likelihood of success with opposing the two applications reported below.

Thank you. We look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

Stephanie Harvey (she/her) | Trademark Paralegal / Team Lead

[Seed IP]

Seed Intellectual Property Law Group
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 5400, Seattle, WA 98104 USA

Main: 206.622.4900 | Direct: 206.859.5644 | Fax: 206.682.6031
Email: [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>  | Website: www.SeedIP.com<http://www.seedip.com>

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STATEMENT OF CONFIDENTIALITY: The information contained in this electronic message and any attachments to this message are intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) and may contain confidential or privileged information. Legal privilege may apply and is not waived for unintended recipients. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender as soon as possible, and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments whether stored electronically, physically or otherwise.