The trademark application Ferments was filed by FERMENTS, a corporation established under the laws of the French Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on May 27, 2021, and it was registered by office on September 3, 2021 without any oppositions.
The application was filed in French (English was selected as the second language).
Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on April 5, 2021. Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on April 20, 2021.
The Refusal with reference B 018186205 was partially rejected according to Article 7(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on November 3, 2020 by the EUIPO.
The application claimed as seniority of the French Republic trademark 4490602 and filed on October 10, 2018 which was accepted by the office.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 29 with following description of goods:
Processed fruits, fungi and vegetables (including nuts and pulses)
Dairy products and dairy substitutes
Soups and stocks, meat extracts
Broth [soup]
Consommes
Frittatas
Falafel
Cooked dish consisting primarily of soybean paste and tofu (doenjang-jjigae)
Cooked dish consisting primarily of rich soybean paste and tofu (cheonggukjang-jjigae)
Soups
Filled potato skins
Frozen prepared meals consisting principally of vegetables
Prepared meals consisting primarily of meat substitutes
Prepared meals consisting principally of vegetables
Prepared dishes consisting primarily of fishcakes, vegetables, boiled eggs, and broth (oden)
Quick-frozen vegetable dishes
Potato salad
Caesar salad
Antipasto salads
Vegetable salads
Legume salads
Prepared salads
Potato-based salads
Canned soups
Tajine [prepared meat, fish or vegetable dish]
Fermented vegetables
Fermented fruits
Kimchi [fermented vegetable dish]
Cooked dish consisting primarily of stir-fried beef and fermented soy sauce (Sogalbi)
Cooked dish consisting primarily of fermented vegetable, pork and tofu (kimchi-jjigae)
Sauerkraut
Choucroute garnie
Pickles
Preserves, pickles
Mixed pickles
Radish cubed kimchi (kkakdugi)
Cucumber Kimchi [Oi-sobagi]
Processed cabbage
Pickled kohlrabi
Dried chinese cabbage
Coleslaw
Kale chips
Processed collard greens
Vegetable juice concentrates for food.
The mark was filed in class 30 with following description of goods:
Ice, ice creams, frozen yogurts and sorbets
Processed grains, starches, and goods made thereof, baking preparations and yeasts
Salts, seasonings, flavourings and condiments
Pellet-shaped rice crackers (arare)
Onion biscuits
Prepared foodstuffs in the form of sauces
Prepared savory foodstuffs made from potato flour
Filled baguettes
Baozi [stuffed buns]
Banana fritters
Pineapple fritters
Bibimbap [rice mixed with vegetables and beef]
Rice biscuits
Crackers flavoured with herbs
Crackers flavoured with spices
Crackers flavoured with vegetables
Crackers flavoured with cheese
Crackers made of prepared cereals
Puffed cheese balls [corn snacks]
Rice dumplings dressed with sweet bean jam (ankoro)
Chow mein
Chow mein [noodle-based dishes]
Rice crackers
Crumble
Pancakes
Green onion pancake [pajeon]
Pre-packaged lunches consisting primarily of rice, and also including meat, fish or vegetables
Wholewheat crisps
Crisps made of cereals
Tortilla chips
Wonton chips
Pita chips
Rice crisps
Vegetable flavoured corn chips
Seaweed flavoured corn chips
Corn chips
Chimichanga
Canapes
Burritos
Rice-based snack food
Multigrain-based snack foods
Snack foods made from corn and in the form of rings
Snack foods made from corn and in the form of puffs
Snack foods prepared from maize
Tortilla snacks
Snack food products made from soya flour
Snack food products made from rice flour
Snack food products made from potato flour
Snack food products made from maize flour
Snack food products made from cereal flour
Snack food products made from rusk flour
Cereal-based snack food
Extruded wheat snacks
Snack foods made of whole wheat
Snack foods consisting principally of bread
Snack food products made from cereal starch
Snack foods made from wheat
Cereal snack foods flavoured with cheese
Snacks manufactured from muesli
Snack foods consisting principally of extruded cereals
Empanadas
Puffed corn snacks
Cheese flavored puffed corn snacks
Corn kernels being toasted
Chinese stuffed dumplings (gyoza, cooked)
Millet cakes
Rice cakes
Fresh sausage rolls
Grain-based chips
Mung bean pancakes (bindaetteok)
Stir fried rice cake [topokki]
Savoury pancakes
Gimbap [Korean rice dish]
Fajitas
Enchiladas
Corn-based savoury snacks
Cereal-based savoury snacks
Pastries consisting of vegetables and poultry
Pasta containing stuffings
Canned pasta foods
Glutinous pounded rice cake coated with bean powder (injeolmi)
Paella
Okonomiyaki [Japanese savoury pancakes]
Stir-fried noodles with vegetables (Japchae)
Lasagne
Kimchijeon [fermented vegetable pancakes]
Jiaozi [stuffed dumplings]
Savory pastries
Frozen pastry stuffed with vegetables
Pastries consisting of vegetables and fish
Rice based dishes
Freeze-dried dishes with the main ingredient being pasta
Freeze-dried dishes with the main ingredient being rice
Prepared rice dishes
Pasta dishes
Dry and liquid ready-to-serve meals, mainly consisting of rice
Dry and liquid ready-to-serve meals, mainly consisting of pasta
Frozen meals consisting primarily of rice
Frozen meals consisting primarily of pasta
Pizzas
Steamed buns stuffed with red bean paste
Steamed buns stuffed with minced meat (niku-manjuh)
Bean jam buns
Prepared rice rolled in seaweed
Glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo leaves (Zongzi)
Risotto
Rice-based prepared meals
Pasta-based prepared meals
Noodle-based prepared meals
Ravioli [prepared]
Ravioli
Ramen [Japanese noodle-based dish]
Quiches
Quesadillas
Pumpkin porridge (Hobak-juk)
Prepared meals in the form of pizzas
Prepared meals containing [principally] pasta
Prepared meals containing [principally] rice
Cheese curls [snacks]
Chinese steamed dumplings (shumai, cooked)
Senbei [rice crackers]
Toasted sandwiches
Sandwiches containing salad
Toasted cheese sandwich
Stir-fried rice
Spring rolls
Macaroni salad
Pasta salad
Rice salad
Samosas
Sandwiches
Wontons
Pies [sweet or savoury]
Vegetable pies
Sushi
Tabbouleh
Tacos
Tamales
Tortillas
Wraps [sandwich]
Savory biscuits
Salt crackers
Graham crackers
Foods with a cocoa base
Pastries, cakes, tarts and biscuits (cookies)
Cereal bars and energy bars
Crackers
Japanese sponge cakes (kasutera)
Soft pin-rolled cakes of pounded rice (gyuhi)
Custards [baked desserts]
Fruit jellies [confectionery]
Mousse confections
Dessert souffles
Puddings
Tiramisu
Mayonnaise with pickles
Achar pachranga (fruit pickle).
The mark was filed in class 32 with following description of goods: