The trademark GONZÁLEZ LARA was filed by MENTA CONSULTORES, S.L.U, a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of Spain (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on March 10, 2020, and received one opposition filed on April 28, 2020 by CARAPELLI FIRENZE, S.p.A. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Garreta Rodríguez, María José and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued April 28, 2020
The application was filed in Spanish, and Spanish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003117309 was rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on April 27, 2021 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 29 with following description of goods:
Edible oils and fats
Meat and meat products
Birds eggs and egg products
Prepared insects and larvae
Fish, seafood and molluscs, not live
Dairy products and dairy substitutes
Soups and stocks, meat extracts
Sausage skins and imitations thereof
Processed fruits, fungi, vegetables, nuts and pulses
Chicken wings
Meatballs
Chilled foods consisting predominately of fish
Beans cooked in soy sauce (Kongjaban)
Sliced and seasoned barbequed beef (bulgogi)
Cottage cheese fritters
Squid [prepared]
Beef bouillon
Broth [soup]
Prepared snails [escargot]
Prepared beef
Prepared meat
Chicharron
Chili con carne
Chile con queso
Pre-packaged dinners consisting primarily of seafood
Frozen meals consisting primarily of chicken
Frozen prepared meals consisting principally of vegetables
Frozen meals consisting primarily of meat
Frozen meals consisting primarily of poultry
Frozen meals consisting primarily of fish
Ready cooked meals consisting primarily of chicken
Pre-packaged dinners consisting primarily of game
Prepared meals consisting primarily of duck
Prepared meals consisting primarily of kebab
Prepared meals made from poultry [poultry predominating]
Ready cooked meals consisting primarily of turkey
Prepared meals consisting primarily of turkey
Prepared meals consisting primarily of fish
Prepared meals consisting principally of vegetables
Prepared meals consisting principally of game
Cooked meals consisting principally of fish
Prepared meals consisting primarily of meat substitutes
Prepared meals consisting substantially of seafood
Ready cooked meals consisting wholly or substantially wholly of poultry
Prepared meals made from meat [meat predominating]
Prepared meals containing [principally] bacon
Prepared meals containing [principally] eggs
Consommes
Bisques
Dolmas
Potato salad
Potato-based salads
Caesar salad
Antipasto salads
Poultry salads
Legume salads
Vegetable salads
Prepared salads
Prepared entrees consisting primarily of seafood
Pre-cooked curry stew
Stews
Casseroles [food]
Falafel
Frittatas
Galbi [grilled meat dish]
Guacamole [mashed avocado]
Steamed egg hotchpotch
Chicken nuggets
Shepherd's pie
Steamed cakes of smashed fish and yam (hampen)
Steamed or toasted cakes of fish paste (kamaboko)
Fish cakes
Filled potato skins
Fish with chips
Frozen cooked fish
Cooked dish consisting primarily of rich soybean paste and tofu (cheonggukjang-jjigae)
Cooked dish consisting primarily of soybean paste and tofu (doenjang-jjigae)
Cooked dish consisting primarily of stir-fried chicken and fermented hot pepper paste (dak-galbi)
Cooked dish consisting primarily of chicken and ginseng (samgyetang)
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)
Quick-frozen vegetable dishes
Cooked meat dishes
Prepared meat dishes
Ready cooked meals consisting wholly or substantially wholly of meat
Prepared dishes consisting principally of meat
Prepared dishes consisting primarily of fishcakes, vegetables, boiled eggs, and broth (oden)
Ready cooked meals consisting wholly or substantially wholly of game
Prepared meals containing [principally] chicken
Frozen pre-packaged entrees consisting primarily of seafood
Grilled chicken (Yakitori)
Roast chicken
Fried chicken
Teriyaki chicken
Beef stew
Sashimi
Shish kabobs
Miso soup
Chowder
Gumbo
Soups
Matzo ball soup
Pre-cooked miso soup
Noodle soup
Canned soups
Pre-cooked soup
Surimi
Tagine [prepared meat, fish or vegetable dish]
Omelets
Beef tripe
Pieces of chicken for use as a filling in sandwiches
Fish stock
Chicken stock
Stock in the form of granules
Vegetable stock
Stock
Stock [prepared]
Spicy beef broth (yukgaejang)
Ox bone based broth (seolleongtang)
Broth concentrates
Soup concentrates
Stock cubes
Soup cubes
Roast beef flavoured extract
Meat extracts
Extracts of poultry
Extracts for soups
Clam juice
Mixes for making broths
Mixes for making soup
Edible birds' nests
Soup pastes
Soup powders
Preparations for making bouillon
Soup (Preparations for making -)
Veal stock
Instant soup
Instant miso soup
Vegetable soup preparations
Stock
Soups
Preserves, pickles
Meat preserves
Fish, tinned [canned (Am.)]
Pork preserves
Fruits, tinned [canned (Am.)]
Canned meat
Tomato preserves
Fruit preserves
Fruit preserves
Fish, preserved
Vegetable preserves
Preserved potatoes
Preserves of poultry
Vegetables, tinned [canned (Am.)]
Vegetable soup preparations
Mixes for making soup
Vegetable soup preparations
Salmorejo
Garlic [preserved]
Gazpacho.
The mark was filed in class 30 with following description of goods:
Sugars, natural sweeteners, sweet coatings and fillings, bee products
Coffee, teas and cocoa and substitutes therefor
Processed grains, starches, and goods made thereof, baking preparations and yeasts
Ice, ice creams, frozen yogurts and sorbets
Salts, seasonings, flavourings and condiments
Oat clusters containing dried fruit
Ready to eat savory snack foods made from maize meal formed by extrusion
Canned pasta foods
Extruded wheat snacks
Prepared foodstuffs in the form of sauces
Prepared savory foodstuffs made from potato flour
Snack foods made from corn
Snack foods made from wheat
Snack foods consisting principally of extruded cereals
Crisps made of cereals
Cereal snack foods flavoured with cheese
Puffed corn snacks
Cheese flavored puffed corn snacks
Tortilla snacks
Snack foods made from corn and in the form of puffs
Snack foods made from corn and in the form of rings
Snack foods prepared from maize
Snack foods made of whole wheat
Snack foods consisting principally of bread
Sweet rice with nuts and jujubes (yaksik)
Glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo leaves (Zongzi)
Prepared rice rolled in seaweed
Stir-fried rice
Filled baguettes
Baozi [stuffed buns]
Chocolate-based ready-to-eat food bars
Cereal-based meal replacement bars
Chocolate-based meal replacement bars
Pizza crust
Pizza bases
Bibimbap [rice mixed with vegetables and beef]
Sandwiches containing minced beef
Sandwiches containing fish
Sandwiches containing meat
Sandwiches containing salad
Sandwiches containing fish fillet
Filled bread rolls
Rice glue balls
Chinese steamed dumplings (shumai, cooked)
Rice dumplings
Puffed cheese balls [corn snacks]
Steamed buns stuffed with minced meat (niku-manjuh)
Steamed buns stuffed with red bean paste
Bean jam buns
Brioches
Burritos
Rice dumplings dressed with sweet bean jam (ankoro)
Shrimp dumplings
Pineapple fritters
Banana fritters
Calzones (pizzas)
Canapes
Chalupas
Chimichanga
Wonton chips
Pita chips
Tortilla chips
Chow mein [noodle-based dishes]
Chow mein
Prepared pizza meals
Boxed lunches consisting of rice, with added meat, fish or vegetables
Rice-based prepared meals
Noodle-based prepared meals
Pasta-based prepared meals
Prepared meals in the form of pizzas
Pre-packaged lunches consisting primarily of rice, and also including meat, fish or vegetables
Prepared meals containing [principally] pasta
Meals consisting primarily of rice
Meals consisting primarily of pasta
Dry and liquid ready-to-serve meals, mainly consisting of pasta
Chips [cereal products]
Rice crusts
Crepes
Pancakes
Crumble
Pies [sweet or savoury]
Meat pies [prepared]
Poultry and game meat pies
Pork pies
Frozen pastry stuffed with meat
Frozen pastry stuffed with meat and vegetables
Frozen pastry stuffed with vegetables
Egg pies
Vegetable pies
Fresh pies
Pies containing poultry
Pies containing meat
Pies containing game
Pies containing fish
Pies containing vegetables
Pot pies
Chinese stuffed dumplings (gyoza, cooked)
Pastries consisting of vegetables and meat
Pastries consisting of vegetables and poultry
Pastries consisting of vegetables and fish
Enchiladas
Rice salad
Macaroni salad
Pasta salad
Canned spaghetti in tomato sauce
Spaghetti and meatballs
Fajitas
Corn chips
Pumpkin porridge (Hobak-juk)
Rice biscuits
Pellet-shaped rice crackers (arare)
Stir fried rice cake [topokki]
Onion biscuits
Soft pretzels
Crackers flavoured with meat
Crackers flavoured with spices
Crackers flavoured with herbs
Crackers flavoured with cheese
Crackers flavoured with vegetables
Rice crackers
Crackers made of prepared cereals
Crackers filled with cheese
Gimbap [Korean rice dish]
Corn kernels being toasted
Hamburgers being cooked and contained in a bread roll
Cheeseburgers [sandwiches]
Hamburgers contained in bread rolls
Buckwheat jelly (Memilmuk)
Jiaozi [stuffed dumplings]
Kimchi pancakes (kimchijeon)
Lasagne
Macaroni with cheese
Flaky pastry containing ham
Empanadas
Pre-baked pizzas crusts
Fried corn
Processed unpopped popcorn
Maize, roasted
Nachos
Okonomiyaki [Japanese savory pancakes]
Paella
Popcorn
Flavoured popcorn
Candy coated popcorn
Caramel coated popcorn
Microwave popcorn
Caramel coated popcorn with candied nuts
Prawn crackers
Mung bean pancakes (bindaetteok)
Pasta containing stuffings
Glutinous pounded rice cake coated with bean powder (injeolmi)
Korean traditional rice cake [injeolmi]
Sticky rice cakes (Chapsalttock)
Meat pies
Millet cakes
Chicken pies
Mincemeat pies
Savory pastries
Rice cakes
Flapjacks
Seaweed flavoured corn chips
Rice crisps
Vegetable flavoured corn chips
Wholewheat crisps
Grain-based chips
Hot dog sandwiches
Frozen pizzas
Fresh pizza
Pizza
Pizzas [prepared]
Preserved pizzas
Uncooked pizzas
Chilled pizzas
Rice based dishes
Frozen meals consisting primarily of pasta
Frozen meals consisting primarily of rice
Prepared rice dishes
Pasta dishes
Freeze-dried dishes with main ingredient being rice
Freeze-dried dishes with main ingredient being pasta
Prepared meals containing [principally] rice
Dry and liquid ready-to-serve meals, mainly consisting of rice
Pretzels
Snack food products made from cereal flour
Snack food products made from rice flour
Snack food products made from soya flour
Snack food products made from cereal starch
Snack food products made from rusk flour
Snack food products made from maize flour
Snack food products made from potato flour
Snack food products consisting of cereal products
Quesadillas
Quiches
Ravioli [prepared]
Ramen [Japanese noodle-based dish]
Ravioli
Rice-based snack food
Cereal-based snack food
Risotto
Cheese curls [snacks]
Egg rolls
Spring rolls
Chicken wraps
Fresh sausage rolls
Sausage rolls
Hot sausage and ketchup in cut open bread rolls
Samosas
Rice crackers [senbei]
Sushi
Toasted cheese sandwich
Toasted cheese sandwich with ham
Sandwiches
Turkey sandwiches
Sandwiches containing chicken
Frankfurter sandwiches
Toasted sandwiches
Tabbouleh
Taco chips
Tacos
Stir-fried noodles with vegetables (Japchae)
Tamales
Salted tarts
Snacks manufactured from muesli
Multigrain-based snack foods
Cereal-based savoury snacks
Corn-based savoury snacks
Tortillas
Chocolate-coated rice cakes
Green onion pancake [pajeon]
Savory pancakes
French toast
Wontons
Wraps [sandwich]
Cereal bars and energy bars
Sweets (candy), candy bars and chewing gum
Pastries, cakes, tarts and biscuits (cookies)
Cotton candy
Foods with a cocoa base
Foodstuffs containing chocolate [as the main constituent]
Foodstuffs containing cocoa [as the main constituent]
Almonds covered in chocolate
Snack foods consisting principally of confectionery