The trademark TOTALCHEF was filed by B & B TRENDS S.L, a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of Spain (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 24, 2020, and received one opposition filed on November 24, 2020 by De Longhi Benelux S.A. on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by MATHYS & SQUIRE LLP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued November 24, 2020
The application was filed in Spanish, and Spanish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on November 1, 2020.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 7 with following description of goods:
Food processors
Food processors, electric
Electric babies' food processors
Food processors (Electric -) for domestic use
Kitchen machines (Electric -) for food preparation [other than cooking]
Food processors, electric
Liquidizers [kitchen machines]
Kitchen knives (Electric -)
Salad drainers [electric kitchen machines]
Electric meat slicers for kitchen use
Electric kitchen mixers
Electric kitchen tools
Liquidizers [kitchen machines]
Electric kitchen appliances for chopping, mixing, pressing
Machines for use in making whipped cream [electric, kitchen]
Kitchen grinders, electric
Kitchen tools [electric utensils].
The mark was filed in class 11 with following description of goods:
Apparatus and installations for lighting, heating, cooling, steam generating, cooking, drying, ventilating and water supply and sanitary purposes
Appliances for cooking foodstuffs
Electric domestic cooking appliances
Electric skillets
Pans (Electric cooking -)
Electric broiling pans
Electric skillets
Domestic autoclave pressure cookers [electric]
Autoclaves, electric, for cooking
Stockpots (Electric -)
Electric cooking pots for industrial purposes
Steam cookers
Electric egg steamers for household purposes
Stew-pots (Electric -)
Multicookers
Electrical serving pots
Electric cooking pots [for household purposes]
Frying machines
Frying machines
Domestic frying pans [electric]
Deep fryers, electric
Domestic deep fryers [electric]
Oil-free electric fryers
Industrial deep fryers
Frying machines for food
Chip pans (Electric -)
Food and beverage cooking, heating, cooling and treatment equipment