The trademark РИГАНА was filed by Ригана АД, a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Bulgaria (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on June 7, 2021, and received one opposition filed on August 5, 2021 by RINGANA GmbH on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by RECHTSANWÄLTE LINTL, RENGER PARTNERSCHAFT MBB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued August 5, 2021
The application was filed in Bulgarian, and Bulgarian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 1 with following description of goods:
Industrial chemicals
Chemical products for adsorbing
Chemical products for absorbing
Chemical additives for use in industry
Gas mixtures for use in industry
Defoamers for use in the food processing industry
Growing media, fertilizers and chemicals for use in agriculture, horticulture and forestry
Salts for industrial purposes
Chemical and organic compositions for use in the manufacture of food and beverages
Food protein as a raw material
Proteins for use in the manufacture of food supplements
Proteins for human foodstuffs which form emulsions as part of the manufacturing process
Stabilising agents for use in food
Stabilisers for vitamins
Vitamins for the food industry
Alcohol for pickling foodstuffs
Milk ferments for the food industry
Emulsifiers
Emulsifiers for use in the food processing industries
Emulsifiers for use in the manufacture of foods
Oils for the preservation of food
Chemical substances for preserving foodstuffs
Chemical substances for preserving and emulsifying foodstuffs
Yeast nutrients for industrial purposes
Nutrients for plants
Polysaccharides for use in flavouring
Enzymes for use in flavouring
Albumenized paper
Protein prepared from soya beans for use in the manufacture of foodstuffs
Saccharin
Artificial sweeteners [chemical preparations].
The mark was filed in class 2 with following description of goods:
Thinners and thickeners for coatings, dyes and inks
Dyes, colorants, pigments and inks
Raw natural resins
Coatings
Food dyes
Food and beverage colorings
Additives for use as colorants for foodstuffs
Food colorants derived from berries
Food colorants derived from succulent fruits
Colorants for use in the manufacture of food
Malt extracts for use as a colourant for food
Colorants for beverages
Malt extracts for use as a colourant for beverages.
The mark was filed in class 3 with following description of goods:
Essential oils and aromatic extracts
Toiletries
Cleaning and fragrancing preparations
Animal grooming preparations
Tailors' and cobblers' wax
Food flavourings [essential oils]
Food flavorings prepared from essential oils.
The mark was filed in class 5 with following description of goods:
Air deodorising and air purifying preparations
Pest control preparations and articles
Sanitary preparations and articles
Dental preparations and articles, and medicated dentifrices
Dietary supplements and dietetic preparations
Medical dressings, coverings and applicators
Vitamins and vitamin preparations
Liquid nutritional supplements
Enzyme dietary supplements
Protein dietary supplements
Glucose dietary supplements
Mineral nutritional supplements
Yeast dietary supplements
Dietary and nutritional supplements
Food supplements in liquid form
Mineral food supplements
Protein powder dietary supplements
Nutritional supplements for livestock feed
Food for diabetics
Vitamin preparations in the nature of food supplements
Powdered nutritional supplement drink mix
Nutritional supplement meal replacement bars for boosting energy
Albumin dietary supplements
Animal dips [preparations]
Starch for dietetic use.
The mark was filed in class 29 with following description of goods:
Sausage skins and imitations thereof
Meat and meat products
Dairy products and dairy substitutes
Processed fruits, fungi, vegetables, nuts and pulses
Prepared insects and larvae
Birds eggs and egg products
Fish, seafood and molluscs, not live
Soups and stocks, meat extracts
Edible oils and fats
Cooked meat dishes
Prepared salads
Prepared meat dishes
Prepared meals made from meat [meat predominating]
Formed textured vegetable protein for use as a meat substitute
Oils for food
Edible fats
Hydrogenated oils for food
Hardened oils for food
Vegetable fats for food
Rape oil for food
Fatty substances for the manufacture of edible fats
Albumen for culinary purposes
Vegetable extracts for food
Vegetable extracts for cooking
Extracts of vegetables [juices] for cooking
Edible flowers, dried
Processed soybeans
Dried soya beans
Soya beans, preserved, for food
Edible oils for glazing foodstuffs
Edible oils for use in cooking foodstuffs
Spiced oils
Milk substitutes
Egg substitutes
Cheese substitutes
Butter substitutes
Meat substitutes
Margarine substitutes
Seitan [meat substitute]
Poultry substitutes
Sour cream substitutes
Rice milk
Plant-based milk substitutes
Vegetable-based meat substitutes
Prepared meals consisting primarily of meat substitutes
Blanched nuts
Shelled nuts
Walnut kernels
Spiced nuts
Roasted nuts.
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
Ice, ice creams, frozen yogurts and sorbets
Processed grains, starches, and goods made thereof, baking preparations and yeasts
Salts, seasonings, flavourings and condiments
Flavourings for foods
Extracts of cocoa for use as flavours in foodstuffs
Flavouring syrups
Flavourings for soups
Spice rubs
Curry spice mixes
Stew seasoning mixes
Salt
Cooking salt
Table salt
Seasonings
Seasoning mixes
Cloves [spice]
Chutneys [condiments]
Processed herbs
Taco seasoning
Alimentary seasonings
Dry seasonings
Flavorings and seasonings
Garden herbs, preserved [seasonings]
Marinades containing seasonings
Savory sauces, chutneys and pastes
Flavourings for soups [other than essential oils]
Marinades containing herbs
Sauces
Dressings for salad
Sauces [condiments]
Chili seasoning
Chocolate topping
Spicy sauces
Fruit coulis [sauces]
Canned sauces
Concentrated sauce
Herb sauces
Pasta sauce
Vegetable purees [sauces]
Curry sauces
Mushroom sauces
Gravy mixes
Meat gravies
Sauces for pizzas
Sauces for rice
Sauce powders
Sauces containing nuts
Sauces for ice cream
Sauces for chicken
Cooking sauces
Tomato sauce
Sauces for frozen fish
Dried sauce in powder form
Savory sauces used as condiments
Pasta preserves
Gravy mixes in granular form
Preparations for making up into sauces
Mixes for preparing sauces
Mayonnaise-based sauces
Truffle cream sauces
Sauces for barbecued meat
Tea substitutes
Ice cream substitute
Honey substitutes
Marzipan substitutes
Artificial coffee
Imitation chocolate
Sugar substitutes
Artificial rice [uncooked]
Imitation custard
Vegetal preparations for use as coffee substitutes
Chicory based coffee substitute
Soy-based ice cream substitute
Chicory for use as substitutes for coffee
Flowers or leaves for use as tea substitutes
Sugar
White sugar
Brown sugar
Natural low calorie sweeteners
Sweeteners consisting of fruit concentrates
Sweeteners (Natural -) in granular form
Theine-free tea sweetened with sweeteners
Natural sweeteners in the form of fruit concentrates
Confectionery
Farinaceous foods
Wheat starch flour
Rice starch flour
Custard powder
Starch vermicelli.
The mark was filed in class 31 with following description of goods:
Live animals, organisms for breeding
Litter peat
Agricultural and aquacultural crops, horticulture and forestry products
Bait, not artificial
Fodder
Garden herbs, fresh
Raw and unprocessed horticultural products
Raw horticultural products
Vegetables, fresh
Fresh fruits and vegetables
Fresh fruits, nuts, vegetables and herbs
Peanuts, fresh
Almonds [fruits]
Nuts [fruits]
Nuts being fresh
Nuts, unprocessed
Raw nut kernels
Edible nuts [unprocessed].
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Advertising, marketing and promotional services
Business assistance, management and administrative services
Auctioneering services
Online ordering services
Advertising the goods and services of online vendors via a searchable online guide
Provision of an online marketplace for buyers and sellers of goods and services
Online advertising network matching services for connecting advertisers to websites
On-line ordering services in the field of restaurant take-out and delivery
Retail services relating to food
Retail services in relation to foodstuffs
Wholesale services in relation to foodstuffs
Retail services via catalogues related to foodstuffs
Unmanned retail store services relating to food
Retail services in relation to food cooking equipment
Wholesale services in relation to food cooking equipment
Mail order retail services related to foodstuffs
Retail services via global computer networks related to foodstuffs.