EUTM file information

018703817

Ruffles

May 16, 2022

Trademark Summary

The trademark Ruffles was filed by PEPSICO, INC., a U.S. corporation (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on May 30, 2022, and received one opposition filed on June 2, 2022 by Intersnack Deutschland SE on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by HARMSEN UTESCHER and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued June 2, 2022

The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (German was selected as the second language).

The Opposition with reference B 003172251 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on March 21, 2024 by the EUIPO. The Appeal with reference B R1005/2024-5 was Trade mark application partially refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on February 2, 2025 by the EUIPO.

Goods And Services

  • The mark was filed in class 29 with following description of goods:
    1. Meat
    2. Fish
    3. Poultry
    4. Game
    5. Meat extracts
    6. Preserved, dried and cooked fruits and vegetables
    7. Jellies
    8. Jams
    9. Compotes
    10. Eggs
    11. Milk
    12. Milk products
    13. Edible oils and fats
    14. Dips
    15. Cheese
    16. Yogurt
    17. Edible nuts
    18. Processed nuts
    19. Processed edible seeds
    20. Nut-based food bars
    21. Mixtures of fruit and nuts
    22. Potato chips
    23. Potato crisps
    24. Potato-based snack foods
    25. Soy-based snack foods
    26. Soy chips
    27. Fruit-based snack food
    28. Fruit chips
    29. Yucca chips
    30. Prepared beef
    31. Beef jerky
    32. Puffed pork rind
    33. Vegetable salads
    34. Fruit and vegetable spreads
    35. Vegetable-based snack foods and chips
    36. Ready to eat snack foods consisting primarily of potatoes and chips, nuts, nut products, seeds, fruits, vegetables or combinations thereof
    37. Legume-based snacks and spreads.
  • The mark was filed in class 30 with following description of goods:
    1. Coffee
    2. Tea
    3. Cocoa
    4. Artificial coffee
    5. Sugar
    6. Rice
    7. Tapioca
    8. Sago
    9. Flour
    10. Preparations made from cereals
    11. Bread
    12. Pastry
    13. Confectionery
    14. Ices
    15. Honey
    16. Treacle
    17. Yeast
    18. Baking powder
    19. Salt
    20. Mustard
    21. Vinegar
    22. Sauces (condiments)
    23. Spices
    24. Cereals
    25. Processed grains
    26. Snack food products made from cereal flour
    27. Snack food products made from potato flour
    28. Snack food products made from rice flour
    29. Crackers
    30. Taco chips
    31. Tortilla chips
    32. Flour-based chips
    33. Grain-based chips
    34. Cereal-based snack food
    35. Cereal based food bars
    36. Cereal bars and energy bars
    37. Rice-based snack food
    38. Rice chips
    39. Rice crisps
    40. Rice crackers
    41. Puffed rice
    42. Cakes (rice-)
    43. Snack foods made from corn
    44. Processed corn
    45. Popcorn
    46. Roasted corn
    47. Puffed corn snacks
    48. Maize-based snack products
    49. Extruded snacks containing maize
    50. Poppadoms
    51. Pretzels
    52. Cereal seeds, processed
    53. Snack bars containing a mixture of grains, nuts and dried fruit [confectionery]
    54. Salsas
    55. Sauces
    56. Spicy sauces
    57. Coated nuts [confectionery]
    58. Ready to eat snack foods consisting primarily of grains, corn, cereal or combinations thereof.