The trademark CUISINOV was filed by CONCERTO, a corporation established under the laws of the French Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on April 12, 2023, and received one opposition filed on July 11, 2023 by Conair LLC on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by DLA PIPER NEDERLAND N.V. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 11, 2023
The application was filed in French, and French was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 7 with following description of goods:
Fitted or unfitted electric household apparatus and instruments namely Beaters, electric, Mixers [machines]
Whisks, electric, for household purposes
Knives, electric
Vacuum cleaners
Coffee grinders, other than hand-operated
Centrifugal machines
Kitchen machines, electric
Blenders, electric, for household purposes
Peeling machines
Meat choppers [machines]
Washing machines [laundry]
Wringing machines for laundry
Machines and apparatus for cleaning, electric
Cleaning appliances utilizing steam
Tin openers, electric
Grating machines for vegetables
Food processors, electric
Dishwashers
Machines, namely Washing machines
Steam engines
Crushing machines
Machine tools.
The mark was filed in class 11 with Apparatus for lighting, heating, steam generating, cooking, refrigerating, drying, ventilating, water supply and sanitary purposes.
The mark was filed in class 16 with Printed matter, Catalogues, Publications, Prospectuses, Magazines [periodicals], Posters, Advertisement boards of paper or cardboard, Paper stationery.
The mark was filed in class 20 with Furniture, Mirrors (silvered glass), Frames, all the aforesaid goods Of wood, cork, reed, cane, wicker, horn, bone, ivory, whalebone, shell, amber, mother-of-pearl, meerschaum and substitutes for all these materials, or of plastics.
The mark was filed in class 21 with following description of goods:
Household or kitchen utensils and containers (not of precious metal or coated therewith)
Combs and sponges
Brushes
Material for brush-making
Cleaning articles
Steelwool
Glass, unworked or semi-worked, except building glass.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Advertising, Business management, Support services in relation to business management, product promotional services for others
Indexing and Retail services in relation to: Electric kitchen apparatus of all kinds namely, domestic electrical appliances, Baking apparatus, refrigerating apparatus, Suction apparatus and Washing apparatus
Retail and/or wholesale services in relation to the following goods: Electric kitchen apparatus of all kinds That is, domestic electrical appliances, Baking apparatus, refrigerating apparatus, Suction apparatus and Washing apparatus.
The mark was filed in class 36 with Banking, Financial consultancy, Financing and funding services, Issuance of credit cards and Financial guarantee services..
The mark was filed in class 37 with Repair, Installation, In connection with the following goods: Household and kitchen furniture and apparatus, Commissioning services In connection with the following goods: Electric household appliances and Furniture for kitchens and Consultancy, in relation to the following fields: Fitting (installation) of kitchens..
The mark was filed in class 38 with Telecommunication services, Especially On internet.
The mark was filed in class 39 with Transport, packaging and storage of goods for kitchen equipment.
The mark was filed in class 41 with Providing of training to professional kitchen designers in the field of kitchen design and fitting.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Computer software design, Installation of computer software and Updating of computer software, Reconstruction of databases, Computer programming
Quality control, Namely expertise Approval of professionals seeking to become members of an approved kitchen designer network
Consultancy in relation to the following fields: Planning [design] of kitchens.