The trademark Chinani was filed by Musai Kazim Sarica, a national of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on April 11, 2021, and received one opposition filed on July 11, 2021 by Chobani, LLC on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by HGF B.V. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 11, 2021
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003150441 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on November 26, 2024 by the EUIPO. The Opposition with reference B 003150441 was rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on May 21, 2023 by the EUIPO. The Appeal with reference B R1559/2023-4 was Other according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on May 22, 2024 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 29 with following description of goods:
Meat and meat products
Dairy products and dairy substitutes
Sausage casings, natural or artificial
Fish, seafood and molluscs, not live
Edible oils and fats
Soups and stocks, meat extracts
Processed fruits, fungi, vegetables, nuts and pulses
Birds eggs and egg products
Prepared insects and larvae
Meat spreads
Cheese
Fish, seafood and molluscs spreads
Jellies, jams, compotes, fruit and vegetable spreads
Banana chips
Berry soup
Cottage cheese fritters
Organic nut and seed-based snack bars
Bisques
Roast chicken
Broth [soup]
Bulgogi [Korean beef dish]
Fried chicken
Shepherd's pie
Casseroles [food]
Apple flakes
Apple chips
Antipasto salads
Pre-packaged dinners consisting primarily of seafood
Caesar salad
Chicharron
Chile con queso
Chili con carne
Vegetable-based chips
Chop suey
Chowder
Bean dip
Dolmas
Egg muffins
Pickled eggs
Steamed egg hotchpotch
Stews
Edible birds' nests
Falafel
Prepared entrees consisting primarily of seafood
Cooked dish consisting primarily of chicken and ginseng (samgyetang)
Cooked dish consisting primarily of soybean paste and tofu (doenjang-jjigae)
Cooked dish consisting primarily of rich soybean paste and tofu (cheonggukjang-jjigae)
Cooked dish consisting primarily of fermented vegetable, pork and tofu (kimchi-jjigae)
Cooked dish consisting primarily of stir-fried chicken and fermented hot pepper paste (dak-galbi)
Cooked dish consisting primarily of stir-fried beef and fermented soy sauce (Sogalbi)
Prepared meals made from meat [meat predominating]
Prepared meals made from poultry [poultry predominating]
Prepared meals containing [principally] eggs
Prepared dishes consisting principally of meat
Prepared meals containing [principally] chicken
Prepared meals containing [principally] bacon
Prepared meals consisting principally of vegetables
Prepared meals consisting substantially of seafood
Instant soup
Prepared meals consisting principally of game
Low-fat potato crisps
Fish with chips
Steamed cakes of smashed fish and yam (hampen)
Fish crackers
Fish cakes
Steamed or toasted cakes of fish paste (kamaboko)
Tube-shaped toasted cakes of fish paste (chikuwa)
Beef bouillon
Meatballs
Prepared meat dishes
Frittatas
Fruit chips
Fool
Fruit-based meal replacement bars
Fruit-based snack food
Galbi [grilled meat dish]
Poultry salads
Pieces of chicken for use as a filling in sandwiches
Frozen pre-packaged entrees consisting primarily of seafood
Filled potato skins
Stuffed olives
Grilled fish fillets
Grilled chicken (Yakitori)
Cooked meat dishes
Frozen cooked fish
Vegetable-based entrees
Pork jerky
Vegetable soup preparations
Chicken jerky
Duck jerky
Instant miso soup
Bombay mix
Beans cooked in soy sauce (Kongjaban)
Soy-based snack foods
Legume salads
Chicken nuggets
Chicken salad
Chicken wings
Fritters
Vegetable-based snack foods
Prepared vegetable dishes
Vegetable chips
Vegetable salads
Dishes of fish
Waffle fries
Guacamole [mashed avocado]
Gumbo
Scotch eggs
Prepared dishes consisting primarily of fishcakes, vegetables, boiled eggs, and broth (oden)
Frozen prepared meals consisting principally of vegetables
Hummus [chickpea paste]
Olives stuffed with red peppers
Olives stuffed with feta cheese in sunflower oil
Fruit salads
Soy-based food bars
Nut-based food bars
Nut-based meal replacement bars
Nut-based snack foods
Noodle soup
Miso soup
Mixes for making soup
Matzo ball soup
Cassava chips
Beef jerky
Cheese sticks
Cheese dips
Soups
Canned pork and beans
Coconut chips
Consommes
Potato snacks
Potato salad
Potato fritters
Potato pancakes
Potato crisps in the form of snack foods
Potato crisps
Snack foods based on nuts
Sweet corn-based snack foods
Cheese-based snack foods
Coconut-based snacks
Nut and seed-based snack bars
Fruit- and nut-based snack bars
Snack mixes consisting of processed fruits and processed nuts
Snack mixes consisting of dehydrated fruit and processed nuts
Shish kabobs
Quick-frozen vegetable dishes
Sashimi
Potato-based salads
Olives stuffed with red peppers and almonds
Olives stuffed with almonds
Olives stuffed with pesto in sunflower oil
Omelettes
French fries
Quenelles
Quenelles [fish]
Quenelles [meat]
Ratatouille
Beef tripe
Beef stew
Hash browns
Rosti [fried grated potato cakes]
Ready cooked meals consisting wholly or substantially wholly of poultry
Ready cooked meals consisting wholly or substantially wholly of game
Ready cooked meals consisting wholly or substantially wholly of meat
Prepared beef
Prepared snails [escargot]
Squid [prepared]
Dried fruit mixes
Dried fruit-based snacks
Beancurd sticks
Teriyaki chicken
Tajine [prepared meat, fish or vegetable dish]
Surimi
Soup cubes
Soup powders
Soup pastes
Soup concentrates
Canned soups
Soy chips
Snacks of edible seaweed
Potato-based snack foods
Snack foods based on legumes
Snack foods based on vegetables
Meat-based snack foods
Milk-based snacks
Tofu-based snacks
Onion rings
Prepared meat
Prepared salads
Tzatziki
Yucca chips
Ready cooked meals consisting primarily of turkey
Prepared meals consisting primarily of turkey
Prepared meals consisting primarily of kebab
Ready cooked meals consisting primarily of chicken
Frozen meals consisting primarily of chicken
Frozen meals consisting primarily of poultry
Prepared meals consisting primarily of meat substitutes
Frozen meals consisting primarily of meat
Chilled foods consisting predominately of fish
Cooked meals consisting principally of fish
Frozen meals consisting primarily of fish
Prepared meals consisting primarily of fish
Prepared meals consisting primarily of duck
Pre-packaged dinners consisting primarily of game
Pre-cut vegetable salads
Pre-cooked curry stew
Pre-cooked soup
Pre-cooked miso soup.
The mark was filed in class 30 with following description of goods:
Ice, ice creams, frozen yogurts and sorbets
Coffee, teas and cocoa and substitutes therefor
Salts, seasonings, flavourings and condiments
Processed grains, starches, and goods made thereof, baking preparations and yeasts
Sugars, natural sweeteners, sweet coatings and fillings, bee products
Bread
Pastries, cakes, tarts and biscuits (cookies)
Cereal bars and energy bars
Sweets (candy), candy bars and chewing gum.
The mark was filed in class 31 with following description of goods:
Foodstuffs and fodder for animals
Agricultural and aquacultural crops, horticulture and forestry products
Live animals, organisms for breeding
Bait, not artificial
Bedding and litter for animals
Plants
Fungi.
The mark was filed in class 32 with following description of goods:
Soft drinks
Non-alcoholic preparations for making beverages
Beer and brewery products.
The mark was filed in class 33 with following description of goods: