The trademark Ligrani was filed by Food 15 S.r.l. a s.u, a corporation established under the laws of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on July 26, 2021, and received one opposition filed on October 10, 2021 by ALDI Einkauf SE & Co. oHG on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by SCHMIDT, VON DER OSTEN & HUBER RECHTSANWÄLTE STEUERBERATER PARTNERSCHAFT MBB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 10, 2021
The application was filed in Italian, and Italian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003156387 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on April 3, 2023 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 29 with following description of goods:
Tomato extracts
Tomato purée
Tomato paste
Tomato preserves
Tomato juice for cooking
Peeled tomatoes
Processed tomatoes
Tomato preserves
Tinned tomatoes
Condensed tomatoes
Tomato concentrates [puree]
Cooked olives
Dried olives
Olives, preserved
Olives, [prepared]
Olives, [prepared]
Stuffed olives
Olive puree
Canned processed olives
Olive oil
Extra virgin olive oil for food
Olive oil for food
Extra virgin olive oil for food
Strawberry jam
Raspberry jam
Cranberry jam
Orange and ginger marmalade
Pickles
Preserves, pickles
Tuna in oil
Vegetables, tinned
Vegetables, tinned
Vegetable chips
Prepared meat dishes
Prepared meals containing [principally] chicken
Prepared meals containing [principally] bacon
Prepared meals containing [principally] eggs
Prepared dishes consisting principally of meat
Prepared meals consisting primarily of kebab
Prepared meals consisting principally of vegetables
Ready cooked meals consisting primarily of turkey
Ready cooked meals consisting wholly or substantially wholly of meat
Ready cooked meals consisting wholly or substantially wholly of game
Ready cooked meals consisting wholly or substantially wholly of poultry
Prepared meals consisting primarily of duck
Prepared dishes consisting primarily of fishcakes, vegetables, boiled eggs, and broth (oden)
Meat
Fried meat
Sliced meat
Prepared meat
Poultry, not live
Frozen meat
Dried meat
Dried meat
Smoked meats
Mincemeat [chopped meat]
Meat, preserved
Fresh meat
Meat spreads
Freeze-dried meat
Cooked meats
Packaged meats
Roast meat
Sausage meat
Meat jellies
Meat floss
Steaks of meat
Chili con carne
Meat substitutes
Meat gelatines
Broth
Pork
Meat extracts
Meat, tinned
Meat, tinned
Meat preserves
Veal
Hamburgers
Beef
Meat spreads
Turkey meat
Duck meat
Donkey meat
Pork jerky
Meat pies
Meat and meat products
Canned cooked meat
Bottled cooked meat
Meat boiled down in soy sauce (tsukudani meat)
Beef slices
Pork preserves
Pulled pork
Pulled beef
Pulled chicken
Fresh chicken
Frozen chicken
Beef steaks
Pork steaks
Seitan [meat substitute]
Bullfrog meat
Extracts of poultry
Meat-based snack foods
Corned beef hash
Meat-based mousses
Poultry substitutes
Beef jerky
Luncheon meats
Soups and stocks, meat extracts
Cassoulet
Meat spreads
Beef meatballs
Poultry salads
Mutton slices
Vegetable-based meat substitutes
Shashliks
Frozen meals consisting primarily of meat
Fish, not live
Frozen fish
Pickled fish
Pickled fish
Fish, preserved
Dried fish
Smoked fish
Processed fish
Fish floss
Cooked fish
Fish fillets
Dishes of fish
Chowder
Steaks of fish
Fish, preserved
Fish, tinned
Fish croquettes
Fish sausages
Fish crackers
Fish jellies
Fish stock
Frozen cooked fish
Salted fish
Fish sticks
Fish balls
Fish paste
Fish extracts
Fish mousses
Bottled fish
Artificial fish roes
Boiled and dried fish
Swordfish, not live
Fish roe, prepared
Fish roe, prepared
Fish with chips
Fish cakes
Fish in olive oil
Fish-based foodstuffs
Fish products being frozen
Fish-based foodstuffs
Prepared entrees consisting primarily of seafood
Squid [prepared]
Mushrooms, prepared
Prepared meals made from poultry [poultry predominating]
Prepared meals consisting principally of game
Prepared meals consisting substantially of seafood
Prepared meals consisting primarily of meat substitutes
Prepared meals consisting primarily of fish
Prepared vegetable products
Spinach [prepared]
Falafel
Legume salads
Vegetables, preserved
Vegetables, cooked
Preserved pulses
Canned pulses
Vegetables, dried
Processed Pulses
Lentils, preserved
Vegetable mousses
Pieces of chicken for use as a filling in sandwiches
Olives stuffed with pesto in sunflower oil
Prepared peppers
Prepared meals consisting primarily of turkey
Prepared pine nuts
Prepared pistachio
Prepared rootstocks
Stock in the form of granules
Preparations for making bouillon
Mushrooms, preserved
Tangerines [preserved]
Peas, preserved
Preserved peppers
Truffles, preserved
Artichokes, preserved
Soya beans, preserved, for food
Berries, preserved
Salted meats
Soya beans, preserved, for food
Fermented bamboo shoots boiled and preserved in salt (menma)
Canned beans
Canned sliced fruits
Fruits, tinned
Tinned seafood
Canned snails
Canned soups
Canned peanuts
Canned spinach
Canned quail eggs
Mushrooms puree
Dried shiitake mushrooms
Oyster mushrooms, dried
Dried edible mushrooms
Dried edible black fungi
Dried bamboo fungus
Snack foods based on nuts
Snack mixes consisting of dehydrated fruit and processed nuts
Snack mixes consisting of processed fruits and processed nuts
Nut-based meal replacement bars
Fruit-based meal replacement bars
Fruit leathers
Fruit peel
Arrangements of processed fruit
Fruit-based concentrate for cooking
Fruit spreads
Nut toppings
Fruit desserts
Sliced fruit
Bottled sliced fruits
Preserved nuts
Dried nuts
Aromatized fruit
Crystallized fruits
Nuts being cooked
Frozen fruits
Fruit, preserved
Fruit preserved in alcohol
Fruit, stewed
Fermented fruits
Glazed fruits
Bottled fruits
Fruit Powders
Fruit, processed
Dried fruit
Candied nuts
Fruit jellies
Jellies, jams, compotes, fruit and vegetable spreads
Pressed fruit paste
Fruit marmalade
Mixtures of fruit and nuts
Dried fruit mixes
Fruit pulp
Dried fruit products
Fruit-based fillings for cobblers
Fruit peel
Fruit-based snack food
Candied fruit snacks
Dried fruit-based snacks
Fruit-based snack food
Processed sweet potatoes
Potato crisps in the form of snack foods
Snacks of edible seaweed
Fruit- and nut-based snack bars
Hamburgers
Uncooked hamburger patties
Turkey burgers
Soya patties
Vegetable burgers
Chicken burgers
Beefburgers
Tofu patties
Meat products being in the form of burgers.
The mark was filed in class 30 with following description of goods:
Pasta
Wholemeal pasta
Alimentary paste [dough]
Pasta sauce
Lentil pasta
Quinoa pasta
Chickpea pasta
Rice pasta
Seasoned bean paste
Soya bean paste [condiment]
Ginger paste [seasoning]
Buckwheat pasta
Pasta dishes
Meals consisting primarily of pasta
Shortbread part coated with chocolate
Prepared meals containing [principally] pasta
Dried and fresh pastas, noodles and dumplings
Bagels
Tomato sauce
Tomato sauce
Pralines
Bonbons made of sugar
Sugar-coated coffee beans
Hot chocolate
Chocolate candies
Chocolate drink preparations flavoured with orange
Chocolate drink preparations flavoured with nuts
Chocolate drink preparations flavoured with mint
Chocolate drink preparations flavoured with banana
Chocolate drink preparations flavoured with toffee
Chocolate drink preparations flavoured with mocha
Milk chocolates
Hot chocolate mixes
Vegan hot chocolate
Chocolate
Filled chocolate
Aerated chocolate
Chocolate-based spreads
Chocolate vermicelli
Chocolate eggs
Chocolate candies
Chocolate candies
Chocolate waffles
Chocolate pastries
Chocolate chips
Milk chocolates
Chocolate with alcohol
Chocolate bars
Imitation chocolate
Chocolate shells
Chocolate biscuits
Chocolate topping
Chocolate topping
Chocolate topping
Chocolate wafers
Chocolate creams
Chocolate mousses
Chocolate coffee
Chocolate powder
Chocolate pastes
Truffles [confectionery]
Chocolate-based beverages
Chocolate-based beverages
Chocolate desserts
Ice creams containing chocolate
Chocolate candies
Waffles with a chocolate coating
Chocolate-coated nuts
Biscuits having a chocolate coating
Chocolate flavoured confectionery
Almonds covered in chocolate
Chocolate coated fruits
Chocolate covered cakes
Chocolate-coated bars
Chocolate spreads containing nuts
Chocolate candies
Non-medicated confectionery containing chocolate
Biscuits having a chocolate flavoured coating
Deep chocolate cake made with chocolate sponge
Pralines made of chocolate
Chocolate confectionery containing pralines
Chocolate for confectionery and bread
Chocolate candy with fillings
Confectionery items coated with chocolate
Foodstuffs containing chocolate [as the main constituent]
Prepared desserts [chocolate based]
Chocolate candies
Chocolate confectionery having a praline flavour
Chocolate spreads
Non-medicated chocolate confectionery
Chocolate-coated sugar confectionery
Brownies
Milk chocolate teacakes
Cakes
Sweetmeats [candy]
Iced cakes
Sweetmeats [candy]
Frozen cakes
Ice-cream cakes
Dessert souffles
Sweetmeats [candy]
Dessert mousses [confectionery]
Prepared desserts [confectionery]
Prepared desserts [pastries]
Tea cakes
Cake bars
Tarts [sweet or savoury]
Biscuits [sweet or savoury]
Sweetmeats [candy] containing fruit
Breakfast cake
Sweet spreads [honey]
Sweets (candy), candy bars and chewing gum
Honey
Sugar, honey, treacle
Herbal honey lozenges [confectionery]
Hamburgers contained in bread rolls
Hamburgers contained in bread rolls
Hamburgers contained in bread rolls
Hamburgers contained in bread rolls
Hamburgers being cooked and contained in a bread roll
Pizzas
Pizzas
Preserved pizzas
Frozen pizzas
Chilled pizzas
Pizzas [prepared]
Pizzas
Fresh pizza
Pizza spices
Pizza flour
Uncooked pizzas
Pizza bases
Pizza dough
Sauces for pizzas
Sauces for pizzas
Sauces for pizzas
Pizza mixes
Pizza bases
Gluten-free pizza
Pizza crust
Prepared meals in the form of pizzas
Prepared pizza meals
Pre-baked pizzas crusts
Pizza dough mix
Frozen pizza crusts made of cauliflower
Flour
Vegetable flour
Yeast
Instant yeast
Sour dough
Leaven
Yeast and leavening agents
Baking powder
Yeast extracts for human consumption
Yeast powder
Flat bread
Yeast for brewing
Filled yeast dough with fillings consisting of vegetables
Filled yeast dough with fillings consisting of meat
Filled yeast dough with fillings consisting of fruits
Soya sauce
Yeast for use as an ingredient in foods
Processed grains, starches, and goods made thereof, baking preparations and yeasts
Cereals
Processed grains
Snack food products consisting of cereal products
Cereal flour
Cereal powders
Cereal bars
Ready-to-eat cereals
Cereal preparations
Toasted grain flour
Cereal bars and energy bars
Crackers made of prepared cereals
Cereals prepared for consumption by humans
Food preparations based on grains
Cereals prepared for consumption by humans
Breakfast cereals
Crisps made of cereals
Cereal-based snack food
Foodstuffs made from cereals
Muesli consisting predominantly of cereals
Biscuits for human consumption made from cereals
Cereal-based meal replacement bars
Breakfast cereals made of rice
Breakfast cereals flavoured with honey
Foods produced from baked cereals.
The mark was filed in class 32 with following description of goods:
Beer and brewery products
Soft drinks
Waters
Spring water
Aerated water [soda water]
Carbonated mineral water
Still water
Drinking water
Bottled drinking water
Tonic water [non-medicated beverages]
Flavoured waters
Soda water
Functional water-based beverages
Water-based beverages containing tea extracts
Beer
Craft beers
Malt wort
Barley wine [beer]
Beer-based beverages
Bock beer
Non-alcoholic beer
Saison beer
Low alcohol beer
Coffee-flavored beer
Lagers
Wheat beer
Malt beer
Black beer [toasted-malt beer]
Flavored beers
Beers enriched with minerals
Beer-based cocktails
IPA (Indian Pale Ale)
Kvass [non-alcoholic beverage]
Beer wort
Pale ale
Shandy
Porter
Stout
Imitation beer.
The mark was filed in class 43 with Decorating of food and consultancy services in the field of food and drink catering..