The trademark Lrocaoai was filed by Qiuping Yi, a national of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant") and Shenzhen Xinghe Department Store Co., Ltd., a corporation established under the laws of the People's Republic of China (the "Co-Applicant", and jointly with the "Applicant" referred to as the "Applicants" going forward). The application was published for oppositions on August 18, 2021, and received one opposition filed on November 18, 2021 by LA ROCCA EXPRES, S.A. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by ISERN PATENTES Y MARCAS, S.L. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued November 18, 2021
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003158619 was rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on November 21, 2022 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 21 with following description of goods:
Non-electric food mixers
Kitchen mixers, non-electric
Non-electric food mixers [for household purposes]
Bakeware
Aluminium bakeware
Bakeware [not toys]
Disposable paperboard bakeware
Camping grills
Grills [cooking utensils]
Cleaning brushes for barbecue grills
Grills in the nature of cooking utensils
Bread baskets for household purposes
Corkscrews, electric and non-electric
Saucepans
Earthenware saucepans
Saucepans (Earthenware -)
Scourers for saucepans
Pressure cooking saucepans, non-electric
Non-electric pressure cooking saucepans
Moulds [kitchen utensils]
Aluminium moulds [kitchen utensils]
Cocktail shakers
Mixers, manual [cocktail shakers]
Pot lids
Closures for pot lids
Plastic lids for plant pots
Cooking pots
Paper cooking pots
Cooking pots [non-electric]
Non-electric rice cooking pots
Couscous cooking pots, non-electric
Non-electric cooking pots and pans
Cooking pots and pans [non-electric]
Cooking pots for use in microwave ovens
Kitchen cutting boards
Cutting boards for the kitchen
Funnels
Cooking funnels
Plastic funnels
Pie funnels
Automobile oil funnels
Funnels for kitchen use
Whisks, non-electric, for household purposes
Frying pans
Pans (Frying -)
Pancake frying pans
Egg frying pans
Frying pans [non-electric]
Non-electric frying pans
Grinders (Non-electric -)
Kitchen grinders, non-electric
Domestic grinders, non-electric
Spice grinders (Non-electric -)
Non-electric meat grinders
Non-electrical coffee grinders
Hand-operated grinders
Hand-operated food grinders
Coffee grinders, hand-operated
Hand-operated coffee grinders
Hand-operated pepper grinders
Pepper grinders, hand-operated
Hand-operated salt grinders
Flower pots
Pots (Flower -)
Porcelain flower pots
Pots for flowers
Saucers for flower pots
Covers, not of paper, for flower pots
Japanese rice bowls (chawan)
Japanese rice bowls of precious metal (chawan)
Japanese rice bowls not of precious metal [chawan]
Laundry baskets for household purposes
Bamboo baskets for household purposes
Metal baskets for household purposes
Baskets for waste paper littering for household purposes
Baskets for household purposes
Kitchen utensils
Tenderizers [kitchen utensils]
Spatulas [kitchen utensils]
Molds [kitchen utensils]
Egg separators [kitchen utensils]
Garlic presses [kitchen utensils]
Presses (Garlic -) [kitchen utensils]
Household or kitchen utensils
Mixing spoons [kitchen utensils]
Kitchen utensils of silicon
Kitchen utensils, not of precious metal
Tortilla presses, non-electric [kitchen utensils]
Containers for household or kitchen use
Glassware
Crystal [glassware]
Painted glassware
Glassware (Painted -)
Beverage glassware
Hand cut crystal glassware
Glassware for household purposes
Porcelain
Porcelain ware
Porcelain eggs
Porcelain signboards
Porcelain coasters
Porcelain mugs
Decorative porcelain ware
Boxes of porcelain
Statues of porcelain
Sculptures of porcelain
Statuettes of porcelain
Figurines of porcelain
Plaques of porcelain
Busts of porcelain
Dinnerware of porcelain
Tableware of porcelain
Porcelain cake decorations
Mugs of porcelain
Pottery
Plaques of pottery
Planters of pottery
Cups made of pottery
Piggy banks of pottery
Tangsancai (tri-coloured glazed pottery)
Tea sets
Cups
Tea cups
Egg cups
Cups (Egg -)
Feeding cups
Coffee cups
Mixing cups
Paper cups
Cardboard cups
Glass cups
Sippy cups
Compostable cups
Sake cups
Biodegradable cups
Drinking cups
Plastic cups
Fruit cups
Liqueur cups
Household utensils
Sieves [household utensils]
Sifters [household utensils]
Graters [household utensils]
Dishes [household utensils]
Utensils for household purposes
Cinder sifters [household utensils]
Graters [non-electric household utensils]
Tumble drier balls [household utensils]
Laundry balls for use as household utensils
Household utensils for cleaning, brushes and brush-making materials