The trademark Ranber 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 17, 2021, and received one opposition filed on November 1, 2021 by YETI Coolers, LLC on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by TAOMA PARTNERS and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued November 1, 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 003157592 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on December 6, 2022 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 21 with following description of goods:
Coin banks
Coin banks (Piggy banks)
Metal coin banks
Non-metal coin banks
Coin banks of precious metal
Coin banks, not of metal
Coin banks, not of precious metal
Porcelain eggs
Porcelain signboards
Decorative porcelain ware
Statues of porcelain
Sculptures of porcelain
Statuettes of porcelain
Figurines of porcelain
Plaques of porcelain
Busts of porcelain
Porcelain cake decorations
Jardinieres of porcelain
Planters of porcelain
Porcelain flower pots
Sculptures made from porcelain
Garden gnomes of porcelain
Figurines made of porcelain
Wall decorations of porcelain
Ornaments [statues] made of porcelain
Ornamental sculptures made of porcelain
Porcelain articles for decorative purposes
Signboards of porcelain or glass
Ornamental models made of porcelain
Model vehicles [ornaments] made of porcelain
Works of art made of porcelain
Statues of porcelain, ceramic, earthenware or glass
Statues of porcelain, earthenware, ceramic or glass
Statuettes of porcelain, ceramic, earthenware or glass
Busts of porcelain, ceramic, earthenware or glass
3D wall art of made of porcelain
Figurines [statuettes] of porcelain, ceramic, earthenware or glass
Works of art of porcelain, ceramic, earthenware or glass
Works of art, of porcelain, terra-cotta or glass
Statues of porcelain, ceramic, earthenware, terra-cotta or glass
Statuettes of porcelain, ceramic, earthenware, terra-cotta or glass
Figurines of porcelain, ceramic, earthenware, terra-cotta or glass
Busts of porcelain, ceramic, earthenware, terra-cotta or glass
Works of art of porcelain, ceramic, earthenware, terra-cotta or glass
Statues, figurines, plaques and works of art, made of materials such as porcelain, terra-cotta or glass, included in the class
Plaques of pottery
Planters of pottery
Piggy banks of pottery
Tumble drier balls [household utensils]
Laundry balls for use as household utensils
Household utensils for cleaning, brushes and brush-making materials