The trademark The Chefs' Stories was filed by Lars-Oliver Ammer, a national of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant") and Antonia Gunilla Valeska Wien, a national of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Co-Applicant", and jointly with the "Applicant" referred to as the "Applicants" going forward). The application was published for oppositions on April 10, 2022, and received one opposition filed on June 20, 2022 by CARAPELLI FIRENZE, S.p.A. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by ELZABURU, S.L.P. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued June 20, 2022
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (German was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003173179 was rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on July 4, 2023 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 1 with following description of goods:
Plant food
Plant foods
Seaweed plant food.
The mark was filed in class 29 with following description of goods:
Jams
Olive oil [for food]
Extra virgin olive oil for food
Birds eggs and egg products
Soups and stocks, meat extracts
Meat and meat products
Prepared insects and larvae
Edible oils and fats
Dairy products and dairy substitutes
Fish, seafood and molluscs, not live
Processed fruits, fungi, vegetables, nuts and pulses
Sausage skins and imitations thereof.
The mark was filed in class 30 with following description of goods:
Sauces
Chocolates
Chocolate
Chocolate sauce
Chocolate beverages
Chocolate truffles
Drinking chocolate
Salt
Salt crackers
Spiced salt
Seasoned salt
Salt (Cooking -)
Table salt
Truffle salt
Pepper
Pepper vinegar
Mustard
Bread
Breads
Breadsticks
Breadcrumbs
Bread buns
Bread biscuits
Steamed bread
Bread crumbs
Bread doughs
Bread sticks
Pita bread
Rye bread
Bread mixes
Toasted bread
Fruit bread
Unfermented bread
Vinegar
Coffee, teas and cocoa and substitutes therefor
Ice, ice creams, frozen yogurts and sorbets
Processed grains, starches, and goods made thereof, baking preparations and yeasts
Salts, seasonings, flavourings and condiments
Sugars, natural sweeteners, sweet coatings and fillings, bee products.
The mark was filed in class 32 with following description of goods:
Non-alcoholic beverages
Beer and non-alcoholic beer
Beer and brewery products.
The mark was filed in class 33 with Alcoholic beverages (except beer) and Cider..
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods: