The trademark ÇILGIN SEVDA was filed by Mazlum Alakca, a national of the Swiss Confederation (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on January 2, 2023, and received one opposition filed on March 9, 2023 by MANTEQUERIAS ARIAS SA 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 March 9, 2023
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 003191705 was rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on February 5, 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
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
Sausage casings, natural or artificial
Prepared insects and larvae
Potato-based snack foods
Snack foods based on nuts
Snack foods based on vegetables
Snack foods based on legumes.
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
Pastries, cakes, tarts and biscuits (cookies)
Bread
Cereal bars and energy bars
Bakery goods
Chocolate
Candy cake
Prepared meals containing [principally] pasta
Noodle-based prepared meals
Rice.
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