The trademark application MONBANA, THE GREAT CHOCOLATE EXPERIENCE was filed by MONBANA, a corporation established under the laws of the French Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on November 16, 2023, and it was registered by office on February 23, 2024 without any oppositions.
The application was filed in French (English was selected as the second language).
Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on August 8, 2023. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on October 10, 2023.
The Refusal with reference B 018865831 was partially rejected according to Article 7(1)(g) EUTMR with decision issued on August 14, 2023 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 30 with following description of goods:
Pastry and confectionery
Cocoa
Chocolates
Gianduja
Sweets, lollipops
Marshmallows
Liquorice
Lozenges
Truffles
Nougat goods
Fruit jellies, Fruit confectionery, Coated nuts
Caramels [candy]
Almond paste, Almond confectionery
Confectionery based on almond paste and fruit
Chocolate candies
Pralines
Filled chocolate
Truffles [confectionery]
Pralines made of chocolate
Chocolate candies
Chocolate eggs
Liqueur chocolates
Peanut confectionery, Fruit-based confectionery, Nut confectionery or Hazelnut-based confectionery
Almonds covered in chocolate
Chocolate-covered peanuts
Confectionery for Christmas trees and Christmas tree chocolates
Nougat
Marshmallows covered in chocolate
Biscuits
Nougatine
Cakes, Gingerbread cakes
Calissons
Dragees
Fruit biscuits
Fruit candy
Chocolate powder
Edible ices
Chocolate and cocoa-based spreads
Cakes, Dessert mousses [confectionery]
Beverages based on cocoa and chocolate.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Advertising
Direct mail advertising
Corporate communications services
Development, in relation to the following goods: Communication campaigns
Presentation of goods on communication media, for retail purposes
Organisation of promotional operations and exhibitions for commercial purposes for those working in the food trade (bakers, pastry chefs, chocolate makers, confectioners) producing chocolate-based goods
Dissemination of business and/or advertising information by radio, television or electronic means, or via global communications networks (the Internet) or private-access communications networks (intranets)
On-line newspaper subscription services
Organisation of exhibitions and trade fairs for commercial or advertising purposes
Providing of advertising and business information online on blogs, social networks and community networks
Sales promotion by means of a customer loyalty service via loyalty cards, discount cards
Marketing
Running of marketing campaigns
Collection and systematisation of information into computer databases
Services provided by a franchisor namely, Business management assistance
Retail services in relation to: Cocoa, Pastry and confectionery, Chocolate goods, Gianduja, candies, lollipops, marshmallows, Liquorice and lozenges
Retail services in relation to: Truffles, Turrón, Jellied fruits, Fruit confectionery, Coated nuts, Caramels (candy), Almond paste, Almond confectionery
Retail services in relation to: Confectionery based on almond paste and fruit, Chocolate goods, Chocolate sweets, Chocolate goods, Pralines, Filled chocolate, Chocolate truffles
Retail services in relation to: Chocolate pralines, chocolate confections, Chocolate eggs, Liqueur chocolates, Confectionery based on peanuts, fruit, nuts or hazelnuts, Chocolate-coated almonds, Chocolate-covered peanuts
Retail services in relation to: Christmas tree confectionery and chocolate goods, Nougat, Marshmallows covered in chocolate, Biscuits, Nougatine, Cakes, Gingerbread cakes, calissons [French dessert], Dragées, fruit cookies, fruit candy
Retail services in relation to: Chocolate powder, beverages based on cocoa and chocolate, Edible ices, bread spreads based on cocoa and chocolate, Cakes, Dessert mousses [confectionery].