The trademark Ulduz was filed by Monolith International GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant") and "Монолит сървис" ЕООД, a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Bulgaria (the "Co-Applicant", and jointly with the "Applicant" referred to as the "Applicants" going forward). The application was published for oppositions on July 25, 2023, and received one opposition filed on October 18, 2023 by Uldo-Backmittel GmbH on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by PATENTANWÄLTE MAGENBAUER & KOLLEGEN PARTNERSCHAFT MBB and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 18, 2023
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on July 4, 2024. A transfer of the trademark registration was recorded on July 4, 2024.
The Opposition with reference B 003205154 was rejected according to Article 10(2) EUTMDR with decision issued on March 16, 2025 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
Sausages
Prepared meals made from meat [meat predominating]
Dried meat
Vegetable-based snack food
Potato crisps
Pickled fruits
Pickled vegetables
Fruit purees
Jellies, jams, compotes, fruit and vegetable spreads
Cheese
Tomato preserves
Dried fruit products.
The mark was filed in class 30 with following description of goods:
Deep frozen pasta
Snacks manufactured from muesli
Cereal-based snack food
Pasta
Pasta containing stuffings
Frozen meals consisting primarily of pasta
Prepared meals containing [principally] pasta
Ice creams, frozen yogurts, and sorbets
Coffee, teas and cocoa and substitutes therefor
Cooling ice
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
Sauces
Cereals
Noodles
Bread and buns
Pastries, cakes, tarts and biscuits (cookies)
Cereal bars and energy bars
Chocolates
Non-medicated confectionery products
Puddings
Chocolate
Chocolate spreads
Sweets (candy), candy bars and chewing gum
Viennoiserie
Jelly beans
Rice-based prepared meals
Snack bars containing a mixture of grains, nuts and dried fruit [confectionery]
Muesli bars
Sweetmeats [candy]
Savory sauces, chutneys and pastes.
The mark was filed in class 32 with following description of goods: