The trademark LE GOURMET was filed by REWE-Zentral AG, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on March 25, 2001, and received undefined oppositions.
Opposition Proceedings
There are undefined Oppositions claimed against trademark.
The first opposition filed on June 25, 2001 by Zimbo Fleisch- und Wurstwarenproduktion GmbH & Co. KG on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by SCHNEIDERS & BEHRENDT PARTMBB, RECHTS- UND PATENTANWÄLTE and its proceedings were handled in German The second opposition filed on June 24, 2001 by Transgourmet Ibérica, S.A.U. on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Ungría López, Javier and its proceedings were handled in English
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Two renewals of the trademark were recorded, one on August 10, 2010, and the other one on July 21, 2020.
Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on April 15, 2002. Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on July 15, 2007. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on February 16, 2010.
The Appeal with reference B R0630/2004-1 was Opposition rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) CTMR with decision issued on March 15, 2005 by the EUIPO. The Opposition with reference B 000404097 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(a) CTMR with decision issued on May 23, 2004 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 29 with following description of goods:
Meat, fish, poultry, game, shellfish (processed), including preparations of the aforesaid goods
Sausage, meat, poultry and fish products, caviar
Meat, poultry, game and fish pastes, meat extracts
Fruit, vegetables and pulses, only in processed form
Fruit and vegetable paste
Delicatessen salads made of vegetables or salad leaves
Semi-prepared and prepared meals, namely soups (including instant packet soups), stews, dry and liquid prepared meals, mainly of one or more of the following goods
Meat, fish, vegetables, prepared fruit, cheese, including where applicable the aforesaid goods with added pasta or rice
Meat, fruit and vegetable jellies, jams
Eggs, milk and milk products, namely drinking milk, sour milk, butter milk, yoghurt, fruit yoghurt, yoghurt with chocolate or cocoa additives, non-alcoholic mixed milk drinks, kefir, cream, quark, fruit and herb quark snacks, desserts, mainly of milk and flavourings with gelatine and/or starch being binding agents, butter, clarified butter, cheese and cheese preparations
Jellies
Edible oils and fats
Snacks, included in class 29
All the aforesaid goods (where possible) also frozen or preserved, sterilised or homogenised.
The mark was filed in class 30 with following description of goods:
Sauces, including salad dressings, fruit sauces, ketchup, horseradish, capers
Coffee, tea, cocoa, chocolate, chocolate goods, cocoa-based powders for making beverages
Chocolate-based beverages, marzipan, nougat, marzipan and nougat products
Sugar, confectionery, sweetmeats (candy), namely boiled, peppermint and fruit sweets, chews, lollipops, chewing gum
Rice, tapioca, artificial coffee
Flour and cereal products, kernel cereals, namely rice, wheat, oats, barley, rye, millet, maize and buckwheat, including the aforesaid goods being in the form of mixtures and other preparations, in particular wheat bran, wheat germ, maize meal, maize semolina, linseed, muesli and muesli bars (mainly of cereal flakes, dried fruit, nuts), cereals, popcorn
Pizzas
Blancmanges
Bread, bread rolls, pastry and confectionery
Pasta and wholemeal pasta, in particular noodles
Ices and ice-cream
Honey, treacle, yeast, baking-powder
Salt
Mustard
Vinegar
Spices, mixed spices, pepper corns
Savoury biscuits, crisps made from cereals, and other snacks, included in class 30
Dry and liquid ready-to-serve meals, mainly consisting of pasta or rice
All the aforesaid goods (where possible) also frozen or preserved, sterilised or homogenised
Salted nuts.
The mark was filed in class 31 with following description of goods: