The trademark Lekkerland was filed by Lekkerland Europa Holding GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 13, 2006, and received one opposition filed on October 10, 2006 by LEKKERLAND ESPAÑA, S.L. on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Ungría López, Javier and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 10, 2006
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The renewal of the trademark was recorded by the office on October 13, 2015.
Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on January 9, 2010. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on March 16, 2014. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on November 6, 2017. Declaration under Art.28(8) EUTMR of the trademark registration was recorded on June 12, 2018. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on September 26, 2018.
The Opposition with reference B 001063728 was rejected according to Rule 22(2) CTMIR with decision issued on October 28, 2012 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 3 with following description of goods:
Bleaching preparations and other substances for laundry use
Cleaning, polishing, scouring and abrasive preparations
Cheeseburgers, hamburgers, hot dogs, prepared or semi-prepared meals of meat, fish, vegetables, game or cheese combined with bread or bread rolls
Prepared pulses, sauerkraut
Prepared soups, prepared meals, all consisting of meat and/or meat products and/or fish and/or fish products and/or vegetables and/or potatoes and/or prepared fruit and/or poultry and/or game
The aforesaid goods also frozen
Meat preserves
Salted meats
Charcuterie
Pâté (liver)
Fish preserves
Preserved, dried and cooked fruits and vegetables
Substitute meat, sausages and cutlets made mainly from soya
Raisins, hazelnut, peanut, cashew and pistachio nut kernels, and almonds, dried, roasted, salted and/or spiced
Dried fruit
Fruit pulp
Preparations made from fruits, mainly in the form of chips, bars or slabs
Spreads made mainly from vegetables, fruit, herbs, grains, flower pollen and/or spices, included in class 29
Jellies, fruit jellies
Jams, marmalade, fruit sauces
Eggs
Millk and milk products, namely powdered milk for food, drinking milk, sour milk, buttermilk, yoghurt, fruit yoghurt, yoghurt with chocolate or cocoa additives, non-alcoholic mixed milk drinks (milk predominating), kefir, cream, cream and sour cream, quark, fruit and herb quark desserts
Desserts, mainly of milk and flavourings with gelatine and/or starch being binding agents and/or of yoghurt, quark or cream
Butter, clarified butter
Cheese, cheese preparations, fresh cheese
Edible oils and fats
Margarine
Fat-containing mixtures for bread slices
Sweets and desserts, namely red fruit jelly and jelly.
The mark was filed in class 30 with following description of goods:
Coffee, tea, cocoa, sugar, confectionery, in particular sweets, lozenges (confectionery), caramels, chewing gum (not for medical purposes), liquorice (confectionery), chocolate, pralines, including the aforesaid goods with a wine or spirit filling
Flour and preparations made from cereals (except animal feed)
Cereals, corn flakes, muesli
Bread, pastry and confectionery, biscuits, cakes, rusks, long-life cakes and pastries
Snacks
Ready-to-eat baked or dried, half-set products in small pieces, made from wheat, rice or corn products
All the aforesaid goods also being extruded or coextruded and pressed products, including in bar form
Snacks made from extruded wheat, rice and corn products
Corn chips
Popcorn
Popcorn
Frozen pasta and bakery goods, flour and preparations made from cereals, fresh or dried, in particular frozen bread, bread rolls, baguettes, pastry and confectionery, including primary and intermediate products and semi-prepared products, including bread rolls, bread dough, flaky pastry
Frozen prepared meals of rice and/or pasta, namely pizzas, pizza and pasta pockets, pizza sections, pizza baguettes, meat pies and pies
Sandwiches
Sandwiches containing meat products, eggs or cheese products
Ices, ice-cream, powders for ices, ice-cream confectionery
Honey, treacle
Yeast, baking-powder
Salt, mustard
Vinegar, sauces (condiments), spices and spice preparations for food
Pepper
Pasta salads
Ice
Sweets and desserts, namely chocolate mousse, puddings, jam-filled pancakes
Spreads mainly made from spices.
The mark was filed in class 31 with following description of goods:
Agricultural, horticultural and forestry products as well as grains (as far as contained in class 31)
Dried flower arrangements
Fresh fruits and vegetables
Nuts
Seeds, natural plants and flowers, in particular cut flowers.
The mark was filed in class 32 with following description of goods:
Beers, including low-alcohol and non-alcoholic beers, beer-type drinks, including low-alcohol and non-alcoholic beer-type drinks, including malt drinks
Mixed drinks containing beer
Mineral and aerated waters and other non-alcoholic drinks, in particular lemonades and cola drinks
Isotonic beverages
Non-alcoholic mixed drinks
Fruit drinks and fruit juices
Non-alcoholic fruit must and fruit must extracts
Dietetic fruit nectars and fruit juice beverages, included in class 32
Vegetable juices for cooking and vegetable drinks
Syrups, concentrates and other preparations for making alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks
Effervescent powders and tablets for drinks.
The mark was filed in class 33 with following description of goods:
Alcoholic beverages (except beers)
Alcoholic fruit drinks, alcoholic apéritifs, alcoholic cocktails
Liqueurs, spirits, wine, cider, sparkling wine, wine-type beverages, beverages containing wine, alcoholic mixed drinks with a base of spirits or wine
The mark was filed in class 34 with following description of goods:
Processed tobacco and tobacco products, in particular cigarettes, cigars, cigarillos, fine cut tobacco, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, snuff, cigarettes containing tobacco substitutes, not for medical purposes
Smokers' articles, smokers' utensils and smokers' accessories, included in class 34 (not of precious metal or coated therewith), in particular tobacco tins, cigarette cases, ashtrays, snuff pouches, snuff boxes, cigarette holders, cigarette filters, pipe-cleaners, cigarette papers, cigarette tubing
Lighters, including fittings, namely gas cartridges, lighter flints and firestones.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Advertising, marketing, market research and sales promotion
Arranging of advertising services
Business management services
Business administration
Business management and organisation consultancy, in particular for kiosks, service station shops, convenience stores and supermarkets
Personnel consultancy
Rental of advertising space
Office functions
Organization and operating of promotions events
Organisation of exhibitions and trade fairs for commercial or advertising purposes
Distribution of goods (in particular flyers, prospectuses, printed matter and samples)
Invoicing, in particular invoicing for goods
All the aforesaid services also provided as a franchisor
Wholesaling and retailing of foodstuffs, convenience products in the food sector, beverages, food, drink and tobacco (in particular tobacco products and spirits), household goods, sanitary products, newspapers, periodicals, electronic equipment and fittings therefor, and telecommunications products
Promoting the sale of goods and services of others by providing discounts, incentives, sweepstakes, rebates, value-added offers and coupons
Economic forecasting
Import-export agencies
Marketing studies
Market research
Organization of exhibitions for commercial or advertising purposes
Procurement services for others [purchasing goods and services for other businesses]
Shop window dressing.
The mark was filed in class 36 with following description of goods:
Financial affairs
Financial services, in particular conducting payment transactions, factoring, providing financial know-how, issuing of customer cards, including for payment purposes
Brokering credit agreements
Insurance brokerage, for others
Monetary affairs
Invoice settlement, debt collection agencies
Real estate affairs
Renting of commercial premises
Real-estate and housing management.
The mark was filed in class 38 with following description of goods:
Telecommunications
Providing access to information on the Internet
Providing telecommunications channels for teleshopping services
Operating a teleshopping channel (broadcasting)
Providing multimedia marketing, sales and distribution services (included in class 38), in particular broadcasting of teleshopping programmes
Arranging telecommunications services
Rental of message sending apparatus
Sending apparatus (Rental of message-)
Rental of telecommunication equipment
Information about telecommunication.
The mark was filed in class 39 with following description of goods:
Transport
Logistics services in the transport and storage sector
Transport
Packaging and storage of goods
Transport and storage of waste and recycling materials.
The mark was filed in class 40 with Treatment of materials and recycling of waste and rubbish..
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Arranging and conducting of seminars, conferences, training courses and further education
Personnel, team and organisational development through training and further training
Providing of training
Publication of printed matter in electronic format, including on the Internet
Online publishing of electronic books and periodicals.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto
Industrial analysis and research services
Design and development of computer hardware and software
Legal services
Consultancy with regard to the design of homepages and Internet pages
Quality control
Providing legal know-how (franchising) and technical know-how (franchising)
Licensing of industrial property
Computer rental
Rental of computer software.
The mark was filed in class 43 with following description of goods:
Services for providing food and drink, temporary accommodation, in particular restaurants, fast-food restaurants, self-service restaurants or snack bars