The trademark NUT EXPERT was filed by ΑΦΟΙ Δ. ΜΕΝΕΞΟΠΟΥΛΟΙ - Επεξεργασία & Εμπορία Ξηρών Καρπών - Ανώνυμος Εταιρεία, a corporation established under the laws of the Hellenic Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on December 10, 2020, and received one opposition filed on March 7, 2021 by ZAGO S.R.L. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by JACOBACCI & PARTNERS S.P.A. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued March 7, 2021
The application was filed in Greek, and Greek was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Refusal with reference B 018152799 was partially rejected according to Article 7(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on July 14, 2020 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 29 with following description of goods:
Vegetable preserves
Preserved peppers
Processed soybeans
Dahls
Processed shallots [used as a vegetable, not seasoning]
Cooked truffles
Fish stock
Dried beans
Pickled vegetables
Processed lemons
Aromatized fruit
Processed asparagus
Pollen prepared as foodstuff
Berries, preserved
Crystallized fruits
Processed oranges
Pre-cut vegetables for salads
Vegetable powders
Vegetable pate
Yellow morels, dried
Processed apples
Tomato preserves
Pickled kohlrabi
Rosti [fried grated potato cakes]
Tofu skin
Mixed vegetables
Peanut paste
Aloe vera prepared for human consumption
Cocktail onions
Snacks of edible seaweed
Salted vegetables
Freeze-dried vegetables
Chicken stock
Butter preparations
Butter with herbs
Canned sliced vegetables
Pickled jalapenos
Dried olives
Potato flakes
Maraschino cherries
Pickled hot peppers
Potato salad
Processed eggplant
Dried bamboo fungus
Fermented bamboo shoots boiled and preserved in salt (menma)
Dried kelps
Processed edible cordyceps
Processed, edible seaweed
Dried flakes of laver for sprinkling on rice in hot water (ochazuke-nori)
Processed pepperoncinis
Evaporated milk
Instant mashed potato
Grilled vegetables
Olives, preserved
Vegetable-based snack foods
Dried soya beans
Dried lentils
Rice milk for culinary purposes
Cocoa butter
Canned pulses
Processed papayas
Processed grape leaves
Dried edible tremella fuciformis
Concentrated butter
Carrots
Soya yoghurt
Prepared vegetable products
Processed collard greens
Crystallized ginger
Fruit preserves
Camellia seed oil for food
Mushrooms, preserved
Oat milk
Soup cubes
Split peas
Dried pieces of agar jelly (kanten)
Banana chips
Vegetable soup preparations
Dried Chinese yams
Tangerines [preserved]
Processed edible flowers
Cooked olives
Preserved vegetables (in oil)
Processed lemongrass
Gherkins
Processed mustard greens
Formed textured vegetable protein for use as a meat substitute
Processed mangos
Mixes for making broths
Dried shiitake mushrooms
Arrangements of processed fruit
Strawberries being preserved
Dried pulses
Processed roots
Dried pawpaws
Rennet
Processed peaches
Dried pineapples
Boiled potatoes
Vegetable-based concentrate for cooking
Preserved chilli peppers
Beef bouillon
Processed scallions
Mushrooms, prepared
Processed onions
Broth [soup]
Pickled peppers
Prepared rootstocks
Peas, preserved
Prepared fruits
Chilli beans
Dried turnip
Dried edible seaweed (hoshi-wakame)
Processed tomatoes
Dried longan
Peach flakes
Squashes [plants, preserved]
Beef fat
Pre-cut vegetable salads
Peeled potatoes
Peeled carrots
Beef tallow [for food]
Preserved potatoes
Processed apricots
Processed lychee fruit
Edible dried flowers
Processed potatoes
Stock cubes
Baked beans
Soup pastes
Dried edible day-lily buds
Mushrooms, preserved
Beans, preserved
Dried edible seaweed
Animal fats for food
Processed artichokes
Corn fats
Pickled onions
Dried bamboo shoot
Uncongealed tofu (Tofu nao)
Vegetable extracts for cooking, preserved pulses
Hawthorn flakes
Processed pimientos
Olives stuffed with red peppers
Miso soup
Processed cactus for food
Dried edible black fungi
Artichokes, preserved
King boletes, dried
Preserved plums
Bottled vegetables
Truffle paste
Lecithin for culinary purposes
Algae prepared for human foods
Peeled tomatoes
Dried blueberries
Extracts of vegetables [juices] for cooking
Cooked fruits
Soy-based snack foods
Weed extracts for food
Eggplant parmigiana
Vegetable extracts for food
Veal stock
Vegetable stock
Dried edible mushrooms
Sweet corn, processed
Infused raisins
Mousses (Vegetable -)
Processed bean sprouts
Dried figs
Fruit pectin
Clarified butter
Pre-cut vegetables
Dried edible algae
Pickled watermelon rind
Processed cherries
Processed spirulina
Dried durians
Processed vegetables
Apple flakes
Preserved and flattened oranges
Kiwifruit flakes
Edible seeds
Vegetables, cooked
Raisins
Honey butter
Peeled vegetables
Crushed sesame
Shortening
Alginates for culinary purposes
Prunes
Processed quinces
Onions, preserved
Fruit peel
Processed peppers
Stock [prepared]
Grated potato nuggets
Spicy beef broth (yukgaejang)
Vegetable burgers
Snack foods based on legumes
Frozen french fries
Whale fat for food
Mushrooms puree
Legume-based spreads
Low-fat potato crisps
Non-dairy creamer
Black currants, processed
Marrowfat peas
Canned spinach
Oyster mushrooms, dried
Potato fritters
Ginger, preserved
Dried persimmon (Got-gam)
Soya [prepared]
Pre-cooked miso soup
Broth concentrates
Dried dates
Dried strawberries, processed chickpeas
Caponata
Pectin for culinary purposes
Processed parsnips
Processed dates
Processed avocados
Dried okra
Toasted laver
Tofu-based snacks
Pickled ginger
Olives, [prepared]
Dried chinese cabbage
Processed Pulses
Processed sweet potatoes
Preparations for making bouillon
Garlic paste
Lard
Breaded and fried jalapeno peppers
Ajvar [preserved peppers]
Palm hearts, processed
Dried truffles [edible fungi]
Pine pollen prepared as foodstuff
Suet for food
Ox bone based broth (seolleongtang)
Frozen fruits
Vegetables, dried
Edible shavings of dried kelp (tororo-kombu)
Processed cabbage
Clam juice
Canned sliced fruits
Jelly made from devils' tongue root (konnyaku)
Processed edible flowers in crystallized form
Peas, processed
Vegetables, tinned [canned (Am.)]
Processed vegetables
Dried mangoes
Canned processed olives
Dried fruit
Noodle soup
Stock in the form of granules
Seasoned laver (Jaban-gim)
Dried cranberries
Processed plantain seeds
Processed blueberries
Olives stuffed with feta cheese in sunflower oil
Fruits, tinned [canned (Am.)]
Vegetable juices for cooking
Processed brussel sprouts
Processed watermelon seeds, dried long net stinkhorn