The trademark MONAKA was filed by Marco Paolo Noseda, a national of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant") and Gianpaolo Melzi d'Eril, a national of the Italian Republic (the "Co-Applicant", and jointly with the "Applicant" referred to as the "Applicants" going forward). The application was published for oppositions on November 24, 2014, and received one opposition filed on January 19, 2015 by ALDI SÜD Kommanditgesellschaft on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by SAXINGER Rechtsanwalts GmbH and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued January 19, 2015
The application was filed in Italian, and Italian 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 15, 2023.
The Opposition with reference B 002462565 was rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) CTMR with decision issued on July 21, 2015 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 29 with following description of goods:
Meats
Processed fruits, fungi and vegetables (including nuts and pulses)
Oils and fats
Fish, seafood and molluscs
Dairy products and dairy substitutes
Meat spreads
Salted meats
Chicken nuggets
Steaks of meat
Game
Smoked meats
Beef slices
Beef jerky
Pork
Pork preserves
Beef
Turkey meat
Veal
Fresh meat
Mincemeat [chopped meat]
Sausage meat
Dried meat
Frozen meat
Luncheon meats
Saveloys
Meat, preserved
Bacon rinds
Meat extracts
Liver
Foie gras
Offal
Gelatine
Meat gelatines
Haggis
Hamburgers
Beefburgers
Corn dogs
Bacon
Pork loin
Animal marrow for food
Mortadella
Bologna
Pates
Pieces of chicken for use as a filling in sandwiches
Poultry
Poultry, not live
Fresh poultry
Deep-frozen poultry
Chicken
Chicken pieces
Cooked chicken
Dehydrated chicken
Fried chicken
Deep frozen chicken
Meatballs
Lamb products
Meat products being in the form of burgers
Processed meat products
Frozen meat products
Turkey products
Ham
Prosciutto
Quenelles [meat]
Pie fillings of meat
Roast beef
Salami
Sausages
Smoked sausages
Hotdog sausages
Knuckle of ham
Meat substitutes
Turkey
Tripe
Fruit and vegetable spreads
Ajvar [preserved peppers]
Laver
Kelp [processed]
Algae prepared for human foods
Alginates for culinary purposes
Aloe vera prepared for human consumption
Cashew nuts (Prepared -)
Peanuts, prepared
Coated peanuts
Roasted peanuts
Broccoli
Fruit peel
Artichokes
Carrots
Frozen celery cabbages
Chickpeas
Gherkins
Maraschino cherries
Onions, preserved
Pickled onions
Cocktail onions
Coconut powder
Fruit, stewed
Tomato purée
Fruit preserves
Garlic [preserved]
Fruit conserves
Tomato preserves
Preserves, pickles
Sauerkraut
Dates
Weed extracts for food
Vegetable extracts for cooking
Extracts of vegetables [juices] for cooking
Vegetable extracts for food
Chilli beans
Preserved soya beans
Soya beans, preserved, for food
Dried beans
Baked beans
Broad beans
Beans, preserved
Frozen brackens (Gosari)
Figs
Coconut flakes
Apple flakes
Toasted sheets of laver (yaki-nori)
Fruit chips
Preserved nuts
Dried nuts
Candied fruits
Nuts being cooked
Frozen fruits
Preserved fruits
Fruit preserved in alcohol
Cooked fruits
Glazed fruits
Bottled fruits
Canned fruits
Prepared fruits
Dried fruit
Ground nuts
Processed nuts
Pickled fruits
Frosted fruits
Mushrooms, preserved
Mushrooms, prepared
Fruit jellies
Frozen bamboo shoots
Preserved jujubes
Sweetcorn [preserved]
Kimchi [fermented vegetable dish]
Lecithin for culinary purposes
Dried pulses
Lentils, preserved
Dried lentils
Fruit salads
Vegetable salads
Tangerines [preserved]
Ground almonds
Mixtures of fruit and nuts
Dried fruit mixes
Mousses (Vegetable -)
Seasoned nuts
Edible nuts
Coconut, desiccated
Prepared nuts
Salted nuts
Shelled nuts
Spiced nuts
Roasted nuts
Olives, preserved
Olives, [prepared]
Preserved vegetables
Frozen vegetables
Garlic paste
Fruit paste
Frozen prepared meals consisting principally of vegetables
Yams
Low-fat potato chips
Potato crisps in the form of snack foods
Fruit pectin
Pectin for culinary purposes
Pickled peppers
Peas, preserved
Yellow split peas
Marrowfat peas
Split peas
Green split-peas
Peas, processed
Fruit pulp
Dried fruit products
Prepared vegetable products
Instant mashed potato
Processed roots
Fruit pie fillings
Edible seeds
Edible sunflower seeds
Sunflower seeds, prepared
Dried soya beans
Seeds, prepared
Candied fruit snacks
Pickles
Mixed pickles
Piccalilli
Spinach [prepared]
Fruit juices for cooking
Vegetable juice concentrates for food
Vegetable juices for cooking
Tomato juice for cooking
Truffle juice
Truffles, preserved
Dried truffles [edible fungi]
Raisins
Sultanas
Toasted laver
Vegetables, dried
Processed vegetables
Peeled vegetables
Mixed vegetables
Pickled vegetables
Squashes [plants, preserved]
Savory butters
Clarified butter
Concentrated butter
Butter for use in cooking
Coconut butter
Edible fats
Corn fats
Cooking fats
Vegetable fats for cooking
Beef fat
Fatty substances for the manufacture of edible fats
Fat-containing mixtures for bread slices
Edible oils
Edible oils for use in cooking foodstuffs
Edible oils for glazing foodstuffs
Linseed oils [edible]
Coconut oil and fat [for food]
Cooking oils
Chilli oil
Olive oil for food
Groundnut oil
Butter oil
Canola oil
Coconut oil
Colza oil for food
Sunflower oil for food
Corn oil
Nut oils
Palm kernel oil for food
Olive oil
Bone oil, edible
Palm oil for food
Edible oils derived from fish [other than cod liver oil]
Flaxseed oil for culinary purposes
Sesame oil
Soybean oil
Soya bean oil for food
Soybean oil for cooking
Extra-virgin olive oil
Blended oil [for food]
Butter preparations
Suet for food
Beef tallow [for food]
Lard for food
Anchovy
Spiny lobsters
Spiny lobsters, not live
Herrings
Herrings [not live]
Sweetfish [not live]
Whales [not live]
Fish sticks
Steaks of fish
Squid [prepared]
Carp [not live]
Caviar
Shellfish, not live
Ark-shells [not live]
Fish preserves
Mussels, not live
Silkworm chrysalis, for human consumption
Crustaceans, not live
Fish meal for human consumption
Anchovy fillets
Kipper fillets
Fish fillets
Sheets of dried laver (hoshi-nori)
Sea foods
Fish and seafood spreads
Seafood [not live]
Processed seafood
Shrimps, not live
Prawns, not live
Lobsters, not live
Crayfish, not live
Shelled prawns
Crabs [not live]
Crab
Escargots
Cooked snails
Cods [not live]
Blue mussels [not live]
Non-living molluscs
Mousses (Fish -)
Sea-cucumbers, not live
Sea breams [red snappers, not live]
Abalones [not live]
Oysters [not live, for human consumption]
Oysters, not live
Fish paste
Fish
Smoked fish
Frozen fish
Preserved fish
Frozen cooked fish
Salted fish
Canned fish
Processed fish
Pickled fish
Dried fish
Dishes of fish
Octopuses [not live]
Fish balls
Seafood products
Fish products being frozen
Foods made from fish
Quenelles [fish]
Sea urchins [not live]
Salmon
Smoked salmon
Salmon [not live]
Sardines
Sardines [not live]
Sea basses [not live]
Soft-shelled turtles [not live]
Tuna fish
Tuna fish [preserved]
Tuna fish [not live]
Snail eggs for consumption
Fish eggs for human consumption
Fish roe, prepared
Short-necked clams [not live]
Clams, not live
Cheese sticks
Lactic acid bacteria drinks
Beverages made from or containing milk
Drinks made from dairy products
Drinking yogurts
Flavoured milk beverages
Milk drinks containing fruits
Milk beverages, milk predominating
Beverages consisting principally of milk
Butter
Garlic butter
Butter with herbs
Cancoillotte
Cheddar cheese
Double cream
Buttercream
Cheese spreads
Low fat dairy spreads
Dairy spreads
Dulce de leche [condensed milk]
Non-alcoholic eggnog
Ferments (Milk -) for culinary purposes
Cheese fondue
Cheese products
Cream cheese
Soft white cheese
Fresh unripened cheeses
Cheese mixtures
Low fat cheese
Soft cheese
Cheese containing herbs
Cheese containing spices
Cottage cheese
Blue cheese
Ready grated cheese
Cheese powder
Processed cheese
Milk shakes
Ghee
Dairy-based whipped topping
Kefir [milk beverage]
Milk
Protein milk
Flavoured milk
Buttermilk
Curd
Condensed milk
Soya milk [milk substitute]
Dried milk
Fermented milk
Flavoured milk powder for making drinks
Powdered milk for food purposes
Skimmed milk
Margarine
Blended butter
Cream [dairy products]
Sour cream
Whipped cream
Coffee cream in the form of powder
Preparations for making yoghurt
Rennet
Butter substitutes
Cottage cheese preparations
Milk products
Quark
Curd cheese
Ryazhenka [fermented baked milk]
Cheese dips
Whiteners [dairy] for beverages
Whey
Brawn
Margarine substitutes
Tofu
Yoghurt
Soya yoghurt
Low fat yoghurts
Flavoured yoghurts
Fruit flavoured yoghurts
Yoghurt made from goats milk
Casseroles [food]
Onion rings
Blancmanges
Bombay mix
Stock
Soups
Stock [prepared]
Beef bouillon
Fish stock
Vegetable stock
Broth [soup]
Filled potato skins
Dairy puddings
Roast chestnuts
Corned beef hash
Chili con carne
Chop suey
Chilled foods consisting predominately of fish
Broth concentrates
Condensed tomatoes
Puffed pork rind
Croquettes
Fish crackers
Stock cubes
Soup cubes
Dahls
Fruit desserts
Desserts made from milk products
Yoghurt desserts
Artificial milk based desserts
Extracts for soups
Roast beef flavoured extract
Potato flakes
Fritters
Potato fritters
Potato dumplings
Gumbo
Vegetable burgers
Potato salad
Chicken salad
Prepared salads
Stuffed cabbage rolls
Vegetable soup preparations
Stewed apples
Soup mixes
Canned soups
Mixes for making soup
Edible birds' nests
Soup pastes
Cooked meals consisting principally of fish
Chilled meals made from fish
Pre-packaged dinners consisting primarily of seafood
Prepared meals made from poultry [poultry predominating]
Prepared meals consisting substantially of seafood
Prepared meals consisting principally of game
Hash brown potatoes
Shepherd's pie
Potato chips
French fries
Kale chips
Soy chips
Yucca chips
Frozen french fries
Fish in olive oil
Fish with chips
Cooked meat dishes
Ready cooked meals consisting wholly or substantially wholly of meat
Ready cooked meals consisting wholly or substantially wholly of poultry
Ready cooked meals consisting wholly or substantially wholly of game
Prepared meals made from meat [meat predominating]
Prepared meals containing [principally] bacon
Prepared meals containing [principally] chicken
Prepared meals containing [principally] eggs
Prepared meat dishes
Prepared dishes consisting principally of meat
Pollen prepared as foodstuff
Faggots [food]
Soup powders
Bouillon (Preparations for making -)
Soup (Preparations for making -)
Mashed potato
Quenelles
Rhubarb in syrup
Rosti [fried grated potato cakes]
Banana chips
Dairy-based dips
Sausages in batter
Vegetarian sausages
Scotch eggs
Fruit-based snack food
Soy-based snack foods
Soya [prepared]
Potato-based snack foods
Stews
Potato snacks
Tamale
Fish cakes
Custard style yoghurts
Chowder.
The mark was filed in class 30 with following description of goods: