The trademark ZIP SHIELD was filed by SHADELAB S.R.L., a corporation established under the laws of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on February 6, 2020, and received one opposition filed on May 14, 2020 by Ideas by Design Ltd. on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by MAGUIRE BOSS and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued May 14, 2020
The application was filed in Italian, and Italian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).