The trademark HOPUS was filed by PIRCHER BRENNEREI AG -PIRCHER DISTILLERIA S.p.A., a corporation established under the laws of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on March 19, 2020, and received one opposition filed on June 18, 2020 by OPUS ONE WINERY LLC. on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued June 18, 2020
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on January 14, 2021.