The trademark MAGNUM OPUS CRISTAL was filed by COMTEMP-COMPANHIA DOS TEMPEROS, LDA, a corporation established under the laws of the Portuguese Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on April 19, 2020, and received one opposition filed on July 16, 2020 by OPUS ONE WINERY LLC. on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by Stobbs Ireland Limited and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 16, 2020
The application was filed in Portuguese, and Portuguese was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003126317 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on November 24, 2022 by the EUIPO.