The trademark Provito was filed by SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED, a corporation established under the laws of Japan (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on March 22, 2020, and received one opposition filed on May 27, 2020 by BASF Agro B.V. Arnhem (NL), Zweigniederlassung Freienbach on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Jäkel, Ute and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued May 27, 2020
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (Spanish was selected as the second language).