The trademark ESSI Extra Melmesa was filed by "ESSI" SH.P.K, a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Albania (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on May 19, 2020, and received one opposition filed on August 18, 2020 by PODRAVKA prehrambena industrija d.d. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by ITEM D.O.O. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued August 18, 2020
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (Spanish was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003128846 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on April 11, 2022 by the EUIPO.