The trademark CUBA RHUM CUNEO was filed by VENCHI S.P.A., a corporation established under the laws of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on June 14, 2020, and received one opposition filed on July 22, 2020 by CORPORACION CUBA RON, S.A. on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Designation of origin or geographical indication prior to the date of application for registration of the EU mark. the opponent was represented by ARS PRIVILEGIUM, S.L. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 22, 2020
The application was filed in Italian, and Italian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on April 5, 2021. Relative errors of the trademark registration was recorded on June 7, 2023.
The Opposition with reference B 003126623 was rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on February 9, 2023 by the EUIPO.