The trademark CANTA BOCA Verdejo RUEDA was filed by Intense Wines BV, a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 22, 2020, and received one opposition filed on December 22, 2020 by CONSEJO REGULADOR DE LA DENOMINACIÓN DE ORIGEN RUEDA 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 December 22, 2020
The application was filed in Dutch, and Dutch was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).