The trademark BIBENDO.IT was filed by JONATHAN MARINI, a national of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on June 17, 2020, and received one opposition filed on September 17, 2020 by Matthew Clark Bibendum Limited on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued September 17, 2020
The application was filed in Italian, and Italian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).