The trademark VITALMA was filed by Alma Wines S.r.l., a corporation established under the laws of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on July 28, 2020, and received one opposition filed on October 25, 2020 by VMZ Trunk GmbH & Co. KG on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by Runggas, Olaf and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 25, 2020
The application was filed in Italian, and Italian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
A transfer of the trademark registration was recorded on June 29, 2021.