The trademark Buffet was filed by Michal Darila, a national of the Slovak Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 3, 2020, and received one opposition filed on December 2, 2020 by ORIGINAL BUFF, S.A. on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by CURELL SUÑOL S.L.P. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued December 2, 2020
The application was filed in Slovak, and Slovak was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Requests for conversion of an EUTM application into a national trade mark application of the trademark registration was recorded on April 11, 2024. Requests for conversion of an EUTM application into a national trade mark application of the trademark registration was recorded on July 18, 2024.
The Appeal with reference B R0528/2022-2 was Application rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on December 15, 2022 by the EUIPO. The Opposition with reference B 003136022 was rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on February 1, 2022 by the EUIPO. The null with reference B T-101/23 was Decision confirmed according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on February 6, 2024 by the EUIPO.