The trademark RUSSIAN EAGLE was filed by Gallery SIA, a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Latvia (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on October 20, 2020, and received one opposition filed on January 20, 2021 by Sazerac Brands, LLC on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by Fieldfisher LLP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued January 20, 2021
The application was filed in Latvian, and Latvian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).