The trademark ALVITAL was filed by CAFEA GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on February 28, 2021, and received one opposition filed on May 27, 2021 by Alliance UniChem IP Limited on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by McArdle, Shane and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued May 27, 2021
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).