The trademark pinobat was filed by MOLARO GRAPHIC S.R.L., a corporation established under the laws of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on March 10, 2021, and received one opposition filed on June 9, 2021 by DC COMICS on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by Allen Overy Shearman Sterling LLP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued June 9, 2021
The application was filed in Italian, and Italian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).