The trademark IMPASTA was filed by Impasta Foods, LLC, a Limited Liability Company (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on May 18, 2021, and received one opposition filed on August 17, 2021 by imPASTA Inc. on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (c) Likelihood of confusion, (d) 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 August 17, 2021
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (Italian was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003153063 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(a) EUTMR with decision issued on March 7, 2023 by the EUIPO.