The trademark BELISSA was filed by THE WINE PEOPLE Srl, a corporation established under the laws of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on May 6, 2021, and received one opposition filed on May 26, 2021 by Zimmermann-Graeff & Müller GmbH on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Rohwedder & Partner Rechtsanwälte mbB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued May 26, 2021
The application was filed in Italian, and Italian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003147702 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on July 24, 2022 by the EUIPO.