The trademark THE MELON was filed by THE MELON BRAND SL, a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of Spain (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 23, 2022, and received one opposition filed on November 23, 2022 by LYM HOLDINGS on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Downing, Michael Philip and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued November 23, 2022
The application was filed in Spanish, and Spanish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Refusal with reference B 018437009 was partially rejected according to Article 7(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on June 1, 2022 by the EUIPO.