The trademark BITTER was filed by Manufaktur Jörg Geiger GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on May 9, 2021, and received one opposition filed on June 1, 2021 by GEMELLii Drinks GmbH on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by MAS & P: MIESS ALTHERR SIBINGER UND PARTNER RECHTSANWÄLTE PARTNERSCHAFTSGESELLSCHAFT and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued June 1, 2021
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).