The trademark MCÑAC was filed by Bodegas Esmeralda S.A., a corporation established under the laws of the Argentine Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 3, 2021, and received one opposition filed on November 3, 2021 by Bureau National Interprofessionnel du Cognac on Designation of origin or geographical indication prior to the date of application for registration of the EU mark. the opponent was represented by ALTIUS and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued November 3, 2021
The application was filed in Spanish, and Spanish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).