The trademark SPUTNIK was filed by Ivano Veglio, a national of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on October 20, 2021, and received one opposition filed on January 18, 2022 by LA ZARAGOZANA S.A. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by 1919 POLO PATENT and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued January 18, 2022
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 003162465 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on December 12, 2023 by the EUIPO.