The trademark Donut empire was filed by C&M, a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Malta (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on July 12, 2021, and received one opposition filed on October 7, 2021 by BIMBO DONUTS IBERIA S.A. on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by CURELL SUÑOL S.L.P. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 7, 2021
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (Italian was selected as the second language).
Requests for conversion of an EUTM application into a national trade mark application of the trademark registration was recorded on November 8, 2021.