The trademark blackvenom was filed by Mohammad Ameri, a national of the Islamic Republic of Iran (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on July 22, 2021, and received one opposition filed on August 19, 2021 by VTEC Limited on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by NEXTMARQ and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued August 19, 2021
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 003153153 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on October 19, 2022 by the EUIPO.