The trademark TOBRASTAR was filed by Diadema Farmaceutici S.r.l., a corporation established under the laws of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 10, 2021, and received one opposition filed on October 26, 2021 by Novartis AG on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by MILOJEVIC, SEKULIC & ASSOCIATES, S.L. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 26, 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 003157312 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on January 29, 2023 by the EUIPO.