The trademark NATO NERO was filed by TERRE D'OLTREPO' SOCIETA' COOPERATIVA AGRICOLA PER AZIONI, a corporation established under the laws of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 18, 2021, and received one opposition filed on November 10, 2021 by Grapes & Barley, LLC on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Vulchev Ivanov, Deyan and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued November 10, 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 003158147 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on January 18, 2023 by the EUIPO.