The trademark J & STIER was filed by Giovanni Maria Gallo, a national of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on January 31, 2022, and received one opposition filed on March 1, 2022 by Contorion GmbH on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Thomas, Raphael and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued March 1, 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 003165188 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on March 6, 2023 by the EUIPO.