The trademark BLANCERE was filed by Koch OÜ, a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Estonia (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on January 26, 2022, and received one opposition filed on March 6, 2022 by Rotkäppchen-Mumm Sektkellereien GmbH on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Sippel-Grau, Silvia and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued March 6, 2022
The application was filed in Estonian, and Estonian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003165424 was rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on November 6, 2023 by the EUIPO.