The trademark Rizo was filed by SHENZHEN VERDEWELL TECHNOLOGY LIMITED, a corporation established under the laws of the People's Republic of China (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on March 20, 2022, and received one opposition filed on June 15, 2022 by Imperial Tobacco Intellectual Property Limited on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by GEVERS and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued June 15, 2022
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (Italian was selected as the second language).