The trademark Zona de Cava was filed by Zona de Cava S.L.U., a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of Spain (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on July 5, 2022, and received one opposition filed on October 5, 2022 by CONSEJO REGULADOR DE LA DENOMINACIÓN DE ORIGEN PROTEGIDA CAVA on Designation of origin or geographical indication prior to the date of application for registration of the EU mark. the opponent was represented by BERENGUER Y POMARES ABOGADOS and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 5, 2022
The application was filed in Polish, and Polish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Refusal with reference B 018668152 was partially rejected according to Article 7(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on December 21, 2022 by the EUIPO.