The trademark GOAT NATION was filed by Omar de tommaso, a national of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on May 2, 2022, and received one opposition filed on August 2, 2022 by 1661, Inc. on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by Fieldfisher (Belgium) LLP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued August 2, 2022
The application was filed in Italian, and Italian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).