The trademark FIREBALLS GC was filed by Liv Golf Ltd., a corporation established under the laws of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on June 1, 2022, and received one opposition filed on August 31, 2022 by Sazerac Brands, LLC 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 31, 2022
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (German was selected as the second language).