The trademark eA estrema d'Alpeggio Valle d'Aosta extrême d'Alpage Vallée d'Aoste was filed by A.R.P.A.V., a corporation established under the laws of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on March 8, 2023, and received one opposition filed on May 17, 2023 by Consorzio Produttori e tutela della D.O.P. Fontina on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Designation of origin or geographical indication prior to the date of application for registration of the EU mark. the opponent was represented by JACOBACCI & PARTNERS S.P.A.
The application was filed in Italian, and Italian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).