The trademark MAFIA CONNECTION was filed by Videa Next Station S.r.l., a corporation established under the laws of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on July 6, 2022, and received one opposition filed on October 5, 2022 by Take-Two Interactive Software, 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 LLP 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 Italian, and Italian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Refusal with reference B 018720327 was Rejected according to Article 7(1)(f) EUTMR with decision issued on November 9, 2022 by the EUIPO.