The trademark They ARE was filed by Мартина Бонева, a national of the Republic of Bulgaria (the "Applicant") and Христина Чекова, a national of the Republic of Bulgaria (the "Co-Applicant", and jointly with the "Applicant" referred to as the "Applicants" going forward). The application was published for oppositions on August 4, 2022, and received one opposition filed on November 6, 2022 by BOTELLA ZAFRA, ROCÍO on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by March Cabrelles, Maria Consuelo and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued November 6, 2022
The application was filed in Bulgarian, and Bulgarian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003182734 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on May 29, 2024 by the EUIPO.