The trademark PHL PORTUGAL HERITAGE LINENS was filed by ABILIO R. BARBOSA & FILHO, LDA, a corporation established under the laws of the Portuguese Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on November 22, 2022, and received one opposition filed on December 7, 2022 by 26 UNITED CORPO SA on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by de Combles de Nayves, Marie and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued December 7, 2022
The application was filed in Portuguese, and Portuguese was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003184553 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on February 7, 2024 by the EUIPO.
The application claimed as seniority of the Portuguese Republic trademark 650031 registered on January 4, 2021 and filed on September 22, 2020 which was refused by the office.