The trademark Honrado was filed by Honrado Vineyards Lda, a corporation established under the laws of the Portuguese Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 1, 2022, and received one opposition filed on October 27, 2022 by MARKANT Services International GmbH on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by WEICKMANN & WEICKMANN PATENT- UND RECHTSANWÄLTE PARTMBB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 27, 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 003181932 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on November 6, 2023 by the EUIPO.