The trademark mesh was filed by Stecca motors, a corporation established under the laws of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 8, 2022, and received one opposition filed on November 8, 2022 by Société d'Importation de Motos et d'Accessoires (SIMA) on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by JOUBERT, Arnaud and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued November 8, 2022
The application was filed in Italian, and Italian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003182952 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on October 15, 2023 by the EUIPO.