The trademark ARTICANIS was filed by Andrea Tagliabracci, a national of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant") and Mattia Paganelli, a national of the Portuguese Republic (the "Co-Applicant", and jointly with the "Applicant" referred to as the "Applicants" going forward). The application was published for oppositions on August 10, 2022, and received one opposition filed on October 24, 2022 by OPKO HEALTH SPAIN, S.L.U. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by HERRERO & ASOCIADOS and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 24, 2022
The application was filed in Italian, and Italian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 5 with following description of goods:
Vitamin supplements for animals
Mineral dietary supplements for animals
Dietary supplements for pets
Vitamin and mineral supplements for pets
Dietary pet supplements in the form of pet treats
Dietary supplements for animals
Protein supplements for animals
Medicated supplements for foodstuffs for animals
Nutritional additives to foodstuffs for animals, for medical purposes
Vitamins for animals
Medicated animal feed
Neutraceutical preparations for animals
Vitamins for pets.
The mark was filed in class 31 with following description of goods: