The trademark PupGrade was filed by WGM - Wholesome Goods Madeira, Unipessoal Lda, a corporation established under the laws of the Portuguese Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 8, 2022, and received one opposition filed on December 7, 2022 by Tarazona Ferrando, Juan on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Pérez y Gómez de Zamora, Carlos 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 English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (German was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003184537 was rejected according to Article 8(1)(a) EUTMR with decision issued on March 7, 2024 by the EUIPO.