The trademark WE.ARE.RHONE was filed by WineOnTheRocks SA, a corporation established under the laws of the Swiss Confederation (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 13, 2022, and received one opposition filed on December 12, 2022 by Institut National De L'origine Et De La Qualite - INAO on Designation of origin or geographical indication prior to the date of application for registration of the EU mark. the opponent was represented by JONES DAY and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued December 12, 2022
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Refusal with reference B 018755326 was partially rejected according to Article 7(1)(j) EUTMR with decision issued on March 5, 2023 by the EUIPO. The Opposition with reference B 003184874 was rejected according to Article 8(6) EUTMR with decision issued on August 15, 2024 by the EUIPO. The Appeal with reference B R1852/2024-4 was Trade mark application refused according to Article 8(6) EUTMR with decision issued on June 2, 2025 by the EUIPO.