The trademark WITAXA was filed by Michal Pollák, a national of the Slovak Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on January 24, 2023, and received one opposition filed on April 19, 2023 by REMY COINTREAU EUROPE & MEA SA on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by SODEMA CONSEILS S.A. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued April 19, 2023
The application was filed in Slovak, and Slovak was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003194271 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on April 8, 2024 by the EUIPO.