The trademark was filed by GIORGIO PINI, a national of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant") and ROLANDO PINI, a national of the Italian Republic (the "Co-Applicant", and jointly with the "Applicant" referred to as the "Applicants" going forward). The application was published for oppositions on September 7, 2023, and received one opposition filed on December 6, 2023 by Bierbaum-Proenen GmbH & Co. KG on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by FREISCHEM & PARTNER PATENTANWÄLTE MBB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued December 6, 2023
The application was filed in Italian, and Italian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
A transfer of the trademark registration was recorded on September 4, 2023.
The Opposition with reference B 003208226 was rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on September 18, 2024 by the EUIPO.