The trademark Frapuchatta was filed by Servicios Expomar Corp., a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Panama (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on May 11, 2023, and received one opposition filed on July 24, 2023 by Starbucks Corporation on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by Hogan Lovells (Alicante) S.L. & Cia. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 24, 2023
The application was filed in Spanish, and Spanish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on July 16, 2023.
The Opposition with reference B 003200204 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on October 6, 2024 by the EUIPO.