The trademark Tulum was filed by Los Muertos Spirits GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on April 16, 2023, and received one opposition filed on July 16, 2023 by CONSORZIO DI TUTELA DELLA DENOMINAZIONE DI ORIGINE CONTROLLATA "TERRE TOLLESI O TULLUM" on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Designation of origin or geographical indication prior to the date of application for registration of the EU mark. the opponent was represented by AKRAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SRL and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 16, 2023
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).