The trademark PowerUp gel was filed by Do.di.ci. sas, a corporation established under the laws of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on July 6, 2023, and received one opposition filed on October 8, 2023 by The Procter & Gamble Company on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by BIRD & BIRD LLP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 8, 2023
The application was filed in Italian, and Italian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003204515 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on July 4, 2024 by the EUIPO.