The trademark Apple Dice was filed by Amusnet Interactive, a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Bulgaria (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 10, 2023, and received one opposition filed on November 12, 2023 by Apple Inc. on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by Locke Lord LLP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued November 12, 2023
The application was filed in Bulgarian, and Bulgarian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).