The trademark ICE BLACK LAVA was filed by Wellgio Medical Oy Ltd., a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Finland (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 12, 2023, and received one opposition filed on December 11, 2023 by British American Tobacco (Brands) Inc. on Likelihood of confusion. 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 December 11, 2023
The application was filed in Finnish, and Finnish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Deletion of the representative of the trademark registration was recorded on February 21, 2024. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on February 28, 2024.
The Opposition with reference B 003208397 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on January 9, 2025 by the EUIPO.