The trademark VILLA SAN MARTINO was filed by CANTINA DI BERTIOLO S.P.A., a corporation established under the laws of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on March 11, 2020, and received one opposition filed on June 11, 2020 by BACARDI & COMPANY LIMITED on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by BRANDSTOCK LEGAL RECHTSANWALTSGESELLSCHAFT MBH and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued June 11, 2020
The application was filed in Italian, and Italian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).