The trademark ESPA was filed by ESPA 2025, S.L., a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of Spain (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on April 5, 2020, and received one opposition filed on July 2, 2020 by S.A. Spa Monopole, Compagnie fermière de Spa, en abrégé S.A. Spa Monopole N.V. on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by CALYSTA and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 2, 2020
The application was filed in Spanish, and Spanish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003125595 was refused according to Article 8(5) CTMR with decision issued on May 24, 2022 by the EUIPO.