The trademark GENIUS BEER was filed by UNIBEV, a corporation established under the laws of the French Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on February 26, 2020, and received one opposition filed on May 26, 2020 by Genius Brewing Limited on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (c) Likelihood of confusion. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued May 26, 2020
The application was filed in French, and French was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on November 5, 2023. A transfer of the trademark registration was recorded on November 5, 2023.
The Opposition with reference B 003122445 was rejected according to Article 8(1)(a) EUTMR with decision issued on January 26, 2021 by the EUIPO.