The trademark SMOKKINO was filed by ISI PLAST S.p.a., a corporation established under the laws of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on March 12, 2020, and received one opposition filed on May 7, 2020 by MIQUEL Y COSTAS & MIQUEL, S.A. on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by HERRERO & ASOCIADOS and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued May 7, 2020
The application was filed in Italian, and Italian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).