The trademark CHERRY Passion PROSECCO was filed by VOBRO SPÓŁKA Z OGRANICZONĄ ODPOWIEDZIALNOŚCIĄ SPÓŁKA KOMANDYTOWA, a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Poland (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on March 17, 2020, and received one opposition filed on June 16, 2020 by CONSORZIO DI TUTELA DELLA DENOMINAZIONE DI ORIGINE CONTROLLATA PROSECCO on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute, (c) Designation of origin or geographical indication prior to the date of application for registration of the EU mark. the opponent was represented by BIRD & BIRD Società tra Avvocati S.r.l. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued June 16, 2020
The application was filed in Polish, and Polish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).