The trademark MOONIBANK was filed by JOÃO ANNES GUIMARÃES, a national of the Federative Republic of Brazil (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on April 19, 2020, and received one opposition filed on July 19, 2020 by MONABANQ on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by NOVAGRAAF BELGIUM S.A./N.V. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 19, 2020
The application was filed in Portuguese, and Portuguese was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on April 6, 2020.
The Opposition with reference B 003126334 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on August 29, 2021 by the EUIPO.