The trademark AQUA SELTZER was filed by VALVIS HOLDING S.A., a corporation established under the laws of Romania (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 24, 2020, and received one opposition filed on November 24, 2020 by Peter Mertes KG on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by PATENTANWALT DR.-ING. JÖRG WAGNER, TRIERPATENT and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued November 24, 2020
The application was filed in Romanian, and Romanian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on July 29, 2020.
The Opposition with reference B 003135232 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on January 31, 2022 by the EUIPO.