The trademark Etorki Saso was filed by Ferdinand Mayr Weine GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Austria (the "Applicant") and Frank Smulders, a national of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (the "Co-Applicant", and jointly with the "Applicant" referred to as the "Applicants" going forward). The application was published for oppositions on January 25, 2021, and received one opposition filed on March 11, 2021 by SAVENCIA SA on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by LYNDE & ASSOCIES and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued March 11, 2021
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).