The trademark ARKANA was filed by Seewines Spirit, a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Bulgaria (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on March 10, 2021, and received one opposition filed on June 10, 2021 by Jackson Wine Estates International Limited on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by Fieldfisher LLP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued June 10, 2021
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (German was selected as the second language).