The trademark LEON PERDIGAL was filed by SAS OGIER, a corporation established under the laws of the French Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on May 2, 2021, and received one opposition filed on July 8, 2021 by CONSEJO REGULADOR DE LA DENOMINACION DE ORIGEN LEON on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Designation of origin or geographical indication prior to the date of application for registration of the EU mark. the opponent was represented by ARS PRIVILEGIUM, S.L. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 8, 2021
The application was filed in French, and French was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).