The trademark BS was filed by Barbal - Negócios e Investimentos, Lda., a corporation established under the laws of the Portuguese Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on May 9, 2021, and received one opposition filed on August 8, 2021 by BANCO DE SABADELL, S.A. on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by PONTI & PARTNERS, S.L.P and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued August 8, 2021
The application was filed in Portuguese, and Portuguese was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).