The trademark SMART DRAGON FIZZY DRINKS was filed by IAN SMART, a national of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the "Applicant") and ARI MEZORI, a national of the Kingdom of Norway (the "Co-Applicant", and jointly with the "Applicant" referred to as the "Applicants" going forward). The application was published for oppositions on July 28, 2021, and received one opposition filed on October 17, 2021 by KINGSLEY BEVERAGE FZCO on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by CABINET MEYER & PARTENAIRES and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 17, 2021
The application was filed in Spanish, and Spanish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
A transfer of the trademark registration was recorded on July 8, 2021.
The Opposition with reference B 003156799 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on November 9, 2022 by the EUIPO.