The trademark BIANKINA was filed by Francisco Gramage, a national of the Kingdom of Spain (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 15, 2021, and received one opposition filed on November 14, 2021 by Bianca-Moden GmbH & Co. KG on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by SIEBEKE - LANGE - WILBERT and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued November 14, 2021
The application was filed in Spanish, and Spanish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on March 28, 2022.
The Appeal with reference B R0520/2023-4 was Trade mark application refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on October 8, 2023 by the EUIPO. The Opposition with reference B 003158326 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on January 12, 2023 by the EUIPO.