The trademark Le Gillard was filed by Damian Breu, a national of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant") and Fabio del Tufo, a national of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Co-Applicant", and jointly with the "Applicant" referred to as the "Applicants" going forward). The application was published for oppositions on May 4, 2022, and received one opposition filed on May 8, 2022 by ETABLISSEMENTS GIFFARD ET CIE (Société Anonyme) on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by SODEMA CONSEILS S.A. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued May 8, 2022
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).