The trademark MONTE CORONA was filed by BODEGAS RIOJANAS S.A., a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of Spain (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on May 2, 2022, and received one opposition filed on July 26, 2022 by Mezzacorona S.c.a. on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by LEGANCE AVVOCATI ASSOCIATI and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 26, 2022
The application was filed in Spanish, and Spanish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).