The trademark GHAZNA SELLA BASMATI RICE 1121 was filed by Eidullah Qalandari, a national of the Kingdom of Belgium (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on April 24, 2022, and received one opposition filed on July 20, 2022 by Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) on Designation of origin or geographical indication prior to the date of application for registration of the EU mark. the opponent was represented by Nordemann Czychowski & Partner Rechtsanwältinnen und Rechtsanwälte mbB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 20, 2022
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).