The trademark COOL WATER was filed by KOFA SOLUTIONS, s.r.o., a corporation established under the laws of the Czech Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on June 26, 2022, and received one opposition filed on September 8, 2022 by Pivovary Staropramen s.r.o. on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by Rámeš, Ivan and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued September 8, 2022
The application was filed in Italian, and Italian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003178415 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on November 30, 2023 by the EUIPO.