The trademark PUBLICO was filed by Axiell Media AB, a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of Sweden (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on February 26, 2023, and received one opposition filed on May 23, 2023 by PCJ - PÚBLICO, COMUNIÇAO E JORNALISMO, S.A. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by J. PEREIRA DA CRUZ, S.A. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued May 23, 2023
The application was filed in Swedish, and Swedish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Refusal with reference B 018704831 was partially rejected according to Article 7(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on November 13, 2022 by the EUIPO.