The trademark Friends&Family was filed by ЕТ Ивена Комерс - Валентин Шотев, a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Bulgaria (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 23, 2022, and received one opposition filed on November 10, 2022 by FREIXENET, S.A. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by HERRERO & ASOCIADOS and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued November 10, 2022
The application was filed in Bulgarian, and Bulgarian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003183117 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on October 19, 2023 by the EUIPO.