The trademark VILA NOVA was filed by SOCIEDADE AGRÍCOLA CASA DE VILA NOVA LDA., a corporation established under the laws of the Portuguese Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on November 9, 2022, and received one opposition filed on February 7, 2023 by SOCIETA' AGRICOLA TENUTA VILLANOVA S.r.l. on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Gianelli, Luca and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued February 7, 2023
The application was filed in Portuguese, and Portuguese was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on February 1, 2024.
The Opposition with reference B 003189884 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on August 20, 2024 by the EUIPO.