The trademark Sonda Festival was filed by Giovanni Manzini, a national of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on March 28, 2023, and received one opposition filed on June 27, 2023 by Elevation Events Beheer B.V. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by NOVAGRAAF NEDERLAND B.V. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued June 27, 2023
The application was filed in Italian, and Italian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).