The trademark ChampagneLeather was filed by VEGEA SRL, a corporation established under the laws of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 12, 2023, and received one opposition filed on December 12, 2023 by Comité Interprofessionnel du vin de Champagne (CIVC) on Designation of origin or geographical indication prior to the date of application for registration of the EU mark. the opponent was represented by ALTIUS and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued December 12, 2023
The application was filed in Italian, and Italian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).