The trademark BIOENERGY was filed by Unical AG S.p.A., a corporation established under the laws of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on May 2, 2024, and received one opposition filed on August 1, 2024 by Genia Bioenergy, S.L. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by PADIMA and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued August 1, 2024
The application was filed in Italian, and Italian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Refusal with reference B 018933745 was partially rejected according to Article 7(1)(c) EUTMR with decision issued on January 23, 2024 by the EUIPO.