The trademark CG ferrante was filed by Amedeo Ferrante S.r.l., a corporation established under the laws of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on April 20, 1998, and received one opposition filed on July 17, 1998 by null on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by SOCIETÀ ITALIANA BREVETTI S.P.A. and proceedings were handled in French, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 17, 1998
The application was filed in Italian, and Italian was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
Deletion of the representative of the trademark registration was recorded on November 16, 2001.