The trademark MATUSH was filed by MANIFATTURE ASSOCIATE CASHMERE S.P.A., a corporation established under the laws of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on April 8, 2001, and received one opposition filed on June 25, 2001 by IMAPE-INDUSTRIA DE MALHAS DE PENAFIEL;LDA on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Duarte Catana, Alvaro Albano and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued June 25, 2001
The application was filed in Italian, and Italian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 000404469 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) CTMR with decision issued on October 28, 2004 by the EUIPO.