The trademark Moka Imperiale was filed by COVIM S.p.A., a corporation established under the laws of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 16, 2001, and received one opposition filed on November 20, 2001 by S.A. Jacqmotte N.V. on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Steenhof, Jelis and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued November 20, 2001
The application was filed in Italian, and Italian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).