The trademark Oceano was filed by INDUSTRIE DIAL FACE S.p.A., a corporation established under the laws of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on February 10, 2002, and received one opposition filed on April 18, 2002 by EDITORIAL OCEANO, S.L. (SOCIEDAD UNIPERSONAL) on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Earlier sign & right to prohibit use of later TM under national law. the opponent was represented by PONTI & PARTNERS, S.L.P and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued April 18, 2002
The application was filed in Italian, and Italian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on July 31, 2002.
The Opposition with reference B 000505125 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) CTMR with decision issued on August 9, 2004 by the EUIPO.