The trademark SP2 start was filed by ART SAS DI FERDINANDO BOSCHI & C., a corporation established under the laws of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant") and IMMAGINE & SPORT S.R.L., a corporation established under the laws of the Italian Republic (the "Co-Applicant", and jointly with the "Applicant" referred to as the "Applicants" going forward). The application was published for oppositions on October 12, 2003, and received one opposition filed on January 11, 2004 by null on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued January 11, 2004
The application was filed in Italian, and Italian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).