The trademark GARDEO was filed by AZIENDA AGRICOLA MIRABELLA S.R.L. - SOCIETA' AGRICOLA, a corporation established under the laws of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on May 17, 2011, and received one opposition filed on July 25, 2011 by WEINPROLOG Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH on Likelihood of confusion. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 25, 2011
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 001878894 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) CTMR with decision issued on February 6, 2013 by the EUIPO.