The trademark alpi was filed by DISEGNODUE S.r.l., a corporation established under the laws of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on December 19, 2012, and received one opposition filed on March 14, 2013 by ALDI Einkauf SE & Co. oHG on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by SCHMIDT, VON DER OSTEN & HUBER RECHTSANWÄLTE STEUERBERATER PARTNERSCHAFT MBB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued March 14, 2013
The application was filed in Italian, and Italian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).