The trademark FARINGOGERMINA was filed by DRUGS MINERALS AND GENERICS ITALIA S.R.L. in forma abbreviata D.M.G. ITALIA S.R.L., a corporation established under the laws of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on November 2, 2014, and received one opposition filed on February 1, 2015 by TERAPIA S.A. on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued February 1, 2015
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 002473083 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) CTMR with decision issued on February 28, 2017 by the EUIPO.