The trademark SPA MINERA was filed by PLUNHOF SNC, a corporation established under the laws of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on April 18, 2016, and received one opposition filed on July 12, 2016 by S.A. Spa Monopole, Compagnie fermière de Spa, en abrégé S.A. Spa Monopole N.V. on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by GEVERS and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 12, 2016
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Requests for conversion of an EUTM application into a national trade mark application of the trademark registration was recorded on September 29, 2016.