The trademark LION MUSCLE was filed by ANDREA TAGLIAPIETRA, a national of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant") and NICOLA CAVEDON, a national 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 January 30, 2018, and received one opposition filed on April 26, 2018 by Siemes Schuhcenter GmbH & Co. KG on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by STEFFAN & KIEHNE PATENTANWÄLTE PARTG MBB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued April 26, 2018
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 003050973 was rejected according to Article 8(1)(a) EUTMR with decision issued on February 24, 2019 by the EUIPO.