The trademark BODYWATER was filed by Raffaele Galardi, a national of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant") and BodyWater Pty Ltd, a corporation established under the laws of the Commonwealth of Australia (the "Co-Applicant", and jointly with the "Applicant" referred to as the "Applicants" going forward). The application was published for oppositions on June 10, 2020, and received one opposition filed on September 8, 2020 by Charlie's Natural B.V. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Eversheds Sutherland (Netherlands) B.V. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued September 8, 2020
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (Italian was selected as the second language).
Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on January 21, 2021.
The Opposition with reference B 003130446 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on March 3, 2022 by the EUIPO.