The trademark F1 GOLD was filed by RICCARDO DEL GIALLO, a national of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant") and ANTONIO CIRAFICI, 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 August 2, 2023, and received one opposition filed on November 2, 2023 by FORMULA ONE LICENSING B.V. on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by HARMSEN UTESCHER and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued November 2, 2023
The application was filed in Italian, and Italian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).