The trademark VIRGEN DEL BREZO was filed by PRODUCTOS VIRGEN DEL BREZO, S.A., a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of Spain (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on March 15, 1998, and received one opposition filed on June 15, 1998 by Virgin Enterprises Limited on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute, (c) Earlier non registered TM & right to prohibit use of later TM under national law, (d) Earlier sign & right to prohibit use of later TM under national law. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued June 15, 1998
The application was filed in Spanish, and Spanish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Two renewals of the trademark were recorded, one on October 8, 2006, and the other one on August 10, 2016.
Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on August 12, 2007. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on April 2, 2019. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on July 5, 2022. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on July 18, 2022.
The Opposition with reference B 000051401 was rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) CTMR with decision issued on April 27, 2000 by the EUIPO.