The trademark La Costa was filed by BALADE, S.A., a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of Spain (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on November 6, 2005, and received one opposition filed on February 5, 2006 by Costa Limited on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by WITHERS & ROGERS LLP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued February 5, 2006
The application was filed in Spanish, and Spanish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The application claimed as seniority of the Kingdom of Spain trademark null registered on July 27, 2003 and filed on August 7, 2002 which was accepted by the office.