The trademark SPA IN THE SEA was filed by JORDI NOGUES, S.L., a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of Spain (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on February 28, 2010, and received one opposition filed on May 30, 2010 by S.A. Spa Monopole, Compagnie fermière de Spa, en abrégé S.A. Spa Monopole N.V. on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by GEVERS and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued May 30, 2010
The application was filed in Spanish, and Spanish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).