The trademark 43 THE SPA was filed by HOTEL DE LA VILLA OLÍMPICA, S.A., a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of Spain (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on December 11, 2014, and received one opposition filed on March 8, 2015 by S.A. Spa Monopole, Compagnie fermière de Spa, en abrégé S.A. Spa Monopole N.V. on Likelihood of confusion. 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 March 8, 2015
The application was filed in Spanish, and Spanish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).