The trademark BioeSpresso was filed by "Cafés Liégeois" société anonyme, a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of Belgium (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on July 23, 2000, and received one opposition filed on October 23, 2000 by DANONE, S.A. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by DURÁN - CORRETJER, S.L.P. and proceedings were handled in French, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 23, 2000
The application was filed in Dutch, and Dutch was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
Two renewals of the trademark were recorded, one on January 18, 2010, and the other one on October 7, 2019.
The Opposition with reference B 000319204 was rejected according to Article 8(1)(a) CTMR with decision issued on June 19, 2003 by the EUIPO.