The trademark RIO BLANCO CHILE was filed by AGRICOLA RIO BLANCO S.A., a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Chile (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on April 5, 1998, and received one opposition filed on July 2, 1998 by MARKANT Services International GmbH on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by WEICKMANN & WEICKMANN PATENT- UND RECHTSANWÄLTE PARTMBB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 2, 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 June 3, 2007, and the other one on April 12, 2017.
Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on October 26, 2008. Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on December 6, 2015. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on April 17, 2017. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on June 28, 2017.
The Opposition with reference B 000056558 was rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) CTMR with decision issued on June 14, 1999 by the EUIPO.