The trademark MOON was filed by Font Salem Portugal S.A., a corporation established under the laws of the Portuguese Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on October 14, 2007, and received one opposition filed on January 9, 2008 by Ostfriesische Tee Gesellschaft GmbH & Co. KG. on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued January 9, 2008
The application was filed in Portuguese, and Portuguese was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
A total of undefined cancellation proceedings were initiated against the trademark registration in 2008.The first Cancellation was filed by COORS BREWING COMPANY (represented by GROOM WILKES & WRIGHT LLP) on January 6, 2015 and Final decision – EUTM fully cancelled.
Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on August 26, 2010. A transfer of the trademark registration was recorded on December 8, 2010. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on July 29, 2013. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on July 31, 2013. Application for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity of the trademark registration was recorded on April 21, 2014. Decisions on applications for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity of the trademark registration was recorded on January 11, 2015.
The Cancellation with reference B 000009227 was EUTM cancelled according to Article 51(1)(a) CTMR with decision issued on October 5, 2014 by the EUIPO.