The trademark VALT was filed by Valt Vodka Company Limited, a corporation established under the laws of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on April 20, 2008, and received one opposition filed on July 17, 2008 by LA COMPAGNIE RHODANIENNE (Société anonyme) on Likelihood of confusion. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 17, 2008
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (Italian was selected as the second language).
Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on March 30, 2008. Deletion of the representative of the trademark registration was recorded on October 6, 2008.
The Opposition with reference B 001357138 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) CTMR with decision issued on October 25, 2009 by the EUIPO.