<p><img src=”https://biz-file.com/c/2510/792993-240×135.jpg?2″ width=”240″ height=”135″ alt=”Image source: Xeniya Kovaleva from” align=”left”><br><span >Image source: Xeniya Kovaleva from [[https://www.pexels.com Pexels]]&lt;/span><p>On 19 February 2019, Italian company Nero Lifestyle Srl (Nero) filed a trade mark application with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). The application sought protection for the word mark ‘Nero Champagne’, to be registered across the EU, in respect of various goods and services including:</p><br><p><br>- <i>“wine complying with the specifications of the protected designation of origin ‘Champagne’”</i> in class 33<br>- services for the <i>“retailing and wholesaling…of wine bearing the protected designation of origin ‘Champagne’”</i> in class 35<br>- a plethora of cultural and promotional services such as publications, events, wine tastings, and party planning in class 41 – all <i>“intended to present and promote wine bearing the protected designation of origin ‘Champagne’”</i></p><br><br><br> <a href=”https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/why-nero-attempt-to-trademark-its-champagne-brand-fizzled-out-in-eu-court-393598a”>Read more…</a> | <a href=”https://www.bizcommunity.com/Request/SendToEmailRedirect.aspx?ct=1&ci=262863″>Email</a></p><div style=”clear:left”></div>