The trademark DUSTY DECO was filed by Dusty Deco AB, a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of Sweden (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on March 24, 2020, and received one opposition filed on May 24, 2020 by SLV GmbH on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by CHARRIER RAPP & LIEBAU PATENTANWÄLTE PARTG MBB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued May 24, 2020
The application was filed in Swedish, and Swedish 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 2022.The first Cancellation was filed by SLV GmbH (represented by CHARRIER RAPP & LIEBAU PATENTANWÄLTE PARTG MBB) on August 4, 2023 and Final decision – EUTM partially cancelled.
Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on June 6, 2021. Application for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity of the trademark registration was recorded on June 2, 2022. Decisions on applications for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity of the trademark registration was recorded on August 7, 2023.
The Opposition with reference B 003122196 was rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on January 19, 2022 by the EUIPO. The Cancellation with reference B 000054821 was Cancellation totally upheld and EUTM/IR declared partially invalid according to Article 60(1)(a) EUTMR with decision issued on May 4, 2023 by the EUIPO.