The trademark MINIO was filed by Null MARIOLA GRZESIAK, minio.com.pl, a national of the Republic of Poland (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on March 23, 2020, and received one opposition filed on May 27, 2020 by Miniso Hong Kong Limited on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by GLP S.R.L. (SEDE DI MILANO) and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued May 27, 2020
The application was filed in Polish, and Polish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on June 8, 2021.
The Opposition with reference B 003122617 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on April 25, 2021 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Retail services connected with the sale of furniture
Wholesale services in relation to furniture
Retail services in relation to furniture
Online retailing relating to furniture
Wholesaling relating to furniture sets
Retailing relating to furniture sets
Wholesaling relating to bathroom furniture
Retailing relating to bathroom furniture
Wholesaling relating to cabinets
Retailing relating to cabinets
Wholesaling relating to tables
Retailing relating to tables
Wholesaling relating to racks
Retailing relating to racks
Wholesale services in relation to chests of drawers