The trademark LYRA was filed by Hygiene & Expertise SAS, a corporation established under the laws of the French Republic (the "Applicant") and Hygiene & Expertise SPRL, a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of Belgium (the "Co-Applicant", and jointly with the "Applicant" referred to as the "Applicants" going forward). The application was published for oppositions on November 16, 2020, and received one opposition filed on February 15, 2021 by LYRA NETWORK on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by de Roquette-Buisson, Hortense and proceedings were handled in French, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued February 15, 2021
The application was filed in French, and French was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003140906 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on February 10, 2022 by the EUIPO.