The trademark SUNBULL was filed by Jörg Schulhofer, a national of the Republic of Austria (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on October 27, 2020, and received one opposition filed on January 25, 2021 by Red Bull GmbH on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by HOGAN LOVELLS and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued January 25, 2021
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003139665 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on January 19, 2022 by the EUIPO.