The trademark BOHMAN was filed by TPC Bohman s.r.o., a corporation established under the laws of the Czech Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on February 14, 2021, and received one opposition filed on May 11, 2021 by C. Bomann GmbH on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by ZENZ PATENTANWÄLTE PARTNERSCHAFT MBB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued May 11, 2021
The application was filed in Czech, and Czech was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003146591 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on May 15, 2022 by the EUIPO.