The trademark ALMAK was filed by Nengying Zeng, a national of the People's Republic of China (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on October 25, 2020, and received one opposition filed on January 21, 2021 by Aldi GmbH & Co. KG on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by SCHMIDT, VON DER OSTEN & HUBER RECHTSANWÄLTE STEUERBERATER PARTNERSCHAFT MBB and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued January 21, 2021
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (German was selected as the second language).
Partial transfers of the trademark registration was recorded on December 9, 2020.
The Opposition with reference B 003139431 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on December 8, 2021 by the EUIPO.