The trademark FOCUS MGMT OUR VALUES YOUR VALUE was filed by FOCUS MANAGEMENT S.P.A., a corporation established under the laws of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on July 13, 2021, and received one opposition filed on October 13, 2021 by Focus Magazin Verlag GmbH on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by SSB SÖDER BERLINGER RECHTSANWÄLTE PARTG MBB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 13, 2021
The application was filed in Italian, and Italian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).