The trademark medex SWISS was filed by Medex Swiss, SIA, a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Latvia (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on January 20, 2021, and received two oppositions.
Opposition Proceedings
There are two Oppositions claimed against trademark.
The first opposition filed on April 20, 2021 by The Procter & Gamble Company on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Brunner, Renate and its proceedings were handled in English The second opposition filed on April 12, 2021 by Stein, G.C.J. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by RISE and its proceedings were handled in English
The application was filed in Lithuanian, and Lithuanian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003144303 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on August 24, 2022 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 3 with following description of goods:
Toiletries
Oral hygiene preparations
Body cleaning and beauty care preparations
Abrasive preparations for use on the body
Cosmetics
Skin, eye and nail care preparations
Hair treatment preparations
Animal grooming preparations
Oils for cosmetic purposes
Cosmetics for children
Non-medicated cosmetics and toiletry preparations.
The mark was filed in class 5 with following description of goods:
Medicines for human purposes
Antibacterial pharmaceuticals
Pharmaceutical preparations for human use
Pharmaceutical preparations for animals
Pharmaceutical preparations and substances
Pharmaceuticals and natural remedies
Hygienic preparations and articles
Sanitary preparations for medical purposes
Sanitary preparations for veterinary use
Dietary supplements and dietetic preparations
Air deodorising and air purifying preparations
Dental preparations and articles, and medicated dentifrices