The trademark malai was filed by Malai Biomaterials Design s.r.o., a corporation established under the laws of the Slovak Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on January 28, 2021, and received one opposition filed on April 25, 2021 by S.M.B.-Equity GmbH on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by BECKORD & NIEDLICH PATENTANWĂ„LTE PARTG MBB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued April 25, 2021
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (Spanish was selected as the second language).
Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on July 19, 2021.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 18 with following description of goods:
Boxes made of leather (except of fish leather)
Boxes of leather or leatherboard (except of fish leather)
Card holders made of imitation leather (except of fish leather)
Cases of leather or leatherboard (except of fish leather)
Casings, of leather, for springs (except of fish leather)
Document cases of leather (except of fish leather)
Furniture coverings of leather (except of fish leather)
Imitation leather (except fish leather)
Imitation leather hat boxes (except fish leather)
Imitation leather sold in bulk (except fish leather)
Industrial packaging containers of leather (except of fish leather)
Labels of leather (except of fish leather)
Leather and imitations of leather (except fish leather)
Leather for furniture (except fish leather)
Leather for harnesses (except fish leather)
Leather for shoes (except fish leather)
Leather (except fish leather) luggage straps
Leather straps (except fish leather)
Leather twist (except fish leather)
Leatherboard (except fish leather)
Leathercloth (except fish leather)
Reins for guiding children
Sheets of imitation leather for use in manufacture (except fish leather)
Shoulder belts
Shoulder straps
Straps made of imitation leather (except of fish leather)
Toiletry bags sold empty
Trimmings of leather for furniture (except of fish leather)
Worked or semiworked hides and other leather (except fish leather)
All-purpose athletic bags (except bags made of fish leather)
All-purpose carrying bags (except bags made of fish leather)
Ankle-mounted wallets (except wallets made of fish leather)
Art portfolios [cases] (except portfolios made of fish leather)
Attache cases made of imitation leather (except cases made of fish leather)