The trademark Karaoke was filed by Xianqiang Long, a national of the People's Republic of China (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on October 3, 2022, and received one opposition filed on December 12, 2022 by ASK Industries GmbH on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by HAFNER & KOHL PartmbB and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued December 12, 2022
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (German was selected as the second language).
The Refusal with reference B 018388959 was partially rejected according to Article 7(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on July 27, 2021 by the EUIPO. The Opposition with reference B 003184742 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on November 30, 2023 by the EUIPO.