The trademark OATS YOUR WAY was filed by Nairn's Oatcakes Ltd., a corporation established under the laws of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on December 6, 2021, and received one opposition filed on March 3, 2022 by Oatly AB on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by AWA SWEDEN AB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued March 3, 2022
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (German was selected as the second language).
Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on March 13, 2023.
The Refusal with reference B 018389435 was partially rejected according to Article 7(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on August 29, 2021 by the EUIPO.