The trademark Merkey was filed by Xinyu Meng, a national of the People's Republic of China (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on April 11, 2021, and received one opposition filed on July 11, 2021 by G.H. Warner Footwear Limited on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by BECK GREENER and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 11, 2021
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (German was selected as the second language).
A transfer of the trademark registration was recorded on August 24, 2021.