The trademark KARSIKO was filed by Karsiko Oy, a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Finland (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on May 11, 2021, and received one opposition filed on July 22, 2021 by CARVICO S.p.A. on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by RACHELI S.R.L. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 22, 2021
The application was filed in Finnish, and Finnish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003151359 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on August 12, 2024 by the EUIPO.