The trademark OPENPODS was filed by AFTERSHOKZ, LLC, a Limited Liability Company (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on July 28, 2021, and received one opposition filed on October 27, 2021 by Apple Inc. on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by Locke Lord LLP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 27, 2021
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (Spanish was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003157369 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on January 25, 2023 by the EUIPO.