The trademark hipz was filed by Rootz LTD, a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Malta (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on February 16, 2022, and received one opposition filed on May 12, 2022 by BurdaForward GmbH on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by SSB SÖDER BERLINGER RECHTSANWÄLTE PARTG MBB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued May 12, 2022
The application was filed in Finnish, and Finnish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).