The trademark 1969 MACH1-DAMAST was filed by Heinr. Böker Baumwerk GmbH Solingen, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on April 4, 2022, and received one opposition filed on July 3, 2022 by The Gillette Company LLC on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by BIRD & BIRD LLP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 3, 2022
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).