The trademark TESLA HES was filed by Dubravko Tomljanović, a national of the Republic of Croatia (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on May 1, 2022, and received one opposition filed on August 1, 2022 by TESLA Holding a.s. on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by V4 LEGAL, S.R.O. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued August 1, 2022
The application was filed in Croatian, and Croatian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).