The trademark BID+ was filed by Causeway Technologies Limited, a corporation established under the laws of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on June 7, 2022, and received one opposition filed on August 25, 2022 by Axel Springer SE on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by JONAS RECHTSANWALTSGESELLSCHAFT MBH and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued August 25, 2022
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (Italian was selected as the second language).