The trademark N LAPIN KULTA PURE was filed by Oy Hartwall Ab, a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Finland (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on July 18, 2022, and received one opposition filed on July 25, 2022 by St. Papaioannou Societe Anonyme Industrial and Commercial company of children clothes and Relevant products with distinctive title "Lapin House" on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by Konidari, Konstantina and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 25, 2022
The application was filed in Finnish, and Finnish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003175234 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on October 28, 2024 by the EUIPO.