The trademark UIONEN was filed by Yiwu furu jewelry co.,ltd, a corporation established under the laws of the People's Republic of China (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on July 28, 2022, and received one opposition filed on October 26, 2022 by Union Uhrenfabrik GmbH on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by CBH RECHTSANWÄLTE CORNELIUS BARTENBACH HAESEMANN & PARTNER and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 26, 2022
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (Italian was selected as the second language).
The Appeal with reference B R2532/2023-4 was Trade mark application allowed according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on July 2, 2024 by the EUIPO. The Opposition with reference B 003181822 was rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on October 23, 2023 by the EUIPO.