The trademark The io company was filed by Javier Ferrer Muro, a national of the Kingdom of Spain (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 2, 2022, and received one opposition filed on August 23, 2022 by io-consultants GmbH & Co. KG on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by PATENT- UND RECHTSANWÄLTE ULLRICH & NAUMANN PARTNERSCHAFTSGESELLSCHAFT MBB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued August 23, 2022
The application was filed in Spanish, and Spanish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Appeal with reference B R0220/2024-5 was Trade mark application refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on June 16, 2024 by the EUIPO. The Opposition with reference B 003177510 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on November 28, 2023 by the EUIPO.