The trademark ETAP was filed by Some, a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of Belgium (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 27, 2022, and received one opposition filed on October 31, 2022 by HIK GmbH on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by ByteLaw and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 31, 2022
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003182059 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on January 28, 2024 by the EUIPO.