The trademark FINA was filed by Fina Finance, UAB, a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Lithuania (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on January 15, 2023, and received one opposition filed on February 20, 2023 by Finad AG on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Keller Schneider Patentanwalts GmbH and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued February 20, 2023
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (German was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003190815 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on February 29, 2024 by the EUIPO.