The trademark we fleece was filed by Jinhua Xinge Trading 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 4, 2023, and received one opposition filed on September 11, 2023 by Trend Fin B.V. on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by BRINKHOF and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued September 11, 2023
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (Spanish was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003203246 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on August 15, 2024 by the EUIPO.