The trademark RITUALS was filed by RITUALS MUSIC GbR, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant") and Daniel Begic, a national of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Co-Applicant", and jointly with the "Applicant" referred to as the "Applicants" going forward). The application was published for oppositions on July 6, 2023, and received one opposition filed on September 27, 2023 by IN MOTION ENTERTAINMENT, S.L. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by INGENIAS and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued September 27, 2023
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003204040 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on September 19, 2024 by the EUIPO.