The trademark Carphone Warehouse was filed by Qi Tang, a national of the People's Republic of China (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on July 17, 2023, and received one opposition filed on October 15, 2023 by Carphone Warehouse Europe Limited on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by Fieldfisher (Belgium) LLP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 15, 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 003205037 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on August 17, 2024 by the EUIPO.