The trademark FLEXTOOL SINCE 1951 was filed by Parchem Construction Supplies Pty Ltd, a corporation established under the laws of the Commonwealth of Australia (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on November 12, 2023, and received one opposition filed on January 25, 2024 by Flex-Elektrowerkzeuge GmbH on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by DTS Patent- & Rechtsanwälte PartmbB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued January 25, 2024
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (Italian was selected as the second language).