The trademark OPC was filed by Clifford Sydney Cooper, a national of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on February 9, 2011, and received one opposition filed on May 5, 2011 by OPC cardsystems Gesellschaft für elektronisches Bezahlen mbH on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Earlier sign & right to prohibit use of later TM under national law. the opponent was represented by Mammel und Maser Patentanwälte PartG mbB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued May 5, 2011
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 001834848 was refused according to Article 8(1)(a) CTMR with decision issued on July 26, 2012 by the EUIPO.