The trademark OptoLite was filed by Volker Rusch, a national of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on January 26, 2020, and received one opposition filed on February 25, 2020 by Optotek d.o.o. on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by PATENTNI BIRO AF D.O.O. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued February 25, 2020
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 003112549 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(a) EUTMR with decision issued on February 18, 2021 by the EUIPO.