The trademark Tour de Herz was filed by Herz bewegt Verein zur Förderung der Herzgesundheit, a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Austria (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on February 5, 2020, and received one opposition filed on May 14, 2020 by SOCIETE DU TOUR DE FRANCE on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by REGIMBEAU and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued May 14, 2020
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).