The trademark flex was filed by Isel GmbH & Co. KG, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on March 31, 2020, and received one opposition filed on June 29, 2020 by Flex-Elektrowerkzeuge GmbH on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by HOEGER, STELLRECHT & PARTNER PATENTANWÄLTE MBB and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued June 29, 2020
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).