The trademark Barkless was filed by Hongmei Chen, a national of the People's Republic of China (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on April 26, 2020, and received one opposition filed on July 25, 2020 by Doctor Bark GmbH on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Schiffer, Axel and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 25, 2020
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (Italian was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003126795 was rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on November 16, 2022 by the EUIPO.