The trademark FARON was filed by Faron Pharmaceuticals Oy, a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Finland (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on June 8, 2020, and received one opposition filed on September 6, 2020 by Zentiva, k.s. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by C|K|T ČERVENKA TURKOVÁ & PARTNERS PATENT, TRADEMARK AND LAW OFFICE and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued September 6, 2020
The application was filed in Finnish, and Finnish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
A total of undefined cancellation proceedings were initiated against the trademark registration in 2021.The first Cancellation was filed by Fagron BV (represented by NLO SHIELDMARK B.V.) on July 9, 2023 and Final decision on costs – Request withdrawn.
Application for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity of the trademark registration was recorded on December 5, 2021. Decisions on applications for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity of the trademark registration was recorded on July 13, 2023. Partial Surrender of the trademark registration was recorded on July 31, 2023.