The trademark Astaron was filed by Xiaofan Chen, a national of the People's Republic of China (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on July 8, 2020, and received one opposition filed on September 27, 2020 by AAT Aston GmbH Geräte für Elektronik-Fertigung und Kabelbearbeitung on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by STIPPL PATENTANWÄLTE and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued September 27, 2020
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003131682 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on January 23, 2022 by the EUIPO.