The trademark CARBO CULTURE was filed by Carbo Culture, Inc., a U.S. corporation (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on June 29, 2020, and received one opposition filed on September 24, 2020 by CARBO Ceramics Inc. on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by Morgan, Lewis & Bockius UK LLP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued September 24, 2020
The application was filed in Finnish, and Finnish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).