The trademark About Companions ACO was filed by Thies Meyer, a national of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant") and Stephan Sunder-Plassmann, a national of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Co-Applicant", and jointly with the "Applicant" referred to as the "Applicants" going forward). The application was published for oppositions on June 29, 2020, and received one opposition filed on July 19, 2020 by ACO - Fábrica de Calçado, S.A. on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by De Magalhães Moreira Rato, Gonçalo and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 19, 2020
It was designated 'Basic Application' for International Application 1624206 at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).