The trademark RICHARD ROYAL TEA was filed by Obschestvo s ogranichennoy otvetstvennostyu "MAY", a corporation established under the laws of the Russian Federation (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 4, 2020, and received one opposition filed on November 3, 2020 by Max Rischart's Backhaus KG on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by HOFFMANN · EITLE PATENT- UND RECHTSANWÄLTE PARTMBB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued November 3, 2020
The application was filed in Estonian, and Estonian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).