The trademark Cobalt was filed by Joshua King, a national of the Commonwealth of Australia (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 11, 2020, and received one opposition filed on November 8, 2020 by Ariat International, Inc. on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by HGF LIMITED and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued November 8, 2020
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (German was selected as the second language).