The trademark Dear Bear was filed by Piotr Sedkowski, a national of the Republic of Poland (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 25, 2020, and received one opposition filed on October 27, 2020 by MODELO CONTINENTE HIPERMERCADOS S.A. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by J. PEREIRA DA CRUZ, S.A. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 27, 2020
The application was filed in Polish, and Polish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003133496 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on July 25, 2022 by the EUIPO.