The trademark Wolfgang Joop was filed by Wolfgang Joop, a national of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 2, 2020, and received one opposition filed on December 1, 2020 by COTY B.V. on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Nordemann Czychowski & Partner Rechtsanwältinnen und Rechtsanwälte mbB and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued December 1, 2020
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on May 12, 2022.
The Opposition with reference B 003135927 was refused according to Article 8(1)(a) EUTMR with decision issued on November 29, 2023 by the EUIPO.