The trademark MinkyWinky was filed by NINGBO NEWST IMPORT & EXPORT CO., LTD., a corporation established under the laws of the People's Republic of China (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on October 8, 2020, and received one opposition filed on December 15, 2020 by Vale Mill (Rochdale) Limited on Likelihood of confusion. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued December 15, 2020
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (Spanish was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003136830 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on November 24, 2021 by the EUIPO.