The trademark KICKS KOOL was filed by NICE KICKS, LDA, a corporation established under the laws of the Portuguese Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 13, 2020, and received one opposition filed on December 13, 2020 by Kickz.com GmbH on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by SCHMIDT, VON DER OSTEN & HUBER RECHTSANWÄLTE STEUERBERATER PARTNERSCHAFT MBB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued December 13, 2020
The application was filed in Portuguese, and Portuguese was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Appeal with reference B R2190/2021-1 was Opposition partially rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on September 28, 2022 by the EUIPO. The Opposition with reference B 003136575 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) CTMR with decision issued on November 25, 2021 by the EUIPO.