The trademark was filed by Octopus International Inc., a U.S. corporation (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on October 29, 2020, and received one opposition filed on January 28, 2021 by Youth S.r.l. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by SPHERIENS and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued January 28, 2021
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (German was selected as the second language).
Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on January 17, 2022.
The Opposition with reference B 003139751 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on May 4, 2023 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 18 with following description of goods:
Bags for sports
Athletic bags
Beach bags
Belt bags and hip bags
Casual bags
Courier bags
Cross-body bags
Diaper bags
Duffel bags
Evening bags
Gym bags
Hiking bags
Leather bags
Messenger bags
Overnight bags
School bags
Shoulder bags
Tote bags
Travelling bags
Waterproof bags
Weekend bags
Rucksacks
Backpacks
Suitcases
Wallets.
The mark was filed in class 25 with following description of goods:
Clothing
Headwear
Footwear
Beachwear
Beach clothes
Beach footwear
Beach hats
Waist belts
Dresses
Gloves
Gowns
Headbands
Sweatshirts
Hooded sweatshirts
Sweaters
Jackets
Jumpers
Pants
Parkas
Singlets
Socks
Slacks
Trousers
Shorts
Skirts
Sports shirts
Surfwear
Swimsuits
Swimwear
T-shirts
Wetsuits for surface watersports.
The mark was filed in class 28 with following description of goods: