The trademark FLASH CLASS was filed by AMERICAN LANGUAGE ACADEMY S.L., a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of Spain (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on October 15, 2020, and received one opposition filed on January 17, 2021 by DC COMICS on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by Allen Overy Shearman Sterling LLP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued January 17, 2021
The application was filed in Spanish, and Spanish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003139168 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on July 14, 2022 by the EUIPO.