The trademark STEP 2 was filed by The Step2 Company, LLC, a Limited Liability Company (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on May 12, 2021, and received one opposition filed on August 11, 2021 by Forschungsinstitut Hohenstein Prof. Dr. Jürgen Mecheels GmbH & Co. KG on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by DREISS PATENTANWÄLTE PARTG MBB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued August 11, 2021
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003152550 was rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on June 13, 2023 by the EUIPO.