The trademark KLINGUARD was filed by BIOPLAGEN, S.L., a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of Spain (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on May 3, 2021, and received one opposition filed on August 2, 2021 by Henkel AG & Co. KGaA on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Albrecht, Jürgen and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued August 2, 2021
The application was filed in Spanish, and Spanish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on September 11, 2022. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on November 2, 2022. Requests for conversion of an EUTM application into a national trade mark application of the trademark registration was recorded on July 1, 2024.
The Appeal with reference B R0848/2023-5 was Opposition allowed according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on January 8, 2024 by the EUIPO. The Opposition with reference B 003151897 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on February 27, 2023 by the EUIPO.