The trademark Olympeak was filed by Lu Yin, a national of the People's Republic of China (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on March 28, 2021, and received one opposition filed on June 27, 2021 by Comité International Olympique (Association) on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by BIRD AND BIRD (Belgium) LLP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued June 27, 2021
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (Spanish was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003149669 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on July 26, 2022 by the EUIPO.