The trademark HPM was filed by HPM - HYDRAULIC PERFORMANCE MACHINES SRL, a corporation established under the laws of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on March 29, 2021, and received one opposition filed on June 24, 2021 by Kennametal Produktions GmbH & Co. KG on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by FDST PATENTANWÄLTE FREIER DÖRR STAMMLER TSCHIRWITZ PARTNERSCHAFT MBB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued June 24, 2021
The application was filed in Italian, and Italian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).