The trademark FWAY was filed by SHENZHEN UPHILL TRADING CO., LTD., a corporation established under the laws of the People's Republic of China (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on April 27, 2021, and received one opposition filed on July 27, 2021 by Footway Group AB on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Abion AB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 27, 2021
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (Italian was selected as the second language).
Partial transfers of the trademark registration was recorded on January 19, 2023.
The Opposition with reference B 003151564 was rejected according to Article 8(1)(a) EUTMR with decision issued on July 25, 2022 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 26 with following description of goods:
Hair bands
Edgings for clothing
Lace for edgings
Lace trimmings
Brooches [clothing accessories]
Hair curling pins
Pins, other than jewellery
Hair curlers, electric and non-electric, other than hand implements