The trademark SCARPod was filed by Airborne Technologies GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Austria (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on April 27, 2021, and received one opposition filed on July 27, 2021 by Apple Inc. on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by Locke Lord LLP 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 German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).