The trademark SHARKROAD was filed by Yongkang Xuewei Industry and Trade 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 28, 2021, and received one opposition filed on June 21, 2021 by FECHTER DRIVE MOTORSPORT GMBH on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued June 21, 2021
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (Spanish was selected as the second language).
Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on April 11, 2023.
The Opposition with reference B 003149226 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(a) EUTMR with decision issued on July 20, 2022 by the EUIPO.