The trademark MediCare was filed by MASSIMILIANO TIMPANO, a national of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on April 29, 2021, and received one opposition filed on July 14, 2021 by MED&CR - Serviços de Gestão de Cartões de Saúde, Unipessoal Lda. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by SIMÕES, GARCIA, CORTE-REAL & ASSOCIADOS - CONSULTORES, LDA. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 14, 2021
The application was filed in Italian, and Italian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003150779 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on October 17, 2022 by the EUIPO.