The trademark Backup was filed by Samuel Mello Medeiros, a national of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant") and I'm Back GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Swiss Confederation (the "Co-Applicant", and jointly with the "Applicant" referred to as the "Applicants" going forward). The application was published for oppositions on May 30, 2021, and received one opposition filed on August 30, 2021 by Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by DENNEMEYER & ASSOCIATES and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued August 30, 2021
The application was filed in Italian, and Italian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on September 24, 2024.
The Appeal with reference B R2379/2022-5 was Opposition rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on July 12, 2023 by the EUIPO. The Opposition with reference B 003153811 was rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on September 29, 2022 by the EUIPO.