The trademark MIKADO was filed by Zvečevo d.d., a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Croatia (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on June 3, 2021, and received one opposition filed on September 5, 2021 by Generale Biscuit-Glico France (Société Anonyme) on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by HGF B.V. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued September 5, 2021
The application was filed in Croatian, and Croatian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003154164 was refused according to Article 8(1)(a) EUTMR with decision issued on February 13, 2023 by the EUIPO.