The trademark METASPEED was filed by METASUPER LIMITED, a corporation established under the laws of Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on July 8, 2021, and received one opposition filed on September 26, 2021 by Kabushiki Kaisha Asics trading as Asics Corporation on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by NOVAGRAAF NEDERLAND B.V. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued September 26, 2021
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
A total of undefined cancellation proceedings were initiated against the trademark registration in 2022.The first Cancellation was filed by Kabushiki Kaisha Asics trading as Asics Corporation (represented by HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER PARTNERSCHAFTSGESELLSCHAFT VON RECHTSANWÄLTEN, ADVOCATEN UND AVOCATS À LA COUR MBB) on September 24, 2024 and Final decision – EUTM fully cancelled.
A transfer of the trademark registration was recorded on February 16, 2023. Application for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity of the trademark registration was recorded on September 5, 2023. Decisions on applications for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity of the trademark registration was recorded on October 2, 2024.
The Cancellation with reference B 000061845 was EUTM cancelled according to Article 59(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on June 24, 2024 by the EUIPO.