The trademark K was filed by Hongbing Zheng, a national of the People's Republic of China (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on July 1, 2021, and received one opposition filed on October 3, 2021 by Kesko Oyj on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by Borenius Attorneys Ltd and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 3, 2021
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003155952 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on December 1, 2022 by the EUIPO.