The trademark Climpic was filed by Jiangsu Weite E-commerce Co., Ltd., a corporation established under the laws of the People's Republic of China (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on July 5, 2021, and received one opposition filed on October 4, 2021 by Comité International Olympique (Association) on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by BIRD AND BIRD (Belgium) LLP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 4, 2021
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (Italian was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003156015 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on September 26, 2022 by the EUIPO.