The trademark golden maple was filed by Nanchang Fengdanbailu Painting Industrial 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 25, 2021, and received one opposition filed on October 4, 2021 by THE PAPER & OFFICE EQUIPMENT SPAIN ASS, S.A. POESSA on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Izquierdo Blanco, Maria Alicia 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 (French was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003156046 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on October 16, 2022 by the EUIPO.