The trademark BLOTOR was filed by Turnătorie Clopote Blotor S.R.L., a corporation established under the laws of Romania (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 16, 2021, and received one opposition filed on November 16, 2021 by BLOTOR NL BELLS SRL on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Bolintineanu, Magdalena Gabriela and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued November 16, 2021
The application was filed in Romanian, and Romanian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Appeal with reference B R1229/2023-4 was Trade mark application allowed according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on November 16, 2023 by the EUIPO. The Opposition with reference B 003158525 was rejected according to Article 8(4) EUTMR with decision issued on April 10, 2023 by the EUIPO.