The trademark nextORIGIN was filed by Hardwhere, a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of Belgium (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 13, 2021, and received one opposition filed on December 12, 2021 by Micromidas, Inc. on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by Mewburn Ellis LLP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued December 12, 2021
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).