The trademark STEELSERIES SONAR was filed by SteelSeries ApS, a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of Denmark (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 26, 2021, and received one opposition filed on December 19, 2021 by ADVANCED MUSIC, S.L. on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by ISERN PATENTES Y MARCAS, S.L. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued December 19, 2021
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (German was selected as the second language).
Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on September 9, 2021. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on April 11, 2022.
The Opposition with reference B 003160688 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on June 1, 2023 by the EUIPO.