The trademark SIMEC was filed by Simec Systems Oy, a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Finland (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 21, 2021, and received one opposition filed on December 21, 2021 by Cimec Oy on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by BOCO IP OY AB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued December 21, 2021
The application was filed in Finnish, and Finnish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003160874 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) CTMR with decision issued on April 18, 2023 by the EUIPO.