The trademark idGuard was filed by Unicorn a.s., a corporation established under the laws of the Czech Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on November 3, 2021, and received one opposition filed on February 3, 2022 by Uniscon universal identity control GmbH on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by DEHMEL & BETTENHAUSEN PATENTANWÄLTE PARTMBB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued February 3, 2022
The application was filed in Czech, and Czech was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Appeal with reference B R0714/2023-1 was Opposition partially rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on January 16, 2024 by the EUIPO. The Opposition with reference B 003163437 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on January 31, 2023 by the EUIPO.