The trademark TOMMY SHIJIA was filed by ZHONG FA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Poland (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on October 25, 2021, and received one opposition filed on January 25, 2022 by Tommy Hilfiger Licensing B.V. on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by CHIEVER BV and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued January 25, 2022
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (German was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003162823 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on April 11, 2023 by the EUIPO.