The trademark sleep phones was filed by Yueying SHEN, a national of the People's Republic of China (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on January 24, 2022, and received one opposition filed on April 24, 2022 by AcousticSheep LLC on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by TAYLOR WESSING N.V. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued April 24, 2022
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (Italian was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003169112 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on May 2, 2023 by the EUIPO.