The trademark INSPIRE+ was filed by BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE, S.L., a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of Spain (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on March 2, 2023, and received one opposition filed on May 31, 2023 by Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by Orban & Perlaki gunnercooke Association of Law Firms and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued May 31, 2023
The application was filed in Spanish, and Spanish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Refusal with reference B 018667897 was partially rejected according to Article 7(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on November 28, 2022 by the EUIPO.