The trademark dLine was filed by Ekey biometric systems GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Austria (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on May 16, 2022, and received one opposition filed on August 3, 2022 by d line a/s on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (c) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by LØJE IP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued August 3, 2022
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003175991 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on March 11, 2024 by the EUIPO.