The trademark ROBI was filed by Tarek Zakarea, a national of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (the "Applicant") and Yahya Jaber, a national of the Syrian Arab Republic (the "Co-Applicant", and jointly with the "Applicant" referred to as the "Applicants" going forward). The application was published for oppositions on June 8, 2022, and received one opposition filed on September 8, 2022 by Hosta Werk für Schokolade-Spezialitäten GmbH & Co. KG on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by MÜLLER SCHUPFNER & PARTNER PATENT- UND RECHTSANWALTSPARTNERSCHAFT MBB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued September 8, 2022
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (Italian was selected as the second language).