The trademark Smart For Freight was filed by Lijuan Fu, a national of the People's Republic of China (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on May 2, 2022, and received one opposition filed on August 2, 2022 by IFS GLOBAL HOLDINGS PTY LIMITED on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by BIRD & BIRD LLP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued August 2, 2022
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (Italian was selected as the second language).
A total of undefined cancellation proceedings were initiated against the trademark registration in 2023.The first Cancellation was filed by WiseTech Global (Licensing) Pty Ltd (represented by BIRD & BIRD LLP) on August 14, 2024 and Final decision – EUTM partially cancelled.
Application for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity of the trademark registration was recorded on October 2, 2023. Decisions on applications for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity of the trademark registration was recorded on August 18, 2024.
The Cancellation with reference B 000062147 was EUTM partially cancelled according to Article 60(1)(c) EUTMR with decision issued on May 14, 2024 by the EUIPO.