The trademark Clean Linen was filed by Mäurer & Wirtz GmbH & Co. KG, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on June 21, 2022, and received one opposition filed on September 21, 2022 by S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by GILBEY LEGAL and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued September 21, 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 003179293 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on March 14, 2024 by the EUIPO.