The trademark MERIAN was filed by JAHRESZEITEN VERLAG GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 23, 2022, and received one opposition filed on September 5, 2022 by Mobil Invest on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by AD.LEGEM KONRAD, FROHOFF RECHTSANWALTS- UND PATENTANWALTS- PARTNERSCHAFT and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued September 5, 2022
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on November 9, 2023.
The Opposition with reference B 003178062 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on November 23, 2023 by the EUIPO.