The trademark ORIGINAL QANDARI was filed by General Business solution, a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of Belgium (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 23, 2022, and received one opposition filed on November 9, 2022 by Wafadar on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by AWA Benelux SA and proceedings were handled in French, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued November 9, 2022
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003182968 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on October 26, 2023 by the EUIPO.