The trademark VARITEC was filed by CIZETA MEDICALI S.P.A., a corporation established under the laws of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on November 1, 2022, and received one opposition filed on January 11, 2023 by Lohmann & Rauscher International GmbH & Co. KG on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by ZEUNER SUMMERER STÜTZ and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued January 11, 2023
The application was filed in Italian, and Italian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).