The trademark Elephant in a Box was filed by Lyu Zhongqi, a national of the People's Republic of China (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on October 6, 2022, and received one opposition filed on January 8, 2023 by Elephant in a box on Mark was filed without authorisation of proprietor. the opponent was represented by NOTARBARTOLO & GERVASI S.P.A. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued January 8, 2023
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
A transfer of the trademark registration was recorded on August 31, 2023.
The Opposition with reference B 003187656 was rejected according to Article 8(3) EUTMR with decision issued on February 26, 2024 by the EUIPO.