The trademark HELSINKI GROUP exclusive spirits production was filed by Helsinki group s.r.o., a corporation established under the laws of the Czech Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on October 11, 2022, and received one opposition filed on January 10, 2023 by "Rivergate" LLC on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by JECK, FLECK & PARTNER mbB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued January 10, 2023
The application was filed in Czech, and Czech was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).