The trademark MINIG Paint X lite was filed by Mahmoud Hassan, a national of the French Republic (the "Applicant") and Mindig, a corporation established under the laws of the French Republic (the "Co-Applicant", and jointly with the "Applicant" referred to as the "Applicants" going forward). The application was published for oppositions on September 28, 2022, and received one opposition filed on January 2, 2023 by Spex SamplePrep, LLC on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by MEISSNER BOLTE PATENTANWÄLTE RECHTSANWÄLTE PARTNERSCHAFT MBB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued January 2, 2023
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).