The trademark Lotuses was filed by Yiwu Zhirong Trading Co., Ltd., a corporation established under the laws of the People's Republic of China (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on July 12, 2023, and received one opposition filed on October 9, 2023 by SHOE, S.L. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by ABRIL ABOGADOS and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 9, 2023
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
The Refusal with reference B 018773930 was partially rejected according to Article 7(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on April 4, 2023 by the EUIPO. The Opposition with reference B 003204652 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on September 24, 2024 by the EUIPO.