The trademark ROSS, THE BOSS was filed by Wiener Spielkartenfabrik Ferd. Piatnik & Söhne, a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Austria (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on December 11, 2022, and received one opposition filed on January 24, 2023 by HUGO BOSS Trade Mark Management GmbH & Co. KG on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by DENNEMEYER & ASSOCIATES and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued January 24, 2023
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).