The trademark Liquid Beast was filed by Tree of Pets AB, a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of Sweden (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on March 16, 2023, and received one opposition filed on June 18, 2023 by Monster Energy Company on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by BIRD & BIRD LLP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued June 18, 2023
The application was filed in Swedish, and Swedish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).