The trademark MADHOUSE. was filed by Madhouse LA Inc., a U.S. corporation (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on June 4, 2023, and received one opposition filed on September 4, 2023 by Insomniac Holdings, LLC on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by Fieldfisher (Belgium) LLP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued September 4, 2023
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003202749 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on August 7, 2024 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 25 with following description of goods:
Footwear
Headgear
Parts of clothing, footwear and headgear
Clothing
Socks
Caps
Underwear
Dresses
Hats
Pants
Shirts
Shoes
Skirts
Trousers
Clothing jackets for babies, adults, children, women, men
Shirts and short-sleeved shirts
Shirts for suits
Socks and stockings
Tops as clothing
Ankle socks
Baseball caps
Body suits for babies, adults, children, women, men
Bottoms as clothing for babies, adults, children, women, men
Bucket caps
Coats for babies, adults, children, women, men
Headwear for babies, adults, children, women, men
Hooded sweat shirts
Hooded sweatshirts for babies, adults, children, women, men
Men's socks
Pajamas for babies, adults, children, women, men
Pants for babies, adults, children, women, men
Shirts for babies, adults, children, women, men
Shoes for babies, adults, children, women, men
Shorts for babies, adults, children, women, men
Sports caps and hats
Sweaters for babies, adults, children, women, men
Sweatpants for babies, adults, children, women, men
Sweatshirts for babies, adults, children, women, men
T-shirts
T-shirts for babies, adults, children, women, men
Tops as clothing for babies, adults, children, women, men