The trademark AQUALINE Totul pentru apa was filed by Also Business Invest, a corporation established under the laws of Romania (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on May 1, 2023, and received one opposition filed on July 17, 2023 by Pipelife Austria GmbH & Co KG on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by HAFFNER UND KESCHMANN PATENTANWÄLTE GMBH and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 17, 2023
The application was filed in Romanian, and Romanian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003199869 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on May 2, 2024 by the EUIPO.