The trademark SWINGFLEX was filed by Staubsaugermanufaktur GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on May 14, 2023, and received one opposition filed on June 21, 2023 by Flex-Elektrowerkzeuge GmbH on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by DTS Patent- & Rechtsanwälte PartmbB and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued June 21, 2023
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003197998 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on July 10, 2024 by the EUIPO.