The trademark NICHE was filed by Wellgio Medical Oy Ltd., a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Finland (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on May 2, 2023, and received one opposition filed on July 9, 2023 by 4ages, s.r.o. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by PROPATENT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW FIRM and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 9, 2023
The application was filed in Finnish, and Finnish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Deletion of the representative of the trademark registration was recorded on February 21, 2024. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on May 21, 2024.
The Opposition with reference B 003199171 was rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on April 17, 2024 by the EUIPO. The Opposition with reference B 003199171 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on February 11, 2025 by the EUIPO. The Appeal with reference B R0920/2024-5 was Other according to Article 71(1) EUTMR with decision issued on July 31, 2024 by the EUIPO.