The trademark WLEX was filed by Linfeng Chen, a national of the People's Republic of China (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on May 2, 2023, and received one opposition filed on June 15, 2023 by pro & relux GmbH on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by DOMPATENT VON KREISLER SELTING WERNER - PARTNERSCHAFT VON PATENTANWÄLTEN UND RECHTSANWÄLTEN MBB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued June 15, 2023
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (Spanish was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003197671 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on June 16, 2024 by the EUIPO.