The trademark WITI was filed by Xiamen Meiyilai Network Technology Co., Ltd., a corporation established under the laws of the People's Republic of China (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 1, 2023, and received one opposition filed on October 5, 2023 by Josef Witt GmbH on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Franzky, Nicola and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 5, 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 003204529 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on July 15, 2024 by the EUIPO.