The trademark SAFIR was filed by SAFIR TECHNOLOGY COMPUTER SYSTEMS & COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT SOFTWARE TRADING CO. L.L.C, a corporation established under the laws of the United Arab Emirates (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on November 2, 2023, and received one opposition filed on January 25, 2024 by SAPHIR Gesellschaft für Software-Systeme mbH on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by GRAPE & SCHWARZENSTEINER and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued January 25, 2024
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (Spanish was selected as the second language).