The trademark THE NORTH FACE was filed by The North Face Apparel Corp., a U.S. corporation (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 7, 2023, and received one opposition filed on October 23, 2023 by Bikeimport Finland Oy on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by ADBON LTD, ADBON TRADEMARKS and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 23, 2023
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (Italian was selected as the second language).