The trademark Handy was filed by HANDY INDUSTRIES, LLC, a Limited Liability Company (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 26, 2001, and received one opposition filed on November 26, 2001 by Firma Händi-Opitz GmbH & Co. KG on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by FRITZ PATENT- UND RECHTSANWÄLTE PARTNERSCHAFT MBB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued November 26, 2001
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (Italian was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 000458911 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) CTMR with decision issued on October 24, 2004 by the EUIPO.