The trademark PURE FOCUS was filed by LANCOME PARFUMS ET BEAUTE & CIE, a corporation established under the laws of the French Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on July 4, 2004, and received one opposition filed on September 15, 2004 by Focus Magazin Verlag GmbH on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by KANZLEI PROF. SCHWEIZER and proceedings were handled in French, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued September 15, 2004
The application was filed in French, and French was also language of all opposition proceedings (Spanish was selected as the second language).
Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on August 12, 2007.
The Opposition with reference B 000731101 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) CTMR with decision issued on May 10, 2009 by the EUIPO.