The trademark SPASENSIALS was filed by Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., a U.S. corporation (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on July 30, 2006, and received one opposition filed on October 26, 2006 by S.A. Spa Monopole, Compagnie fermière de Spa, en abrégé S.A. Spa Monopole N.V. on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute, (c) Earlier sign & right to prohibit use of later TM under national law. the opponent was represented by GEVERS and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 26, 2006
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on November 26, 2007. Requests for conversion of an EUTM application into a national trade mark application of the trademark registration was recorded on September 30, 2012.