The trademark pagesjaunes.com de L'Annuaire Universel was filed by L'ANNUAIRE UNIVERSEL SAS, a corporation established under the laws of the French Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on May 4, 2008, and received one opposition filed on August 3, 2008 by PAGES JAUNES (Société Anonyme) on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute, (d) Earlier sign & right to prohibit use of later TM under national law. the opponent was represented by DS AVOCATS and proceedings were handled in French, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued August 3, 2008
The application was filed in French, and French was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 001365693 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) CTMR with decision issued on June 13, 2010 by the EUIPO.