The trademark HARPOON was filed by Mass. Bay Brewing Company, Inc., a U.S. corporation (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on May 24, 2017, and received one opposition filed on August 7, 2017 by Winter Holding GmbH & Co KG on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by HEUKING KÜHN LÜER WOJTEK and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued August 7, 2017
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (Italian was selected as the second language).
Deletion of the representative of the trademark registration was recorded on January 6, 2021. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on January 18, 2021.
The Opposition with reference B 002939216 was rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on November 28, 2019 by the EUIPO.