The trademark RAINBOW TELEVISION NETWORK was filed by Gordon LEWIS, a national of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on July 13, 1998, and received one opposition filed on August 21, 1998 by THAMES TELEVISION LIMITED on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued August 21, 1998
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (German was selected as the second language).
The Appeal with reference B R0482/2000-2 was Opposition partially rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) CTMR with decision issued on December 14, 2001 by the EUIPO. The Opposition with reference B 000075020 was rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) CTMR with decision issued on February 29, 2000 by the EUIPO.