The trademark ATKINS was filed by Lee Wright, a national of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 15, 2004, and received one opposition filed on October 26, 2004 by SILVA & COSENS, LTD. on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Pelayo de Sousa Henriques, Rui and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 26, 2004
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).