The trademark Nordic Garden Buildings was filed by Modplan ltd trading as Nordic Garden Buildings, a corporation established under the laws of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on May 22, 2016, and received one opposition filed on August 22, 2016 by Tivet Holdings Limited on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute, (c) Earlier non registered TM & right to prohibit use of later TM under national law. the opponent was represented by STEVENS HEWLETT & PERKINS and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued August 22, 2016
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (Spanish was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 002757881 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on July 17, 2019 by the EUIPO.