The trademark FLUCON was filed by Valcon - Valvulas Automáticas de Controlo, Lda, a corporation established under the laws of the Portuguese Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on November 11, 2007, and received one opposition filed on February 10, 2008 by FLUCON, S.A. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by IPAMARK S.L. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued February 10, 2008
The application was filed in Portuguese, and Portuguese was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 001285180 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) CTMR with decision issued on June 9, 2009 by the EUIPO.