The trademark FLOWGEST was filed by Flow Strategy, Lda., a corporation established under the laws of the Portuguese Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on March 28, 2016, and received one opposition filed on June 22, 2016 by flow consulting gmbh on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Earlier sign & right to prohibit use of later TM under national law. the opponent was represented by GRAMM, LINS & PARTNER PATENT- UND RECHTSANWÄLTE PARTGMBB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued June 22, 2016
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 002723503 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on December 14, 2017 by the EUIPO.