The trademark AdBio Blue was filed by Vagner Cruz de Oliveira, a national of the Portuguese Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on March 9, 2023, and received one opposition filed on June 11, 2023 by VDA Verband der Automobilindustrie e.V. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Kroher Strobel Rechts- und Patentanwälte PartmbB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued June 11, 2023
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 003197326 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on March 18, 2024 by the EUIPO.