The trademark EUROCARD 1.COM was filed by Giorgos Papacharalampous, a national of the Hellenic Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on October 2, 2005, and received one opposition filed on January 2, 2006 by MasterCard Europe SA 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, (d) Earlier sign & right to prohibit use of later TM under national law. the opponent was represented by LOCKE LORD LLP and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued January 2, 2006
The application was filed in Greek, and Greek was also language of all opposition proceedings (German was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 000953549 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) CTMR with decision issued on October 27, 2009 by the EUIPO.