The trademark Y YIANNIS FREE WEAR was filed by I. ELMALIOTIS AVEE, trading as SANTANA AVEE, a corporation established under the laws of the Hellenic Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on January 27, 2008, and received one opposition filed on April 8, 2008 by Rudolf Wöhrl AG on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by RAU, SCHNECK & HÜBNER PATENTANWÄLTE RECHTSANWÄLTE PARTGMBB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued April 8, 2008
The application was filed in Greek, and Greek was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 001303140 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) CTMR with decision issued on September 23, 2009 by the EUIPO.
The application claimed as seniority of the Hellenic Republic trademark 140227 registered on November 16, 1999 and filed on June 9, 1998 which was accepted by the office.