The trademark SALUS gel was filed by JET ELETTRONIC srl, a corporation established under the laws of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on March 24, 2014, and received one opposition filed on June 16, 2014 by SALUS Haus Dr. med. Otto Greither Nachf. GmbH & Co. KG on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Earlier sign & right to prohibit use of later TM under national law. the opponent was represented by WEICKMANN & WEICKMANN PATENT- UND RECHTSANWÄLTE PARTMBB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued June 16, 2014
The application was filed in Italian, and Italian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 002369646 was refused according to Article 8(1)(a) CTMR with decision issued on June 16, 2015 by the EUIPO.