The trademark GSLF GLOBAL SRI LANKAN FORUM was filed by WASANTHA KEERTHIRATNA KONDASINGHE PATABENDI WIJENDRA GAMLADDAL, a national of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 28, 2017, and received one opposition filed on December 21, 2017 by GLOBAL SRILANKAN FORUM UNITED KINGDOM on Mark was filed without authorisation of proprietor. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued December 21, 2017
The application was filed in Italian, and Italian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Appeal with reference B R1651/2019-2 was Opposition rejected according to Article 8(3) EUTMR with decision issued on February 13, 2020 by the EUIPO. The Opposition with reference B 003014258 was rejected according to Article 8(3) CTMR with decision issued on May 29, 2019 by the EUIPO.