The trademark C.C.LIFE 21 was filed by 21 Equipment International S.r.l., a corporation established under the laws of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on July 20, 2022, and received one opposition filed on October 16, 2022 by Miltenyi Biotec B.V. & Co. KG on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by TIGGES RECHTSANWÄLTE PARTNERSCHAFT MBB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 16, 2022
The application was filed in Italian, and Italian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).