The trademark CHOKI was filed by Choki AB, a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of Sweden (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on December 1, 2016, and received one opposition filed on February 28, 2017 by Schwarzwaldmilch GmbH Freiburg on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by FRIEDRICH GRAF VON WESTPHALEN & PARTNER MBB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued February 28, 2017
The application was filed in Swedish, and Swedish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on August 28, 2019.
The Opposition with reference B 002856352 was rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on January 15, 2019 by the EUIPO.