The trademark PUBLIC was filed by SUN HING OPTICAL MANUFACTORY LIMITED, a corporation established under the laws of Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 10, 2012, and received one opposition filed on November 28, 2012 by Well Capital Aktiengesellschaft on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Earlier sign & right to prohibit use of later TM under national law. the opponent was represented by HOFFMANN · EITLE 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 November 28, 2012
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 002108960 was refused according to Article 8(1)(a) CTMR with decision issued on October 29, 2015 by the EUIPO.