The trademark HONGDA GROUP was filed by CHANGCHUN HONGDA OPTOELECTRONIC AND BIOSTATISTICS IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., a corporation established under the laws of the People's Republic of China (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 3, 2003, and received one opposition filed on November 3, 2003 by null on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by MITSCHERLICH, 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 3, 2003
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (Spanish was selected as the second language).