The trademark VANZEER was filed by LINKE LIU, a national of the People's Republic of China (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on February 16, 2011, and received one opposition filed on May 16, 2011 by Fred Perry (Holdings) Limited on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued May 16, 2011
The application was filed in Italian, and Italian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 001846974 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) CTMR with decision issued on March 29, 2012 by the EUIPO.