The trademark MILLER STEEL was filed by Wenzhou Baohan Shoes Ind Co., Ltd., a corporation established under the laws of the People's Republic of China (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on June 5, 2022, and received one opposition filed on September 4, 2022 by Illinois Tool Works Inc. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Cornell, Clare and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued September 4, 2022
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (Spanish was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003178016 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on October 24, 2023 by the EUIPO.