The trademark EASY-FIX was filed by SEA ROMANIA SRL, a corporation established under the laws of Romania (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on June 15, 2017, and received one opposition filed on September 14, 2017 by Agri and Industrial Rubber Limited on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute, (c) Earlier non registered TM & right to prohibit use of later TM under national law. the opponent was represented by FRKelly and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued September 14, 2017
The application was filed in Romanian, and Romanian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Refusal with reference B 016042772 was partially rejected according to Article 7(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on March 9, 2017 by the EUIPO. The Opposition with reference B 002958323 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on September 24, 2018 by the EUIPO.