The trademark SNEAK-A-PORTER was filed by Sneakers & Co., a corporation established under the laws of the Czech Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on April 10, 2014, and received one opposition filed on July 10, 2014 by The Net-a-Porter Group 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 HGF LIMITED and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 10, 2014
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 002379306 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) CTMR with decision issued on April 6, 2015 by the EUIPO.