The trademark SLOW LIGHT was filed by Siegrun Appelt, a national of the Republic of Austria (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on February 4, 2013, and received one opposition filed on May 1, 2013 by The World Institute of Slowness AS 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 LANE IP LIMITED and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued May 1, 2013
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The renewal of the trademark was recorded by the office on February 10, 2022.
The Opposition with reference B 002173477 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) CTMR with decision issued on April 28, 2016 by the EUIPO.