The trademark HYDRO BAN was filed by Laticrete International, Inc., a U.S. corporation (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on April 13, 2011, and received one opposition filed on July 13, 2011 by ATLAS Spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by KANCELARIA PRAWA WŁASNOŚCI PRZEMYSŁOWEJ I PRAWA AUTORSKIEGO CZUB & CZUB ADWOKACI I RZECZNICY PATENTOWI SPÓŁKA PARTNERSKA and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 13, 2011
The application was filed in Dutch, and Dutch was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 001866550 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) CTMR with decision issued on August 28, 2012 by the EUIPO.