The trademark PEC Components was filed by PEC Components GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on June 5, 2005, and received one opposition filed on June 17, 2005 by International Research and Development N.V. (IRAD) on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued June 17, 2005
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 000861023 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) CTMR with decision issued on August 29, 2007 by the EUIPO.