The trademark FreeLounge was filed by Conradi + Kaiser GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 24, 2009, and received one opposition filed on November 23, 2009 by FREE on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Earlier sign & right to prohibit use of later TM under national law. the opponent was represented by Coursin, Yves and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued November 23, 2009
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on October 22, 2012. Application for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity of the trademark registration was recorded on March 23, 2018. Decisions on applications for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity of the trademark registration was recorded on December 3, 2018. Total Surrender of the trademark registration was recorded on December 4, 2018. Requests for conversion of an EUTM application into a national trade mark application of the trademark registration was recorded on March 14, 2019.
The Appeal with reference B R0437/2011-2 was Opposition partially rejected according to Rule 15 CTMIR with decision issued on January 25, 2012 by the EUIPO. The Appeal with reference B R2847/2014-2 was Opposition partially rejected according to Rule 94 CTMIR with decision issued on July 17, 2015 by the EUIPO. The Opposition with reference B 001581969 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) CTMR with decision issued on December 21, 2010 by the EUIPO. The null with reference B T-161/12 was Decision partially annulled according to Article 8(1)(b) CTMR with decision issued on June 4, 2014 by the EUIPO.