The trademark Vapurex was filed by Fabrik chemischer Präparate von Dr. Richard Sthamer GmbH & Co. KG, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 13, 2017, and received one opposition filed on December 7, 2017 by Orion Engineered Carbons GmbH on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by FLEISCHER, ENGELS & PARTNER MBB, PATENTANWÄLTE and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued December 7, 2017
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).