The trademark ALKALA was filed by SANUM-KEHLBECK GmbH & Co. KG, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on March 26, 2023, and received one opposition filed on June 15, 2023 by Gall-Pharma GmbH on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by SCHÖNHERR RECHTSANWÄLTE GMBH and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued June 15, 2023
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).