The trademark MAXIMUS was filed by Null Jerzy Czernek trading as ORION, a national of the Republic of Poland (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on January 31, 2010, and received one opposition filed on April 22, 2010 by Reemtsma Cigarettenfabriken GmbH on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Earlier non registered TM & right to prohibit use of later TM under national law. the opponent was represented by STEVENS HEWLETT & PERKINS and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued April 22, 2010
The application was filed in Polish, and Polish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 001653511 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) CTMR with decision issued on January 27, 2011 by the EUIPO.