The trademark SOFTSTEP was filed by ARKA Jan, Michał Góralczyk Sp. Jawna, a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Poland (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on October 6, 2022, and received one opposition filed on January 8, 2023 by Scholl’s Wellness Company Limited on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by BOULT WADE, S.L. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued January 8, 2023
The application was filed in Polish, and Polish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Refusal with reference B 018552803 was partially rejected according to Article 7(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on May 22, 2022 by the EUIPO.