The trademark FLO-BIRD was filed by FLOW-TRONIC, a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of Belgium (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on November 6, 2012, and received one opposition filed on February 6, 2013 by HACH COMPANY 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 BIRD & BIRD LLP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued February 6, 2013
The application was filed in French, and French was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).