The trademark XIGMATEK was filed by XIGMATEK CO., LTD., a corporation established under the laws of Taiwan, Republic of China (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on June 29, 2008, and received one opposition filed on July 23, 2008 by SIGMATEK Gesellschaft mbH & Co KG on Likelihood of confusion. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 23, 2008
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (Italian was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 001359761 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) CTMR with decision issued on October 25, 2009 by the EUIPO.