The trademark Insurance Observer was filed by MDT Information Division B.V., a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on October 15, 2000, and received one opposition filed on January 15, 2001 by Guardian News & Media Limited on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute, (c) Earlier non registered TM & right to prohibit use of later TM under national law, (d) Earlier sign & right to prohibit use of later TM under national law. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued January 15, 2001
The application was filed in Dutch, and Dutch was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 000346421 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) CTMR with decision issued on June 25, 2006 by the EUIPO.