Foot Anstey reports the UKIPO rejected Volkswagen's opposition to WOLF eMobility

What Foot Anstey reported

This is a UK and foreign office matter, as covered by Foot Anstey on 14 September 2026. The article says Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft opposed WOLF eMobility GmbH's application for WOLF eMobility. The application covered electric mobility goods and services, including vehicles. Volkswagen relied on its earlier GOLF registration for vehicles and related goods and services.

Foot Anstey reports three grounds: likelihood of confusion, reputation, and passing off. The article says the hearing officer rejected all three. It describes limited visual and aural similarity, and a conceptual difference between the sport of golf and the animal wolf. The article also says a reputation in GOLF was not enough, because the hearing officer found that consumers would not link the marks.

What this note is

This is that firm's account of a UKIPO decision, not a reprint of the decision and not a court judgment. If you need the case number or the full specification, use the UKIPO record. The Foot Anstey article is the public source for the outcome described here.