The trademark seplat was filed by SEPLAT East Swamp Company Limited, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on June 17, 2020, and received one opposition filed on July 16, 2020 by FUCHS LUBRITECH GMBH on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Keil & Schaafhausen Patentanwälte PartGmbB and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 16, 2020
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (German was selected as the second language).
Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on January 27, 2021.