The trademark OPTINETT was filed by REPUBLIC TECHNOLOGIES (NA) LLC, a Limited Liability Company (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on November 19, 2000, and received one opposition filed on February 8, 2001 by Henkel AG & Co. KGaA on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Jäcker, Bernd Carlos and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued February 8, 2001
The application was filed in French, and French was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Two renewals of the trademark were recorded, one on January 19, 2010, and the other one on March 4, 2020.
Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on October 7, 2001. Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on November 14, 2001. A transfer of the trademark registration was recorded on November 14, 2001. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on June 30, 2021.
The application claimed as seniority of the French Republic trademark null registered on June 8, 1988 which was accepted by the office.