The trademark Pit was filed by Hoffmann Anlagenverwaltung GmbH & Co. KG, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on February 22, 1998, and received one opposition filed on May 14, 1998 by Vives Suriá, Luis on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued May 14, 1998
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Two renewals of the trademark were recorded, one on September 10, 2006, and the other one on February 17, 2016.
Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on November 14, 2001. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on October 9, 2002. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on March 24, 2006. Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on June 17, 2007. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on August 12, 2007. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on November 8, 2016. Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on January 19, 2021.
The application claimed as seniority of the Federal Republic of Germany trademark null registered on May 6, 1952 which was accepted by the office.