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 23, 1998, and received one opposition filed on May 15, 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 15, 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 11, 2006, and the other one on February 18, 2016.
Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on November 15, 2001. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on October 10, 2002. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on March 25, 2006. Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on June 18, 2007. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on August 13, 2007. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on November 9, 2016. Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on January 20, 2021.
The application claimed as seniority of the Federal Republic of Germany trademark null registered on May 7, 1952 which was accepted by the office.