The trademark Combi 10 was filed by Macherey, Nagel GmbH & Co. KG Handelsgesellschaft, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on December 7, 1998, and received one opposition filed on February 19, 1999 by Roche Diagnostics GmbH on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued February 19, 1999
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 June 4, 2007, and the other one on May 8, 2017.
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 August 10, 2009. A transfer of the trademark registration was recorded on July 27, 2016. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on October 23, 2017. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on November 14, 2017. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on August 28, 2018.
The Opposition with reference B 000134645 was rejected according to Rule 20(1) CTMIR with decision issued on November 22, 1999 by the EUIPO.