The trademark CERATENN was filed by ERZINGER Ziegelwerke GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 15, 1999, and received one opposition filed on November 14, 1999 by null on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued November 14, 1999
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).