The trademark application Ethercat was filed by Beckhoff Automation GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on November 2, 2003, and it was registered by office on April 5, 2004 without any oppositions.
It was designated 'Basic Application' for International Application 0852926 at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
The application was filed in German (English was selected as the second language).
A total of undefined cancellation proceedings were initiated against the trademark registration in 2004.The first Cancellation was filed by Caterpillar Inc. (represented by ???) on February 27, 2012 and Final decision – Partially Surrendered.
The renewal of the trademark was recorded by the office on March 26, 2013.
International trade mark of the trademark registration was recorded on August 29, 2005. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on July 29, 2007. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on September 2, 2007. Application for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity of the trademark registration was recorded on January 17, 2010. Partial Surrender of the trademark registration was recorded on November 8, 2011. Decisions on applications for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity of the trademark registration was recorded on March 4, 2012. A transfer of the trademark registration was recorded on September 24, 2014. Claims of seniority of the trademark registration was recorded on October 6, 2014. Licences granted of the trademark registration was recorded on October 2, 2016. Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on April 30, 2019.
The application claimed as seniority of the Republic of Bulgaria trademark null and filed on November 30, 2004 which was accepted by the office.