The trademark Bateau was filed by Stieffenhofer GmbH Backwarenspezialitäten, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on November 26, 2006, and received one opposition filed on February 13, 2007 by ALDI Einkauf SE & Co. oHG on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by SCHMIDT, VON DER OSTEN & HUBER RECHTSANWÄLTE STEUERBERATER PARTNERSCHAFT MBB and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued February 13, 2007
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on November 22, 2006.