The trademark the elbphilharmonic was filed by HamburgMusik gGmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on June 8, 2009, and received one opposition filed on September 8, 2009 by Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Earlier sign & right to prohibit use of later TM under national law. the opponent was represented by ESCHE SCHÜMANN COMMICHAU RECHTSANWÄLTE WIRTSCHAFTSPRÜFER STEUERBERATER PARTNERSCHAFTSGESELLSCHAFT MBB and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued September 8, 2009
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The renewal of the trademark was recorded by the office on March 22, 2019.
Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on June 1, 2010. A transfer of the trademark registration was recorded on June 12, 2014. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on August 25, 2014. Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on November 28, 2016. A transfer of the trademark registration was recorded on December 10, 2019.