The trademark ZIRKOLIT was filed by CeramTec GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 14, 2015, and received one opposition filed on December 14, 2015 by Cirkel GmbH & Co. KG on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Patentanwälte Olbricht Buchhold Keulertz Partnerschaft mbB and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued December 14, 2015
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 002624685 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) CTMR with decision issued on November 10, 2016 by the EUIPO.