The trademark CIF OXY-GEL was filed by Unilever IP Holdings B.V., a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on December 23, 2002, and received one opposition filed on March 18, 2003 by Henkel AG & Co. KGaA on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Jäcker, Bernd Carlos and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued March 18, 2003
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (German was selected as the second language).
Two renewals of the trademark were recorded, one on February 8, 2012, and the other one on June 15, 2021.
Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on November 13, 2006. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on July 9, 2007. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on October 1, 2007. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on December 6, 2007. A transfer of the trademark registration was recorded on December 21, 2020. Deletion of the representative of the trademark registration was recorded on January 7, 2021. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on July 28, 2021.
The Opposition with reference B 000593618 was rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) CTMR with decision issued on March 27, 2008 by the EUIPO.