The trademark ANI was filed by OFFICINE MECCANICHE A.N.I. S.P.A., a corporation established under the laws of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on November 30, 1998, and received one opposition filed on February 17, 1999 by ARI-Armaturen Albert Richter GmbH & Co. KG on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by LOESENBECK · SPECHT · DANTZ and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued February 17, 1999
The application was filed in Italian, and Italian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Two renewals of the trademark were recorded, one on September 11, 2007, and the other one on August 25, 2017.
Relative errors of the trademark registration was recorded on June 28, 2007. Claims of seniority of the trademark registration was recorded on August 6, 2007. Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on August 20, 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 May 5, 2015.
The Opposition with reference B 000133522 was rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) CTMR with decision issued on November 17, 2000 by the EUIPO.
The application claimed as seniority of Hungary trademark null registered on May 28, 1997 which was accepted by the office.