The trademark Artec was filed by Artec Co., Ltd, a corporation established under the laws of Japan (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on January 31, 2013, and received one opposition filed on February 4, 2013 by BOB LICENSING SAS on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued February 4, 2013
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (Italian was selected as the second language).
The renewal of the trademark was recorded by the office on September 27, 2022.
Licences granted of the trademark registration was recorded on September 7, 2017. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on June 23, 2019. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on January 6, 2021. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on September 21, 2022.
The Opposition with reference B 002129149 was rejected according to Article 8(1)(a) CTMR with decision issued on November 20, 2014 by the EUIPO.