The trademark TELEPOST was filed by LA POSTE, a corporation established under the laws of the French Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on April 5, 1999, and received one opposition filed on July 4, 1999 by IVEMA Gesellschaft für Foto und Unterhaltungselektronik-Vertrieb mbH & Co. KG on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by KAMIN & WILKE RECHTSANWÄLTE and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 4, 1999
The application was filed in French, and French was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Two renewals of the trademark were recorded, one on October 15, 2006, and the other one on June 27, 2017.
of the trademark registration was recorded on October 15, 2006. of the trademark registration was recorded on June 27, 2017. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on July 1, 2007. Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on July 29, 2007. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on May 12, 2008. Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on April 5, 2010. Deletion of the representative of the trademark registration was recorded on November 16, 2010. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on November 22, 2010. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on January 11, 2011. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on June 6, 2012. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on July 31, 2012. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on September 30, 2012. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on April 13, 2014. Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on July 21, 2016.
The Opposition with reference B 000169336 was rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) CTMR with decision issued on November 6, 2000 by the EUIPO.
The application claimed as seniority of the French Republic trademark null registered on August 21, 1995 which was accepted by the office.