The trademark ALMAGEL was filed by ALMIRALL S.A., a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of Spain (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 22, 1999, and received one opposition filed on October 14, 1999 by Krüger GmbH & Co. KG on Likelihood of confusion. and proceedings were handled in French, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 14, 1999
The application was filed in Spanish, and Spanish was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
A transfer of the trademark registration was recorded on November 14, 2001.
The Appeal with reference B R0967/2001-3 was Opposition allowed according to Article 8(1)(b) CTMR with decision issued on March 11, 2003 by the EUIPO. The Opposition with reference B 000199325 was Opposition proceedings closed after limitation according to Article 8(1)(b) CTMR with decision issued on September 8, 2001 by the EUIPO.
The application claimed as seniority of the Kingdom of Spain trademark null registered on March 23, 1987 which was claimed by the office.