Register information

Please note: This English version is a non-binding translation of the German register excerpt. Only the German version of the register excerpt is legally binding.

Master data
INID	Criterion	Field	Content
	Data file	DB	DE
111	Register number	RN	39720957
210	File number	AKZ	397209576
540	Reproduction of the mark	MD	ectoin
550	Type of mark	MF	Word mark
551	Kind of mark	MK	Individual mark
220	Application date	AT	May 9, 1997
151	Date of entry into the register	ET	Nov 26, 1997
156	Extension of protection	VBD	Jun 1, 2017
730	Proprietor	INH	bitop AG, 58453 Witten, DE
740	Representative	VTR	Patentanw. Heide, Anna Katharina, Dipl.-Biol. Dr. rer. nat., 45478 Mülheim, DE
750	Address for service	ZAN	Frau Patentanwältin Dipl.-Biol. Dr. rer. nat. Anna Katharina Heide ambidex IP, Jägerhofstr. 31, 45478 Mülheim
	Version of the Nice classification		NCL11
511	Class(es)	KL	1, 3, 5
	Status of file	AST	Trade mark registered
180	Date of expiry of term of protection	VED	May 31, 2027 Fees for trade mark rights
111 151	International registration		International registration number: IR1032912 Date of international registration: Jan 12, 2010
450	Date of publication of the registration	VT	Dec 30, 1997
	Start of opposition period	BWT	Dec 30, 1997
	End of opposition period	EWT	Mar 30, 1998
510	Goods/services	WDV	Chemische Erzeugnisse für gewerbliche, wissenschaftliche und photographische Zwecke; Kunstharze im Rohzustand, Kunststoffe im Rohzustand; chemische Erzeugnisse zum Frischhalten und Haltbarmachen von Lebensmitteln; Klebstoffe für gewerbliche Zwecke. Wasch- und Bleichmittel; Putz-, Polier-, Fettenfernungs- und Schleifmittel; Seifen; Parfümerien, ätherische Öle, Mittel zur Körper- und Schöheitspflege, Haarwässer; Zahnputzmittel. Pharmazeutische und veterinärmedizinische Erzeugnisse sowie Präparate für die Gesundheitspflege; diätetische Erzeugnisse für medizinische Zwecke, Babykost; Pflaster, Verbandmaterial; Zahnfüllmittel und Abdruckmassen für zahnärztliche Zwecke; Desinfektionsmittel; Mittel zur Vertilgung von schädlichen Tieren; Fungizide, Herbizide
	Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister	EREGT	Oct 21, 2012
	Date of the (most recent) update in DPMAregister	REGT	Apr 18, 2024 (Show all update days)(Hide all update days) Apr 18, 2024; Apr 24, 2023; Mar 14, 2023; Jan 3, 2022; Nov 18, 2019; Dec 19, 2017; Jun 12, 2017 Historical data not available for this/these date(s) Oct 21, 2012 Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister

Procedural data
No.	Kind of procedure	Legal status	Date of legal/procedural status	Publication date	Alle Details anzeigen
1	Application procedure	Trade mark registered	Nov 26, 1997		Details anzeigen
2	Opposition proceedings	Trade mark registered without opposition	Nov 26, 1997		Details anzeigen
3	Recording of changes - Change of name/legal form/address	Recording of changes completed	Feb 11, 1999		Details anzeigen
4	Recording of changes - Legal transfer	Recording of changes completed	Jan 16, 2007	Feb 16, 2007	Details anzeigen
5	Extension	Period of trade mark protection extended	May 31, 2007	Jul 6, 2007	Details anzeigen
6	Recording of changes - Change of name/legal form/address	Recording of changes completed	Feb 2, 2010	Mar 5, 2010	Details anzeigen
7	Extension	Period of trade mark protection extended	Jun 12, 2017	Jul 14, 2017	Details anzeigen
8	Reclassification	Reclassification not required	Jun 12, 2017		Details anzeigen
9	Recording of changes - Appointment of representative/New representative details	Recording of changes completed	Dec 19, 2017	Jan 19, 2018	Details anzeigen
10	Recording of changes - Appointment of representative/New representative details	Recording of changes completed	Jan 3, 2022	Feb 4, 2022	Details anzeigen
11	Recording of changes - Appointment of representative/New representative details	Recording of changes completed	Apr 18, 2024	May 24, 2024	Details anzeigen

View procedures Application procedure (No.: 1)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Kind of procedure	VART	Application procedure
Legal status	VST	Trade mark registered
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Nov 26, 1997

View procedures Opposition proceedings (No.: 2)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Kind of procedure	VART	Opposition proceedings
Legal status	VST	Trade mark registered without opposition
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Nov 26, 1997

View procedures Recording of changes - Change of name/legal form/address (No.: 3)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Kind of procedure	VART	Recording of changes - Change of name/legal form/address
	Legal status	VST	Recording of changes completed
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Feb 11, 1999
	Date of entry of application request		Dec 7, 1998
730	Proprietor	INH	bitop Gesellschaft für biotechnische Optimierung mbH, 58455 Witten, DE
740	Representative	VTR	Schneiders & Behrendt Rechts- und Patentanwälte, 44787 Bochum, DE
750	Address for service	ZAN	Schneiders & Behrendt Rechts- und Patentanwälte, Huestr. 23, 44787 Bochum

View procedures Recording of changes - Legal transfer (No.: 4)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Kind of procedure	VART	Recording of changes - Legal transfer
	Legal status	VST	Recording of changes completed
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jan 16, 2007
	Trade mark journal	HN/PJ	7/2007
	Published in part	HT	3b
	Date of entry of application request		Feb 21, 2002
	Publication date	VT	Feb 16, 2007
730	Proprietor	INH	bitop Aktiengesellschaft für biotechnische Optimierung, 58453 Witten, DE
770	Former proprietor	INHF	bitop Gesellschaft für biotechnische Optimierung mbH, 58455 Witten, DE
740	Representative	VTR	Schneiders & Behrendt Rechts- und Patentanwälte, 44787 Bochum, DE
750	Address for service	ZAN	Schneiders & Behrendt Rechts- und Patentanwälte, Postfach 102365, 44723 Bochum
	Former address for service	ZANF	Schneiders & Behrendt Rechts- und Patentanwälte, Huestr. 23, 44787 Bochum

View procedures Extension (No.: 5)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Kind of procedure	VART	Extension
	Legal status	VST	Period of trade mark protection extended
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	May 31, 2007
	Trade mark journal	HN/PJ	27/2007
	Published in part	HT	4
156	Start of term of protection	VBD	Jun 1, 2007
	Publication date	VT	Jul 6, 2007
180	Date of expiry of term of protection	VED	May 31, 2017 Fees for trade mark rights

View procedures Recording of changes - Change of name/legal form/address (No.: 6)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Kind of procedure	VART	Recording of changes - Change of name/legal form/address
	Legal status	VST	Recording of changes completed
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Feb 2, 2010
	Trade mark journal	HN/PJ	9/2010
	Published in part	HT	8a
	Publication date	VT	Mar 5, 2010
730	Proprietor	INH	bitop AG, 58453 Witten, DE
771	Former proprietor	INHF	bitop Aktiengesellschaft für biotechnische Optimierung, 58453 Witten, DE
740	Representative	VTR	Schneiders & Behrendt Rechts- und Patentanwälte, 44787 Bochum, DE
750	Address for service	ZAN	Schneiders & Behrendt Rechts- und Patentanwälte, Postfach 102365, 44723 Bochum

View procedures Extension (No.: 7)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Kind of procedure	VART	Extension
	Legal status	VST	Period of trade mark protection extended
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jun 12, 2017
	Trade mark journal	HN/PJ	28/2017
	Published in part	HT	4
156	Start of term of protection	VBD	Jun 1, 2017
	Publication date	VT	Jul 14, 2017
180	Date of expiry of term of protection	VED	May 31, 2027 Fees for trade mark rights

View procedures Reclassification (No.: 8)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Kind of procedure	VART	Reclassification
	Legal status	VST	Reclassification not required
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jun 12, 2017
	Version of the Nice classification		NCL11
511	Class(es)	KL	1, 3, 5
510	Goods/services	WDV	Class(es): 1, 3, 5 WDVZ: Chemische Erzeugnisse für gewerbliche, wissenschaftliche und photographische Zwecke; Kunstharze im Rohzustand, Kunststoffe im Rohzustand; chemische Erzeugnisse zum Frischhalten und Haltbarmachen von Lebensmitteln; Klebstoffe für gewerbliche Zwecke. Wasch- und Bleichmittel; Putz-, Polier-, Fettenfernungs- und Schleifmittel; Seifen; Parfümerien, ätherische Öle, Mittel zur Körper- und Schöheitspflege, Haarwässer; Zahnputzmittel. Pharmazeutische und veterinärmedizinische Erzeugnisse sowie Präparate für die Gesundheitspflege; diätetische Erzeugnisse für medizinische Zwecke, Babykost; Pflaster, Verbandmaterial; Zahnfüllmittel und Abdruckmassen für zahnärztliche Zwecke; Desinfektionsmittel; Mittel zur Vertilgung von schädlichen Tieren; Fungizide, Herbizide
	Ground for reclassification		due to extension

View procedures Recording of changes - Appointment of representative/New representative details (No.: 9)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Kind of procedure	VART	Recording of changes - Appointment of representative/New representative details
	Legal status	VST	Recording of changes completed
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Dec 19, 2017
	Trade mark journal	HN/PJ	3/2018
	Published in part	HT	8b
	Date of entry of application request		Nov 29, 2017
	Publication date	VT	Jan 19, 2018
740	Representative	VTR	Schneiders & Behrendt PartmbB, Rechts- und Patentanwälte, 44787 Bochum, DE
	Former representative	VTRF	Schneiders & Behrendt Rechts- und Patentanwälte, 44787 Bochum, DE
750	Address for service	ZAN	Schneiders & Behrendt PartmbB, Rechts- und Patentanwälte, Huestr. 23, 44787 Bochum
	Former address for service	ZANF	Schneiders & Behrendt Rechts- und Patentanwälte, Postfach 102365, 44723 Bochum

View procedures Recording of changes - Appointment of representative/New representative details (No.: 10)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Kind of procedure	VART	Recording of changes - Appointment of representative/New representative details
	Legal status	VST	Recording of changes completed
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jan 3, 2022
	Trade mark journal	HN/PJ	5/2022
	Published in part	HT	8b
	Date of entry of application request		Dec 21, 2021
	Publication date	VT	Feb 4, 2022
740	Representative	VTR	Patentanw. Heide, Anna Katharina, Dipl.-Biol. Dr. rer. nat., 45133 Essen, DE
	Former representative	VTRF	Schneiders & Behrendt PartmbB, Rechts- und Patentanwälte, 44787 Bochum, DE
750	Address for service	ZAN	RUHR-IP Patentanwälte, Brucker Holt 58, 45133 Essen
	Former address for service	ZANF	Schneiders & Behrendt PartmbB, Rechts- und Patentanwälte, Huestr. 23, 44787 Bochum

View procedures Recording of changes - Appointment of representative/New representative details (No.: 11)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Kind of procedure	VART	Recording of changes - Appointment of representative/New representative details
	Legal status	VST	Recording of changes completed
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Apr 18, 2024
	Trade mark journal	HN/PJ	21/2024
	Published in part	HT	8b
	Date of entry of application request		Apr 9, 2024
	Publication date	VT	May 24, 2024
740	Representative	VTR	Patentanw. Heide, Anna Katharina, Dipl.-Biol. Dr. rer. nat., 45478 Mülheim, DE
	Former representative	VTRF	Patentanw. Heide, Anna Katharina, Dipl.-Biol. Dr. rer. nat., 45133 Essen, DE
750	Address for service	ZAN	Frau Patentanwältin Dipl.-Biol. Dr. rer. nat. Anna Katharina Heide ambidex IP, Jägerhofstr. 31, 45478 Mülheim
	Former address for service	ZANF	RUHR-IP Patentanwälte in Bürogemeinschaft, Brucker Holt 58, 45133 Essen
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Apr 18, 2024