The trademark GE LIFE was filed by The Great Eastern Life Assurance Company Limited, a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Singapore (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on June 1, 1998, and received one opposition filed on August 20, 1998 by GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by ELZABURU, S.L.P. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued August 20, 1998
The application was filed in Dutch, and Dutch was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on September 10, 2000.