| Serial Number | 79380929 |
| Word Mark | 4IE |
| Filing Date | Wednesday, July 12, 2023 |
| Status | 700 - REGISTERED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, February 4, 2025 |
| Registration Number | 7674092 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, February 4, 2025 |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, December 17, 2024 |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of the letters "4IE" with the number "4" and the lowercase letter "I" in black, followed by the stylized letter "E" in black with three lines extended to the left of the letter with the bottom line crossing the "E" in green. |
| Goods and Services | Control devices, namely, computerized numerical control (CNC) controllers for metalworking being controllers used to input manufacturing programs and control the metalworking machines; control devices, namely, computerized numerical control (CNC) controllers for metalworking robots being controllers used to input manufacturing programs and control the metalworking robots; downloadable computer software and computer programs for monitoring and controlling metal manufacturing processes and metalworking machines, for designing and modeling sheet metal parts, and for quality management of metal processing; recorded computer software and computer programs for monitoring and controlling metal manufacturing processes and metalworking machines, for designing and modeling sheet metal parts, and for quality management of metal processing; downloadable and recorded simulation computer software for metal processing, for designing and modeling sheet metal parts, for operation of metalworking machines, metal processing facilities, and metal processing factories, and for quality management of metal processing; downloadable computer software and computer programs for metal processing recorded on electronic storage media; recorded computer software and computer programs for metal processing recorded on electronic storage media; downloadable computer operating programs; recorded computer operating programs; automatic programming devices comprised of downloadable and recorded computer software and hardware used to input and edit the shape data of metalworking products, simulate manufacturing process based on the shape data and create manufacturing programs; monitoring devices for metal processing comprised of downloadable and recorded computer software and hardware for monitoring, measuring, recording, analyzing and alerting operators to variances or problems in the performance of metalworking machines; monitoring devices for metal processing comprised of downloadable and recorded computer software and hardware for monitoring and recording the performance status of individual parts of metalworking machines; downloadable computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) software for metalworking machines; recorded computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) software for metalworking machines; downloadable computer software for nesting and programming metalworking machines; recorded computer software for nesting and programming metalworking machines; downloaded and recorded computer software for monitoring and checking the operational status of metalworking processes; downloadable computer software for scheduling metalworking processes being workflow management software for metalworking processes; recorded computer software for scheduling metalworking processes being workflow management software for metalworking processes; electronic information terminal displays for metal processing; touch panels; downloadable computer software for smartphones for metalworking machines and robots to monitor operating conditions; recorded computer software for smartphones for metalworking machines and robots to monitor operating conditions; control devices, namely, computerized numerical control (CNC) controllers with facial recognition system for operating metalworking machines; control devices, namely, computerized numerical control (CNC) controllers for metalworking machines for guidance of metalworking machines; control devices, namely, computerized numerical control (CNC) controllers for bending machines equipped with voice operation function; downloadable augmented reality (AR) software for improving metalworking performance; recorded augmented reality (AR) software for improving metalworking performance; downloadable CAD/CAM software for metalworking machines; recorded CAD/CAM software for metalworking machines; downloadable computer software for controlling the operation of metalworking machines; recorded computer software for controlling the operation of metalworking machines |
| Goods and Services | Metalworking machines; bending machines for metalworking; press brakes for metalworking; punching machines for metalworking; tapping machines for metalworking; laser processing machines for metalworking; shearing machines for metalworking; presses for sheet metal; laser welding machines; electric welding machines; electric arc welding machines; metal tools for metalworking machines, namely, punching presses for metalworking machines; metal tools for metalworking machines, namely, bending machines for metalworking machines; industrial robots for metalworking; material supply and product accumulation devices for metalworking machines; robot manipulators being metalworking machines; machine parts in the nature of mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical control devices for metalworking machines; metalworking machines with numerical control units, namely, bending machines with numerical control units, press brakes with numerical control units, punching machines with numerical control units, punch presses with numerical control units, forming machines with numerical control units, tapping machines with numerical control units, laser beam cutting machines with numerical control units, laser beam welding machines with numerical control units, shearing machines with numerical control units, presses for sheet metal with numerical control units, welding machines for metal working with numerical control units, and punch and laser combination machines with numerical control units; bending machines for metalworking with numerical control units; press brakes for metalworking with numerical control units; punching machines for metalworking with numerical control units; punch presses for metalworking with numerical control units; laser cutting machines with numerical control units; laser welding machines for metalworking with numerical control units; welding machines for metalworking with numerical control units; metalworking robots with numerical control units; combination punch presses/laser processing machines for metalworking; combination punch presses/laser processing machines for metalworking with numerical control units; industrial robots for welding; metalworking machines equipped with control units that automatically identify the operators by facial recognition system; bending machines with control units that alert operators about the metalworking process through icon display and voice guidance; bending machines with control units that guide operators in metalworking processes through icon display and voice guidance |
| Description of the Colors Claimed | The mark consists of the letters "4i" in black and the stylized letter "e" in black which is intersected by a green line in the middle. |
| Pseudo Mark | FOUR IE; FOR IE |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The color(s) green and black is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| International Class | 007 - Machines and machine tools; motors and engines (except for land vehicles); machine coupling and transmission components (except for land vehicles); agricultural implements other than hand-operated; incubators for eggs. |
| US Class Codes | 013, 019, 021, 023, 024, 031, 034, 035 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Monday, October 16, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 007 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 009 - Scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments; apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity; apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images; magnetic data carriers, recording discs; automatic vending machines and mechanisms for coin operated apparatus; cash registers, calculating machines, data processing equipment and computers; fire extinguishing apparatus. |
| US Class Codes | 021, 023, 026, 036, 038 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Monday, October 16, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 009 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | AMADA CO., LTD. |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | JP |
| Party Name | AMADA CO., LTD. |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | JP |
| Party Name | AMADA CO., LTD. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | JP |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Thursday, October 12, 2023 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB |
| Monday, October 16, 2023 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Friday, October 20, 2023 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Wednesday, March 20, 2024 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Friday, June 7, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Friday, June 7, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Monday, July 15, 2024 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Thursday, November 21, 2024 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Thursday, November 21, 2024 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Thursday, May 23, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Monday, June 24, 2024 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU |
| Monday, June 24, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB |
| Thursday, November 21, 2024 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Friday, November 22, 2024 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, December 11, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, December 17, 2024 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, December 17, 2024 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, February 4, 2025 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, February 4, 2025 | NOTICE OF REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION EMAILED |