| Serial Number | 79288011 |
| Word Mark | AD HOC |
| Filing Date | Tuesday, May 19, 2020 |
| Status | 700 - REGISTERED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, February 8, 2022 |
| Registration Number | 6634948 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, February 8, 2022 |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, November 23, 2021 |
| Indication of Colors claimed | Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Bottle closures of metal |
| Goods and Services | Closures for containers, non-metallic |
| Goods and Services | Coffee extracting machines; Tea processing machines; Milling cutters for milling machines; electric pepper mills; electric salt mills; power-operated flour mills; grinding mills for household use; pepper mills, other than hand-operated; salt and pepper mills, other than hand-operated; crushers, mixers and blenders; Kitchen grinders, electric; kitchen grinders, hand-held and power driven, and parts therefor; electric spice grinders; Power-operated coffee grinders; Electric coffee grinders; Electrical coffee grinders; Electric food grinders; Power-operated food grinders; Abrasive disks for power-operated grinders; Electric food planers; Power-operated food planers; Electric graters for kitchen use; Feed cutters; Electric food blenders for household purposes; Electric fruit peelers; electric vegetable peelers; Electric milk frothers; Electric egg beaters; Electric mandoline slicers; Electric cheese slicers; electric garlic cutters; electric spice cutters; electric herbs cutters; electric vegetables cutters; Electric food processors; and parts for the afore-mentioned goods; all of the foregoing being food and beverage processing and preparation machines and apparatus |
| Goods and Services | Tea pot warmer; portable hearth; non-electric cooking heaters for household purposes being rechauds; water heater; electric beverage heaters; Electric coffee pots; electric tea pots; electric thermo pots; electric coffee machines; Thermoelectric cooler/heater for food and beverages; Gas burner for kitchen use; Fondue pots with heat source; fondue sets, namely, fondue pots, burners, forks, bowls and candles sold as a unit; all of the foregoing being cooking, heating, cooling, and preservation equipment for food and beverages |
| Goods and Services | Table cutlery; kitchen knives; mortars and pestles; Rasps being hand tools; Hand-operated mandoline slicers; Butter curlers; Scissors; Scissors for kitchen use; Scissors for household use; Nail scissors; Japanese grip scissors; Universal peelers; hand-operated vegetable peelers; non-electric fruit peelers; non-electric potato peelers; non-electric ginger root peeler; non-electric vegetable peelers; Serving knives; Cutters for wine bottle foil, hand-operated; Non-electric cheese slicers; Non-electric garlic cutters; non-electric spice cutters; non-electric herbs cutters; non-electric vegetables cutters; Non-electric pizza cutters; manually-operated grinding wheels; all of the foregoing being food preparations cutting and grinding implements |
| Goods and Services | Ashtrays; lighters for smokers |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of the design a small rectangle appearing inside of a larger rectangle, with the wording "AD" inside the larger rectangle and "HOC" inside the smaller rectangle. |
| Goods and Services | Tableware, cookware, and containers, namely, hand-operated food mills, hand-operated spice mills, hand-operated herbs mills, hand-operated salt mills, hand-operated pepper mills, hand-operated salt and pepper mills, hand-operated coffee grinders, pepper grinders, hand-operated grinders, hand-operated spice grinders, hand-operated food grinders, kitchen grinders, non-electric, Salt and pepper sets, Salt and pepper mills and sets thereof, salt and pepper shakers and sets thereof, cheese graters, cooking graters, nutmeg graters, graters for kitchen use, rotary cheese graters, non-electric, rasps for kitchen use, hand-operated pastry blenders, non-electric food blenders for household purposes, tea filters, coffee filters, non-electric, non-electric, pour-over coffee filters not of paper for brewing coffee, coffee filters, not of paper, being part of non-electric coffee makers, Teapots, tea kettles, Tea cosies, tea filters, tea sets, tea caddies, tea strainers, tea infusers, tea cups, tea canisters, tea balls, teapot stands, teacups in the nature of yunomi, tealight burners, tealight holders, tea services being tableware, tea bag rests, portable tea caddies, tea pots, non-electric, tea kettles, non-electric, drip mats for tea, tea makers, non-electric, japanese-style teapots being kyusu, coffee cups, tea cups and mugs, household strainers for tea, wine, coffee, sugar and flour, Coffee pots, non-electric, Serving tongs, forks, spoons and ladles, ladles, ladles for serving wine, pasta serving forks, rice paddles, Serving bowls, serving dishes, serving platters, serving scoops being household or kitchen utensils, butter-dish and butter-dish covers, Cheese board and knife set, Cheese boards, cheese covers, cheese-dish covers, Trays, cake trays, serving trays, ice cube trays, Bottle openers, corkscrews, bottle stoppers specially adapted for use with wine bottles, coolers for wine, cooling buckets for wine, household strainers for wine, non-electric coolers for wine, vacuum bottle stoppers specially adapted for use with wine bottles, vacuum pumps for wine bottles, wine aerators, wine bottle cradles, wine bottle vests specially adapted for decorating wine bottles, wine buckets, wine decanters, wine drip collars specially adapted for use around the top of wine bottles to stop drips, wine glasses, wine jugs, wine openers, wine pourers, wine tasters in the nature of siphons, Toothpick holders, Pastry cutters, Pots, clay pots, cooking pots and pans, non electric, rice cooking pots, non-electric, cooking pots for use in microwave ovens, Gravy boats, Kitchen containers, soap containers, containers for ice, portable beverage container holder, household containers for foods, containers for household use, heat-insulated containers for beverages, household containers of precious metal, thermally insulated containers for food, collapsible storage containers for domestic use, plastic storage containers for domestic use, plastic storage containers for household use, insulated containers for food or beverages, heat-insulated containers for household use, containers for household or kitchen use, glass bulbs, thermal insulated containers for food or beverage, plastic storage containers for household or domestic use, insulated containers for beverage cans for domestic use, plastic containers, namely, cake boxes for household use, non-electric kitchen containers not made of precious metal, containers for household or kitchen use of precious metal, plastic holder for beverage containers to be affixed to walls, plastic shock-absorbing protection containers for household or domestic use, containers for household or kitchen use not of precious metal, manually actuated pump dispensers for attachment to containers for use in dispensing liquids, plastic household storage containers for cereals, reusable self-sealing lids for household use for bowls, cups, containers and the storage of food, gas pressurized beverage siphon containers, namely, cream whippers, cream pitchers and soda water holders, manually actuated pump dispensers for use in dispensing liquids, Wine cooling pails, food cooling devices for household purposes, beverage cooling devices for household purposes, cold packs for chilling food and beverages, Champagne buckets, Champagne flutes, wine racks, Garlic presses, Tea bag presses, Fruit presses, non-electric, for household purposes Non-electric garlic peeler sleeves, Non-electric milk frothers, Non-electric egg beaters, Spice bags and spice balls, spice sets, condiment bowls, spice strainers, spice mills, spice racks, condiment holders, spice grinders, condiment grinder, spice jars, condiment dispensers, shakers for spices, cruet sets for oil and vinegar, cruet stands, oil cruets, vinegar cruets, spice containers |
| International Class | 006 - Common metals and their alloys; metal building materials; transportable buildings of metal; materials of metal for railway tracks; nonelectric cables and wires of common metal; ironmongery, small items of metal hardware; pipes and tubes of metal; safes; goods of common metal not included in other classes; ores. |
| US Class Codes | 002, 012, 013, 014, 023, 025, 050 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, June 26, 2020 |
| Primary Code | 006 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| 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 | Friday, June 26, 2020 |
| Primary Code | 007 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 008 - Hand tools and implements (hand-operated); cutlery; side arms; razors. |
| US Class Codes | 023, 028, 044 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, June 26, 2020 |
| Primary Code | 008 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 011 - Apparatus for lighting, heating, steam generating, cooking, refrigerating, drying, ventilating, water supply, and sanitary purposes. |
| US Class Codes | 013, 021, 023, 024, 031, 034 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, June 26, 2020 |
| Primary Code | 011 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 020 - Furniture, mirrors, picture frames; goods (not included in other classes) of wood, cork, reed, cane, wicker, horn, bone, ivory, whalebone, shell, amber, mother-of-pearl, meerschaum and substitutes for all these materials, or of plastics. |
| US Class Codes | 002, 013, 022, 025, 032, 050 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, June 26, 2020 |
| Primary Code | 020 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 021 - Household or kitchen utensils and containers; combs and sponges; brushes (except paint brushes); brush-making materials; articles for cleaning purposes; steel-wool; unworked or semi-worked glass (except glass used in building); glassware, porcelain and earthenware not included in other classes. |
| US Class Codes | 002, 013, 023, 029, 030, 033, 040, 050 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, June 26, 2020 |
| Primary Code | 021 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 034 - Tobacco; smokers' articles; matches. |
| US Class Codes | 002, 008, 009, 017 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, June 26, 2020 |
| Primary Code | 034 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | DK Household Brands GmbH |
| Party Type | 31 - New Owner After Registration |
| Legal Entity Type | 16 - Limited Liability Company |
| Address | DE |
| Party Name | AdHoc Entwicklung und Vertrieb GmbH |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 16 - Limited Liability Company |
| Address | DE |
| Party Name | AdHoc Entwicklung und Vertrieb GmbH |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 16 - Limited Liability Company |
| Address | DE |
| Party Name | AdHoc Entwicklung und Vertrieb GmbH |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 16 - Limited Liability Company |
| Address | DE |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Thursday, June 25, 2020 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB |
| Friday, June 26, 2020 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Tuesday, June 30, 2020 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Monday, August 17, 2020 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Monday, August 17, 2020 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Tuesday, August 18, 2020 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Monday, September 14, 2020 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU |
| Monday, September 14, 2020 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB |
| Saturday, October 3, 2020 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Thursday, February 18, 2021 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Thursday, February 18, 2021 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Thursday, February 18, 2021 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Wednesday, March 17, 2021 | FINAL REFUSAL WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, March 17, 2021 | FINAL REFUSAL E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, March 17, 2021 | NOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED |
| Tuesday, September 14, 2021 | TEAS REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, September 14, 2021 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Wednesday, September 15, 2021 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Monday, October 18, 2021 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, November 3, 2021 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, November 3, 2021 | NOTICE OF START OF OPPOSITION PERIOD CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, November 3, 2021 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION SENT TO IB |
| Tuesday, November 23, 2021 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, November 23, 2021 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Sunday, November 28, 2021 | NOTIFICATION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Wednesday, December 1, 2021 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, December 1, 2021 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION SENT TO IB |
| Sunday, December 19, 2021 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION - PROCESSED BY IB |
| Tuesday, February 8, 2022 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Sunday, May 8, 2022 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, July 13, 2022 | FINAL DISPOSITION PROCESSED |
| Thursday, July 14, 2022 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE SENT TO IB |
| Tuesday, August 9, 2022 | FINAL DECISION TRANSACTION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Thursday, August 28, 2025 | NEW REPRESENTATIVE AT IB RECEIVED |
| Saturday, October 18, 2025 | CHANGE OF OWNER RECEIVED FROM IB |