| Serial Number | 79163975 |
| Word Mark | AIC GERMANY AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS |
| Filing Date | Wednesday, September 3, 2014 |
| Status | 708 - PARTIAL SECTION 71 & 15 ACCEPTED AND ACKNOWLEDGED |
| Status Date | Friday, February 17, 2023 |
| Registration Number | 5015055 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, August 9, 2016 |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, May 24, 2016 |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of the letters "AIC" in white, to the right of which the wording "Germany" appears in white, below which appears the wording "Automotive Components" in white, above the wording in the mark a red curved line appears representing the silhouette of an automobile, all the foregoing appearing on a blue rectangle. |
| Goods and Services | Antennas; electric car locks; [ electric plugs; ] interior electric switches in land crafts; [ electric cables; ] electric relays for land crafts; [ electronic signal transmitters for land crafts and motors; ] sensors for land crafts and motors, namely, electronic temperature sensors and electronic pressure sensors; [ safety devices in land crafts, namely, fuses for electric current; ] thermostats [ ; electric stator resistors; central electronic locking door systems for vehicles; electric sensors, namely, lambda probes; voltage regulators for generators ] |
| Certificate of Correction for Registration | In the statement, page 1, after machines; line 26, " servo motors " should be inserted. In the statement, page 2, after cars; line 10, " servo motors " should be deleted. |
| Goods and Services | Parts of motors for land crafts, namely, sealing joints, butterfly valves, electric fans for motor cooling, [ blower motors, slide rails, glow plugs, ] rubber-metal bearings, [ hydraulic pumps, fuel pumps, radiator hoses especially adjusted, cooling radiators, ] crankshaft and camshaft sprockets, [ intercoolers, idle control valves, fan clutches, fan wheels, air flow sensors, mounting parts for motors, O-rings, oil separators, oil deflectors, oil and fuel filters, oil coolers, oil dipstick, oil pan, oil pump, flywheel, pumps for secondary air injection systems, clamping elements, ] tension idler pulley, [ plungers, hoppers, ] valves [, valves for filters, carburetor flange, distributor caps, distributor rotors, water pumps, water pump shafts, shaft sealing rings, ignition devices, ignition cables, ignition cable sets, ignition plugs, ignition distributors; electric motors for operating vehicle windows and crank handles therefor; hydraulic pump, shock absorbers for machines; speedometer drive wheels in the nature of parts for motors; water pumps for use in motors and engines; water pump shafts for use in motors and engines ] ; wiper mechanics, namely, windshield wiper parts for land vehicles; wiper motor for land vehicles; [ control cables for machines, engines or motors, namely, for clutch, gas, brake; cowlings parts of machines; ] sealing joints parts of engines [ ; heat exchangers being parts of machines * servo motors * ] |
| Goods and Services | [ Metal plates not adjusted, for use in automotive parts; metal locks, namely, steering locks; ] screws and nuts; [ metal locks, namely, cylinder locks; ] door locks and other locks; door stops; all the aforesaid goods made of metal for land crafts [ ; sheets of metal for use in the repair of vehicle bodies; junctions for pipes, of metal, namely, for flexible pipes ] |
| Goods and Services | [ Vehicle radiator connecting hoses; vacuum hoses not made of metal for motor vehicles; ] non-metal junctions in the nature of couplings for flexible pipes; seals for automotive use |
| Goods and Services | [ Lubricants for motors; lubricants for land crafts ] |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The color(s) blue, white and red is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Parts for land crafts, namely, [ axle journals, release bearings, brake shoes, ] wear indicators for brake shoes, [ brake linings, brake discs, brake hoses, brake drums, ] vehicle springs in the nature of land vehicle suspension parts, [ wheel rims, gas spring in the nature of land vehicle suspension parts, ] electric fan motor in the nature of a blower, gear parts in the nature of gears for land vehicles, rubber-metal bearings, [ especially adjusted retaining bands in the nature of band brakes, retaining clips for brakes, canopy levers, steering gears, steering dampers made of polyurethane, ] wheel hubs [, wheel brake cylinders; joint kits for land vehicles, consisting primarily of ball joints ] ; parts for land crafts, namely, steering parts in the nature of control arms [, sway bars, stabilizer bars, tie rods, steering knuckles; kits for repair of brakes consisting of clamps, springs and pins as parts of brakes; land vehicle suspension parts, namely, lock washer for wishbones; signal horns for motor cars; servo motors; ] especially adapted tanks and containers, namely, [ reservoir for windshield washer fluid, ] cooling fluid expansion tank, [ brake fluid tank, ] gasoline and diesel tanks for land crafts; [ parts for land crafts made of plastic, namely, automotive exterior and interior plastic extruded decorative and protective trim; ] automobile door handles [ ; door stops in the nature of structural parts for land vehicles; door pins in the nature of structural parts for land vehicles; vacuum hoses especially adapted for vehicles; selector rod gearboxes; vehicle windshield washer jets; shaft sealing rings for land vehicles ] |
| Goods and Services | [ Refrigerating containers, namely, refrigerating appliances and installations; lamps for directional signals of automobiles; ] electric fans; [ light bulbs; ] license plate lights; [ parts for air conditioning systems, namely, pressure switches, pressure lines, condensers, evaporators, filters, driers, resistors; thermostatic valves being parts of heating installations; heat exchangers, not parts of machines; ] electric fans for vehicle heating |
| NOT AVAILABLE | "GERMANY" AND "AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS" |
| Goods and Services | [ Mirrors; ] screws and nuts made of plastic |
| International Class | 004 - Industrial oils and greases; lubricants; dust absorbing, wetting and binding compositions; fuels (including motor spirit) and illuminants; candles and wicks for lighting. |
| US Class Codes | 001, 006, 015 |
| Class Status Code | G - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Class Status Date | Friday, February 17, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 004 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| 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, May 1, 2015 |
| 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, May 1, 2015 |
| 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 | Friday, May 1, 2015 |
| Primary Code | 009 |
| 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, May 1, 2015 |
| Primary Code | 011 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 012 - Vehicles; apparatus for locomotion by land, air, or water. |
| US Class Codes | 019, 021, 023, 031, 035, 044 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, May 1, 2015 |
| Primary Code | 012 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 017 - Rubber, gutta-percha, gum, asbestos, mica and goods made from these materials and not included in other classes; plastics in extruded form for use in manufacture; packing, stopping and insulating materials; flexible pipes, not of metal. |
| US Class Codes | 001, 005, 012, 013, 035, 050 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, May 1, 2015 |
| Primary Code | 017 |
| 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, May 1, 2015 |
| Primary Code | 020 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | A.I.C Automotive & Industrial ComponentsHandelsgesellschaft mbH |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | Glinde 21509 DE |
| Party Name | A.I.C Automotive & Industrial Components Handelsgesellschaft mbH |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | DE |
| Party Name | A.I.C Automotive & Industrial Components Handelsgesellschaft mbH |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | DE |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Friday, May 1, 2015 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Tuesday, May 5, 2015 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Thursday, April 30, 2015 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB |
| Friday, May 1, 2015 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Monday, June 1, 2015 | CORRECTION CREATED FOR IB |
| Saturday, October 10, 2015 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Tuesday, May 5, 2015 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, May 6, 2015 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Wednesday, May 6, 2015 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU |
| Wednesday, May 6, 2015 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB |
| Friday, May 22, 2015 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Monday, June 1, 2015 | CORRECTION SENT TO IB |
| Friday, October 9, 2015 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Friday, October 9, 2015 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Friday, April 8, 2016 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, May 4, 2016 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, May 4, 2016 | NOTICE OF START OF OPPOSITION PERIOD CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, May 4, 2016 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION SENT TO IB |
| Tuesday, May 24, 2016 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, May 24, 2016 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, August 9, 2016 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, November 9, 2016 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Friday, January 13, 2017 | GENERIC MADRID TRANSACTION CREATED |
| Monday, November 2, 2015 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Monday, November 2, 2015 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Monday, November 2, 2015 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Friday, April 8, 2016 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Friday, April 8, 2016 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Monday, April 11, 2016 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Friday, January 13, 2017 | GENERIC MADRID TRANSACTION SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, March 22, 2017 | CORRECTION UNDER SECTION 7 - PROCESSED |
| Friday, March 3, 2017 | CORRECTION TRANSACTION RECEIVED FROM IB |
| Friday, March 3, 2017 | USPTO CORRECTION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Wednesday, March 22, 2017 | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL |
| Friday, June 23, 2017 | FINAL DECISION TRANSACTION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Friday, April 9, 2021 | NEW REPRESENTATIVE AT IB RECEIVED |
| Monday, August 9, 2021 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 71 (6-YR) E-MAILED |
| Friday, April 8, 2022 | NEW REPRESENTATIVE AT IB RECEIVED |
| Friday, August 5, 2022 | TEAS SECTION 71 & 15 RECEIVED |
| Friday, March 24, 2017 | CORRECTION FROM IB ENTERED - NO REVIEW REQUIRED |
| Thursday, August 10, 2017 | CHANGE OF NAME/ADDRESS REC'D FROM IB |
| Friday, August 18, 2017 | NOTIFICATION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Wednesday, November 22, 2017 | PARTIAL INVALIDATION OF REG EXT PROTECTION CREATED |
| Wednesday, December 6, 2017 | INVALIDATION REVIEWED - NO ACTION REQUIRED BY OFFICE |
| Friday, August 26, 2022 | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL |
| Friday, February 17, 2023 | REGISTERED - PARTIAL SEC. 71 ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK. |
| Sunday, August 28, 2022 | OFFICE ACTION ISSUED POU1 |
| Wednesday, February 15, 2023 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION-POST REG RECEIVED |
| Friday, February 17, 2023 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 71 & 15 - E-MAILED |
| Thursday, October 19, 2023 | GENERIC MADRID TRANSACTION SENT TO IB |
| Sunday, December 3, 2023 | PARTIAL INVALIDATION PROCESSED BY THE IB |
| Tuesday, October 17, 2023 | PARTIAL INVALIDATION OF REG EXT PROTECTION CREATED |
| Thursday, October 19, 2023 | GENERIC MADRID TRANSACTION CREATED |
| Sunday, April 28, 2024 | ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED |
| Sunday, April 28, 2024 | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED |
| Sunday, April 28, 2024 | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED |
| Sunday, April 28, 2024 | TEAS WITHDRAWAL OF ATTORNEY RECEIVED-FIRM RETAINS |
| Saturday, August 9, 2025 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 71 (10-YR) E-MAILED |
| Friday, April 11, 2025 | NEW REPRESENTATIVE AT IB RECEIVED |
| Thursday, August 1, 2024 | INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION RENEWED |