| Serial Number | 79434867 |
| Word Mark | AOPS |
| Filing Date | Monday, August 11, 2025 |
| Status | 661 - RESPONSE AFTER NON-FINAL ACTION - ENTERED |
| Status Date | Friday, July 17, 2026 |
| Registration Number | 0000000 |
| Registration Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Mark Drawing | 4 - Illustration: Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Block form |
| Published for Opposition Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Goods and Services | Engineering services for optimizing the operation of plants for industrial gas production, in particular for the production of oxygen, nitrogen, noble gases, hydrogen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, olefins, and liquified natural gas; development and implementation of software for data recording, data analysis and control of plants for industrial gas production; software-as-a-service (SaaS) for enabling the control, automation, and operation of industrial gas production plants; remote monitoring of operations of plants for industrial gas production for quality control purposes and to allow for real-time operation, control, and automation of plant processes; remote monitoring of the operation of individual machinery components of industrial gas production plants using real-time machinery operational data for diagnosing operational status and problems, and for determining the remaining lifespan; remote technical support services, namely, remote infrastructure management services for monitoring, deploying, operating, maintaining, and optimizing solutions for the operation of industrial gas production plants; remote technical support services, namely, remote infrastructure management services for real-time performance monitoring, predictive diagnosis, asset troubleshooting and operational improvements for industrial gas production plants; none of the afore-mentioned being for use in respect of security and building management, the only exceptions to this are safety aspects of technical processes or facilities for thermal or mechanical gas production |
| Goods and Services | Downloadable computer application software, downloadable cloud-based software, downloadable middleware, downloadable computer operating system software, all for real-time operational optimization of plants for industrial gas production, in particular to optimize production processes for the production of oxygen, nitrogen, noble gases, hydrogen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, olefins, liquified natural gas; recorded computer software for remote real-time analysis of the operations of industrial gas production plants; downloadable computer software for simulating the operational status of plants for industrial gas production using measured or calculated operational data in the nature of digital twins for optimizing the operation of plants; downloadable computer software for real-time monitoring of the efficiency, safety, operational stability, production quality, production volume and gas emissions of plants for industrial gas production; downloadable software for real-time monitoring and optimizing the operation of, and determining the remaining lifespan of, individual components or individual processes of an industrial gas production plant, of whole industrial gas production plants, and of multiple industrial gas production plants using an open-loop system that acts on pre-determined schedules using operational data of plant components; downloadable computer software for recording operational data of industrial gas production plants and for analysis of the operation of plants and components of plants based on the recorded data; downloadable computer software for the remote automated operation of production equipment and production processes of plants for industrial gas production; downloadable computer software for the remote automated operation of plants for industrial gas production; recorded computer software platforms featuring user interfaces for operating plants for industrial gas production; downloadable computer software featuring user interfaces for controlling the automation and operation of plants for industrial gas production; all of the aforesaid downloadable and recorded software featuring the ability to develop algorithms using artificial intelligence to optimize the operation of plants in modes that are not yet implemented; none of the afore-mentioned being for use in respect of security and building management, the only exceptions to this are safety aspects of technical processes or facilities for thermal or mechanical gas production |
| 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 | Thursday, November 6, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 009 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 042 - Scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto; industrial analysis and research services; design and development of computer hardware and software. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Thursday, November 6, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 042 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | Linde GmbH |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 27 - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Address | DE |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Thursday, October 16, 2025 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB |
| Thursday, November 6, 2025 | LIMITATION FROM ORIGINAL APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Sunday, November 9, 2025 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Sunday, November 9, 2025 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Sunday, November 30, 2025 | NEW REPRESENTATIVE AT IB RECEIVED |
| Monday, December 8, 2025 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Saturday, December 13, 2025 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Sunday, December 14, 2025 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Monday, January 19, 2026 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU |
| Monday, January 19, 2026 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB |
| Thursday, February 5, 2026 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Thursday, June 18, 2026 | LIMITATION OF GOODS RECEIVED FROM IB |
| Friday, July 17, 2026 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Friday, July 17, 2026 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Friday, July 17, 2026 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |