| Serial Number | 98510244 |
| Word Mark | APEX |
| Filing Date | Friday, April 19, 2024 |
| Status | 645 - FINAL REFUSAL - MAILED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, August 5, 2025 |
| Registration Number | 0000000 |
| Registration Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of the literal element "APEX" in stylized font immediately to the left of two Chinese characters. |
| NOT AVAILABLE | The non-Latin characters in the mark transliterate to "zhen tu" and this means "Blueprint of the utmost perfection" in English. |
| Goods and Services | Televisions; Computer display screens; Digital photo frames; Digital signage display panels; Document printers for use with computers; Electric luminescent display panels; Electronic interactive whiteboards; Electronic paper displays; Electronic tags for goods; Expandable screen smartphones; Flat panel display screens; Fluorescent screens; Head-up displays (HUDs) for vehicles, namely, transparent electronic displays for providing users with navigational and operational information; Humanoid robots with artificial intelligence for use in scientific research; Interactive touchscreen terminals; Laptop computers; LCD large-screen displays; LCD panels; Light emitting diode (LED) displays; Liquid crystal displays; Mobile phones; OLED (Organic light emitting diode) display panels; Tablet computer; Thin Film Transistor-Liquid Crystal Display (TFT-LCD) panels; Touch screens; Video monitors; Virtual reality goggles |
| Indication of Colors claimed | Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Translation of Words in Mark | The English translation of the Chinese characters "zhen tu" in the mark is "Blueprint of the utmost perfection". |
| 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, April 19, 2024 |
| Primary Code | 009 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | TCL China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | Shenzhen, Guangdong 518000 CN |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Friday, April 19, 2024 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Monday, June 3, 2024 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED |
| Monday, June 3, 2024 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Wednesday, July 17, 2024 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Wednesday, August 28, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, August 28, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, August 28, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, November 27, 2024 | APPLICATION EXTENSION TO RESPONSE PERIOD - RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, November 27, 2024 | APPLICATION EXTENSION GRANTED/RECEIPT PROVIDED |
| Friday, February 28, 2025 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Friday, February 28, 2025 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Saturday, March 1, 2025 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Tuesday, August 5, 2025 | FINAL REFUSAL E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, August 5, 2025 | FINAL REFUSAL WRITTEN |
| Tuesday, August 5, 2025 | NOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED |