| Serial Number | 97109226 |
| Word Mark | AT THE POINT OF POSSIBILITY |
| Filing Date | Thursday, November 4, 2021 |
| Status | 688 - NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE - ISSUED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, September 10, 2024 |
| 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 | Tuesday, July 16, 2024 |
| Goods and Services | Education services, namely, providing in-person and online training and educational performance assessments to medical personnel on the operation, use, and clinical application of computer-assisted and robotic-assisted teleoperated medical systems and components thereof; education services, namely, providing in-person and online training to medical personnel in activities necessary to maintain computer-assisted and robotic-assisted teleoperated medical systems and components thereof; organizing and hosting educational seminars for medical personnel to receive and exchange information about the operation and use of computer-assisted and robotic-assisted teleoperated medical systems for therapeutic and diagnostic medical procedures; organizing educational events for medical personnel to engage in peer-to-peer learning, namely, matching experienced computer-assisted and robotic-assisted teleoperated medical system users with individual learners for in-person and telepresence coaching, and for proctoring via dual user control units for use with computer-assisted and robotic-assisted teleoperated medical systems; educational services in the nature of organizing training in the field of medicine and educational examination services, all featuring proctors and all for medical personnel using computer-assisted and robotic-assisted teleoperated medical systems; training in the use and operation of computer-assisted and robotic-assisted medical equipment wherein students receive user performance feedback during use and simulated use of computer-assisted and robotic-assisted medical equipment |
| Goods and Services | Computer hardware and downloadable software used to operate and control robot-assisted surgical apparatus and instruments and printed instructional manuals sold as a unit therewith; computer hardware and downloadable software used to operate and control robotic-assisted medical apparatus and instruments and printed instructional manuals sold as a unit therewith; computer hardware and downloadable software used to operate and control robot-assisted medical surgical apparatus and instruments and printed instructional manuals sold as a unit therewith; downloadable medical equipment control and user interface software for operating and controlling robotic-assisted teleoperated medical equipment for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes; downloadable medical equipment control and user interface software for operating and controlling telemedical communications equipment; downloadable software for use with recording, transmitting, and processing medical data used in association with computer-assisted and robotic-assisted teleoperated medical equipment and telemedical communication equipment; downloadable software for use in designing diagnostic and therapeutic medical procedures to be carried out by computer-assisted and robotic-assisted teleoperated medical equipment; downloadable software for use in generating a plan of patient anatomy from medical image data; downloadable software for use in navigating medical instruments within patient anatomy; downloadable software for clinical medical personnel to access information associated with computer-assisted and robotic-assisted medical equipment and information about hospital programs associated; downloadable software for linking vendor-owned information and hospital-owned information; medical equipment simulators, namely, simulators for use as teaching aids to simulate the use of computer-assisted and robotic-assisted medical equipment, simulators for use as teaching aids to provide skills drills associated with the use of computer-assisted and robotic-assisted medical equipment, and simulators for use as teaching aids to provide user performance feedback associated with simulated use of computer-assisted and robotic-assisted medical equipment, including skills drills associated with the use of computer-assisted and robotic-assisted medical equipment, and including simulated surgical procedures; surgical procedure simulators, namely, robotic-assisted surgery simulators for use as teaching aids, where the simulators simulate surgical procedures carried out with computer-assisted and robotic-assisted medical equipment; robotic-assisted surgical simulators for use as teaching aids, where the simulators simulate the use of computer-assisted and robotic-assisted medical equipment, robotic-assisted surgical simulators for use as teaching aids, where the simulators provide skills drills associated with the use of computer-assisted and robotic-assisted medical equipment, and robotic-assisted surgical simulators for use as teaching aids, where the simulators provide user performance feedback associated with simulated use of computer-assisted and robotic-assisted medical equipment and simulate skills drills associated with the use of computer-assisted and robotic-assisted medical equipment and surgical procedures; medical surgical procedure simulators for use as teaching aids, namely, simulators for simulating surgical procedures carried out with computer-assisted and robotic-assisted medical equipment |
| Goods and Services | Accessory equipment for use with computer-assisted and robotic-assisted teleoperated medical systems, namely, electrosurgical energy electric generators; electrosurgical energy generation equipment in the nature of electrosurgical energy electric generators |
| Goods and Services | Information access services, namely, providing clinical medical personnel access to an electronic exchange of medical records across a nationwide health information network, where the electronic exchange of medical records features medical records related to personal and hospital program information associated with computer-assisted and robotic-assisted medical equipment and medical procedures carried out with computer-assisted and robotic-assisted medical equipment; information access services, namely, providing access to databases in the nature of libraries of surgical video images associated with computer-assisted and robotic-assisted medical equipment |
| Goods and Services | Providing on-demand financial information associated with cost of hospital computer-assisted and robotic-assisted teleoperated medical equipment programs; financial consulting services related to hospital economic analytics associated with computer-assisted and robotic-assisted teleoperated medical equipment programs; providing on-demand financial information delivery services, namely, providing on-demand financial information associated with cost of hospital computer-assisted and robotic-assisted teleoperated medical equipment programs |
| Goods and Services | Advisory services relating to business operations, namely, business operations consulting services for hospital computer-assisted and robotic-assisted teleoperated medical equipment programs; consulting services in the nature of evaluating and advising about cost management related to hospital sterile processing programs associated with computer-assisted and robotic-assisted teleoperated medical equipment |
| Goods and Services | Medical services in the nature of providing patient medical images and patient medical data via the Internet or other computer network to clinical medical personnel in the medical operating room; medical services in the nature of providing patient medical images and patient medical data to clinical medical professionals before, during, and after surgery; medical services in the nature of providing patient medical data analysis services relating to the treatment of patients for use during surgery; medical information access services, namely, providing medical information in real time via a computer communications network to clinical medical personnel, the nature of the medical information being medical information from remote locations and related to personal and hospital program medical information associated with computer-assisted and robotic-assisted medical equipment and medical procedures carried out with computer-assisted and robotic-assisted medical equipment |
| Goods and Services | Medical apparatus and instruments for use in surgery; surgical apparatus and instruments for use in surgery; surgical robots; robotic-assisted surgical devices and instruments; medical devices used to facilitate minimally invasive surgery, namely, computer-assisted teleoperated remote manipulation medical systems comprised of endoscopic and medical instrument manipulator unit specially adapted for surgical instruments, medical endoscopes and medical instruments for use with the manipulator unit, clinical user's control console for controlling the manipulator unit and the endoscopes and medical instruments operated by the manipulator unit, associated cables and component parts of computer-assisted teleoperated medical systems, and instructional manuals provided together with computer-assisted teleoperated medical systems, all sold as a unit; medical devices used to facilitate minimally invasive surgery, namely, robotic-assisted teleoperated remote manipulation medical systems comprised of endoscopic and medical instrument manipulator unit specially adapted for surgical instruments, medical endoscopes and medical instruments for use with the manipulator unit, clinical user's control console for controlling the manipulator unit and the endoscopes and medical instruments operated by the manipulator unit, associated cables and component parts of robotic-assisted teleoperated medical systems, and instructional manuals provided together with robotic-assisted teleoperated medical systems, all sold as a unit; medical devices, namely, remote manipulation systems consisting of medical manipulator units with teleoperated robotic manipulators specially adapted for positioning and operating medical endoscopes and medical instruments, and with movable arms for positioning teleoperated robotic manipulators; user control units specially adapted for medical devices used to facilitate minimally invasive surgery in the nature of computer-assisted and robotic-assisted teleoperated medical systems comprised of user hand and finger control input devices, foot control input pedals, and monoscopic and stereoscopic video display systems for showing real time surgical site images, anatomical navigation images, and patient medical information; user control units for controlling medical devices, namely, user control units specially adapted for medical devices used to facilitate minimally invasive surgery in the nature of computer-assisted and robotic-assisted teleoperated medical systems comprised of manipulators comprised of user hand and finger control input devices, foot control input pedals, and monoscopic and stereoscopic video display systems for showing real time surgical site images, anatomical navigation images, and patient medical information; medical imaging equipment for illumination and fluorescence excitation of surgical sites, capture of visible and fluorescent images of surgical sites, processing of visible and fluorescent images of surgical sites, and display of visible and fluorescent images of surgical sites, and cables specially adapted for the aforesaid medical imaging equipment and component parts thereof, all for use with computer-assisted and robotic-assisted teleoperated medical systems; a full line of medical instruments for use with computer-assisted and robotic-assisted teleoperated medical systems, namely, surgical instruments in the nature of graspers, forceps, needle drivers, scissors, clip appliers, retractors, dissectors, staplers and staple reload replacement cartridges specially adapted for such surgical staplers, suction and irrigation instruments and tubes specially adapted for such suction and irrigation surgical instruments, and surgical energy instruments, namely, monopolar and bipolar electrosurgical energy instruments, electrosurgical energy scissors, electrosurgical energy cautery instruments, electrosurgical energy vessel sealing and cutting instruments, ultrasound energy cutting instruments, and cables and replacement parts specially adapted for such surgical energy instruments; accessories for use with computer-assisted and robotic-assisted teleoperated medical equipment and specially adapted for surgical instruments and apparatus, namely, surgical site insufflation and electrocautery smoke evacuation equipment, surgical drapes, adaptors specially adapted to connect surgical instruments and endoscopes to manipulator arms, cannulas, cannula reducers specially adapted for cannulas, cannula seals specially adapted for cannulas, cannula obturators specially adapted for cannulas, trocars, Hasson cones, medical instrument guides specially adapted for surgical instruments, surgical site access medical implantable ports, surgical wound retractors, connectors specially adapted for endotracheal tubes and respirators for artificial respiration, and surgical equipment for releasing instruments from manipulator arms; system control and graphical user interface software embedded in and sold as a component of computer-assisted and robotic-assisted teleoperated medical systems for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes in the nature of medical devices used to facilitate minimally invasive surgery, namely, computer-assisted and robotic-assisted teleoperated remote manipulation medical systems; medical equipment, namely, medical imaging equipment that collects medical image data via computer-assisted and robot-assisted teleoperated control, where the data is intended for use in designing and generating a plan of patient anatomy, and for designing diagnostic and therapeutic medical procedures to be carried out by instruments operated by a computer-assisted and robotic-assisted teleoperated control system; medical equipment for use during computer-assisted surgery, robotic-assisted surgery, and manual surgery, namely, surgical site chemiluminescent and fluorescent light excitation and detection equipment for use during minimally invasive surgery, medical imaging equipment in the nature of surgical site image capture equipment, and surgical site insufflation and electrocautery smoke evacuation equipment; medical imaging equipment that collects medical image data via a computer-assisted and robot-assisted teleoperated control where the data is intended for data use in generating a plan of patient anatomy and designing diagnostic and therapeutic medical procedures to be carried out by instruments operated by a computer-assisted and robotic-assisted teleoperated control system; anatomical real tissue models for instructional and educational purposes for simulating surgical procedures carried out with computer-assisted and robotic-assisted medical equipment and manual surgical instruments |
| Goods and Services | Technical support services in the nature of diagnosing and resolving problems with computer-assisted and robotic-assisted teleoperated medical equipment and components thereof, namely, automated remote monitoring and troubleshooting, and on-demand remote and on-site troubleshooting; information access services, namely, providing an interactive website featuring technology via a computer network that enables clinical medical personnel to access personal and hospital program information associated with computer-assisted and robotic-assisted medical equipment and medical procedures carried out with computer-assisted and robotic-assisted medical equipment; information access services, namely, providing an interactive website featuring technology via a computer network that enables users to access libraries of surgical video images associated with computer-assisted and robotic-assisted medical equipment; anatomical visualization services available via a computer network, namely, digital enhancement and manipulation of medical images by means of computer software in the nature of converting two-dimensional image data into three-dimensional image visualizations in which individual anatomical features can be identified and with which medical procedures can be planned; consulting services, namely, layout design services for evaluating and advising on workflow in existing hospital medical operating rooms for computer-assisted and robotic-assisted teleoperated medical equipment; consulting services, namely, layout design services for evaluating and advising on the design of hospital medical operating room surgical suites containing computer-assisted and robotic-assisted teleoperated medical equipment; information search services in the nature of providing a search engine via a computer network that allows patients to locate hospitals and medical personnel providing computer-assisted and robotic-assisted teleoperated medical system procedures |
| International Class | 038 - Services allowing people to communicate with another by a sensory means. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 104 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Tuesday, February 28, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 038 |
| 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 | Tuesday, February 28, 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 | Thursday, November 18, 2021 |
| Primary Code | 009 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 010 - Surgical, medical, dental, and veterinary apparatus and instruments, artificial limbs, eyes, and teeth; orthopedic articles; suture materials. |
| US Class Codes | 026, 039, 044 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Thursday, November 18, 2021 |
| Primary Code | 010 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 035 - Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 102 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Tuesday, February 28, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 035 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 036 - Insurance; financial affairs; monetary affairs; real estate affairs. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 102 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Tuesday, February 28, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 036 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 041 - Education; providing of training; entertainment; sporting and cultural activities. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 107 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Thursday, November 18, 2021 |
| Primary Code | 041 |
| 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 18, 2021 |
| Primary Code | 042 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 044 - Medical services; veterinary services; hygienic and beauty care for human beings or animals; agriculture, horticulture and forestry services. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Thursday, November 18, 2021 |
| Primary Code | 044 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Sunnyvale, CA 94086 |
| Party Name | Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Sunnyvale, CA 94086 |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Monday, November 8, 2021 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Thursday, November 18, 2021 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Monday, August 15, 2022 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Saturday, August 27, 2022 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Saturday, August 27, 2022 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Saturday, August 27, 2022 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Monday, February 27, 2023 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Monday, February 27, 2023 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Tuesday, February 28, 2023 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Thursday, April 13, 2023 | FINAL REFUSAL WRITTEN |
| Thursday, April 13, 2023 | FINAL REFUSAL E-MAILED |
| Thursday, April 13, 2023 | NOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED |
| Monday, July 10, 2023 | APPLICATION EXTENSION TO RESPONSE PERIOD - RECEIVED |
| Monday, July 10, 2023 | APPLICATION EXTENSION GRANTED/RECEIPT PROVIDED |
| Thursday, October 12, 2023 | EXPARTE APPEAL RECEIVED AT TTAB |
| Thursday, October 12, 2023 | JURISDICTION RESTORED TO EXAMINING ATTORNEY |
| Thursday, October 12, 2023 | EX PARTE APPEAL-INSTITUTED |
| Thursday, October 12, 2023 | TEAS REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, January 3, 2024 | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, January 3, 2024 | ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED |
| Wednesday, January 3, 2024 | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED |
| Monday, March 4, 2024 | ASSIGNED TO LIE |
| Monday, March 4, 2024 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Monday, March 4, 2024 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Monday, March 4, 2024 | APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED |
| Tuesday, March 5, 2024 | APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED |
| Tuesday, June 11, 2024 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, June 11, 2024 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, June 11, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, June 11, 2024 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN |
| Tuesday, June 11, 2024 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED |
| Tuesday, June 11, 2024 | EXPARTE APPEAL TERMINATED |
| Wednesday, June 26, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, July 16, 2024 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, July 16, 2024 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, July 16, 2024 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, July 16, 2024 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, September 10, 2024 | NOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT |