AUTOMATION FOUP Trademark

Trademark Overview


On Thursday, June 5, 2025, a trademark application was filed for AUTOMATION FOUP with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the AUTOMATION FOUP trademark a serial number of 99220278. The federal status of this trademark filing is APPROVED FOR PUBLICATION as of Tuesday, April 7, 2026. This trademark is owned by KLA Corporation. The AUTOMATION FOUP trademark is filed in the Computer & Software Products & Electrical & Scientific Products category with the following description:

Apparatus and instruments for physics, namely, automated front-opening unified pods (FOUPs) being a semiconductor wafer transportation and storage containers with integrated electronics for charging, data collection, and communication with semiconductor wafers during semiconductor manufacturing processes; Diagnostic equipment for research laboratory use, namely, FOUP-based wafer monitoring systems comprising electronic sensors for monitoring wafer position, measuring surface conditions and detecting defects during controlled experiments and tool qualification processes in semiconductor fabrication environments; FOUP-integrated systems, namely, data processing apparatus for acquisition, storage, and transmission of wafer environmental and performance data; Electronic positional and measurement sensors and communication modules for collecting and transmitting wafer-related data within semiconductor processing equipment; Recorded computer software for managing wafer data collection and FO...
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General Information


Serial Number99220278
Word MarkAUTOMATION FOUP
Filing DateThursday, June 5, 2025
Status680 - APPROVED FOR PUBLICATION
Status DateTuesday, April 7, 2026
Registration Number0000000
Registration DateNOT AVAILABLE
Mark Drawing4 - Illustration: Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Block form
Published for Opposition DateNOT AVAILABLE

Trademark Statements


Pseudo MarkAUTOMATION FRONT OPENING UNIFIED POD
NOT AVAILABLE"FOUP"
Goods and ServicesApparatus and instruments for physics, namely, automated front-opening unified pods (FOUPs) being a semiconductor wafer transportation and storage containers with integrated electronics for charging, data collection, and communication with semiconductor wafers during semiconductor manufacturing processes; Diagnostic equipment for research laboratory use, namely, FOUP-based wafer monitoring systems comprising electronic sensors for monitoring wafer position, measuring surface conditions and detecting defects during controlled experiments and tool qualification processes in semiconductor fabrication environments; FOUP-integrated systems, namely, data processing apparatus for acquisition, storage, and transmission of wafer environmental and performance data; Electronic positional and measurement sensors and communication modules for collecting and transmitting wafer-related data within semiconductor processing equipment; Recorded computer software for managing wafer data collection and FOUP operations; Downloadable computer software applications for monitoring wafer conditions and controlling FOUP charging and communication functions

Classification Information


International Class009 - 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 Codes021, 023, 026, 036, 038
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateThursday, June 5, 2025
Primary Code009
First Use Anywhere DateSaturday, April 1, 2017
First Use In Commerce DateSaturday, April 1, 2017

Trademark Owner History


Party NameKLA Corporation
Party Type10 - Original Applicant
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressMilpitas, CA 95035
US

Trademark Events


Event DateEvent Description
Thursday, June 5, 2025NEW APPLICATION ENTERED
Thursday, June 5, 2025APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED
Sunday, October 12, 2025NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED
Wednesday, October 15, 2025ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Saturday, October 25, 2025NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN
Saturday, October 25, 2025NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Saturday, October 25, 2025NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Tuesday, January 20, 2026APPLICATION EXTENSION TO RESPONSE PERIOD - RECEIVED
Tuesday, January 20, 2026APPLICATION EXTENSION GRANTED/RECEIPT PROVIDED
Tuesday, January 27, 2026TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED
Tuesday, January 27, 2026CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Tuesday, January 27, 2026TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
Friday, January 30, 2026TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED
Friday, January 30, 2026TEAS AMENDMENT OF USE RECEIVED
Friday, January 30, 2026USE AMENDMENT FILED
Friday, January 30, 2026AMENDMENT TO USE PROCESSING COMPLETE
Saturday, March 7, 2026USE AMENDMENT ACCEPTED
Friday, January 30, 2026CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Sunday, March 8, 2026TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
Sunday, March 8, 2026NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN
Sunday, March 8, 2026NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Sunday, March 8, 2026NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Wednesday, April 1, 2026TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED
Wednesday, April 1, 2026CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Wednesday, April 1, 2026TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
Tuesday, April 7, 2026APPROVED FOR REGISTRATION SUPPLEMENTAL REGISTER