| Serial Number | 79203437 |
| Word Mark | BLU |
| Filing Date | Friday, October 21, 2016 |
| Status | 709 - CANCELLED - SECTION 71 |
| Status Date | Friday, September 20, 2024 |
| Registration Number | 5415060 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, March 6, 2018 |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, December 19, 2017 |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of a blue triangle and the stylized wording "BLU" in black. |
| Goods and Services | Batteries and electric accumulators for electric and electronic cigarettes; battery chargers for use with electronic and electric cigarettes; USB chargers for electric and electronic cigarettes; car chargers for electric and electronic cigarettes; electronic devices and appliances for charging electronic and electric cigarettes |
| Pseudo Mark | BLUE |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The color(s) black and blue is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Electric and electronic cigarettes; liquids nicotine solutions for electric and electronic cigarettes; chemical flavourings in liquid form used to refill electric and electronic cigarette cartridges; electric and electronic cigarettes containing tobacco substitutes; vaporising devices for tobacco, tobacco products and tobacco substitutes, namely, oral vaporizers for smoking purposes, vaporizing chambers being structural components of electronic and/or electric cigarettes, and smokeless cigarette vaporizer pipes; smokers' articles for electric and electronic cigarettes, namely, cases for electronic cigarettes and electronic cigarette accessories and boxes for electronic cigarettes and electronic cigarette accessories; components for electric and electronic cigarettes, namely, atomizers for tobacco substitutes, cartomizers for tobacco substitutes, clearomizers for tobacco substitutes; electric coils for electric and electronic cigarettes sold as a component of electric and electronic cigarettes and electronic smoking devices; electric and electronic cigarette refill cartridges sold empty; cases and pouches adapted for carrying electric and electronic cigarettes and accessories for electric and electronic cigarettes; mouth pieces for electric and electronic cigarettes; tobacco, whether manufactured or unmanufactured; cigarettes; cigars; tobacco products, namely, smoking tobacco, hand-rolling tobacco, chewing tobacco; cigarette tubes; cigarette filters; cigarette papers; tobacco substitutes, none being for medicinal or curative purposes; tobacco products, namely, lighters, cigarette cases, tobacco pouches, tobacco tins, cigarette papers, cigarette paper tubes, cigarette filters |
| International Class | 034 - Tobacco; smokers' articles; matches. |
| US Class Codes | 002, 008, 009, 017 |
| Class Status Code | F - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Class Status Date | Friday, September 20, 2024 |
| Primary Code | 034 |
| 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 | F - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Class Status Date | Friday, September 20, 2024 |
| Primary Code | 009 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | Fontem Ventures B.V. |
| Party Type | 31 - New Owner After Registration |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | NL |
| Party Name | Fontem Holdings 4 B.V. |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 26 - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Address | NL |
| Party Name | Fontem Holdings 4 B.V. |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 26 - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Address | NL |
| Party Name | Fontem Holdings 4 B.V. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 26 - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Address | NL |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Thursday, March 16, 2017 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB |
| Monday, March 20, 2017 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Monday, March 20, 2017 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Tuesday, March 21, 2017 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, March 22, 2017 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Thursday, March 23, 2017 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU |
| Thursday, March 23, 2017 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB |
| Friday, March 24, 2017 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Sunday, April 9, 2017 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Monday, September 25, 2017 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Monday, September 25, 2017 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Tuesday, September 26, 2017 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Monday, October 23, 2017 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN |
| Monday, October 23, 2017 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Monday, October 23, 2017 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Monday, October 23, 2017 | ASSIGNED TO LIE |
| Thursday, November 9, 2017 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, November 29, 2017 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, November 29, 2017 | NOTICE OF START OF OPPOSITION PERIOD CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, November 29, 2017 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION SENT TO IB |
| Friday, December 15, 2017 | NOTIFICATION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Tuesday, December 19, 2017 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, March 6, 2018 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, June 6, 2018 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Friday, June 15, 2018 | FINAL DISPOSITION PROCESSED |
| Tuesday, October 24, 2017 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED |
| Tuesday, December 19, 2017 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Friday, June 15, 2018 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE SENT TO IB |
| Friday, July 13, 2018 | FINAL DECISION TRANSACTION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Thursday, May 16, 2019 | CHANGE OF NAME/ADDRESS REC'D FROM IB |
| Monday, March 6, 2023 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 71 (6-YR) E-MAILED |
| Friday, September 20, 2024 | NEW REPRESENTATIVE AT IB RECEIVED |
| Friday, September 20, 2024 | CANCELLED SECTION 71 |
| Saturday, June 15, 2024 | NEW REPRESENTATIVE AT IB RECEIVED |
| Friday, October 5, 2018 | NEW REPRESENTATIVE AT IB RECEIVED |
| Friday, July 28, 2023 | CHANGE OF OWNER RECEIVED FROM IB |