| Serial Number | 79346049 |
| Word Mark | BLUM CONNECTS |
| Filing Date | Monday, January 10, 2022 |
| Status | 700 - REGISTERED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, January 16, 2024 |
| Registration Number | 7272975 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, January 16, 2024 |
| Mark Drawing | 4 - Illustration: Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Block form |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, October 31, 2023 |
| Goods and Services | Downloadable and recorded computer programs and computer software, namely, programs for use on mobile electronic devices for kitchen planning, cabinet planning and ordering of fittings in the furniture industry; Downloadable and recorded planning and ordering software, in particular for kitchen planning, cabinet planning and ordering fittings in the furniture industry; Downloadable and recorded software for visualising kitchens, furniture, fittings and components therefor; Downloadable and recorded mobile software applications for the configuration of furniture and furniture parts, for controlling movable furniture parts and for managing items in furniture, namely, monitoring stored items in furniture; Downloadable and recorded software for controlling movable furniture parts; downloadable and recorded software for managing items in furniture, namely, monitoring stored items in furniture; magnetic, optical and electronic data carriers featuring kitchens, furniture, furniture fittings and their components; digital storage media featuring kitchens, furniture, furniture fittings and their components; compact discs, DVDs, USB flash drives featuring kitchens, furniture, furniture fittings and their components; electronic publications, downloadable, namely, electronic product catalogues in the field of kitchens, furniture, furniture fittings and their components; electric cables and electric cable connectors, especially, in relation to drive units for furniture and furniture parts; electronic controllers for drive units for furniture and furniture parts; electronic controllers for actuator arms, in relation to furniture flaps, cupboard and cabinet doors, drawers, pull-out cabinet inserts, movable furniture fronts, movable furniture bases, space dividers, furniture doors; electronic controllers for electric drive units for doors in household appliances, in particular refrigerating cabinets, cooking stoves, dishwashers, dryers; jigs being instruments for measuring length for assembling furniture fittings; apparatus and instruments for installation in furniture, especially in drawers, for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling the distribution or use of electric current; electric switches, housings specially adapted for chargers for electric batteries, housings specially adapted for power supplies, housings specially adapted for loudspeakers and housings specially adapted for electric plugs, all for installation in furniture, especially in drawers; junction boxes for installation in furniture, especially in drawers; connections for electric lines for installation in furniture, especially in drawers; switchgear, replacement parts of the aforesaid goods, all for installation in furniture, especially in drawers; junction boxes for electric wires for installation in furniture, especially in drawers; electric conductors for installation in furniture, especially in drawers; plug-in connectors for installation in furniture, especially in drawers; power supply units, namely, power supplies for installation in furniture, especially in drawers; holders for mobile electronic devices, namely, smartphone mounts for installation in furniture, especially in drawers; remote controls for controlling movable furniture; holders specially adapted for electric conductors for installation in furniture, especially in drawers; USB hubs for installation in furniture, especially in drawers; cameras for installation in furniture, especially in drawers; loudspeakers for installation in furniture, especially in drawers |
| Goods and Services | Furniture fittings of metal; metal hinges, in particular furniture hinges; furniture fittings of metal, namely, drawer slides; touch-latch fittings, namely, metal latches; fittings of metal for fastening front screens to drawers; fittings of metal for base panels; fittings of metal for movable furniture bases; fittings of metal for cupboard inserts which may be pulled out; fittings of metal for furniture flaps; metal furniture fittings in the nature of adjustable arms; fittings of metal for sliding doors; metal guides for sliding doors; fittings of metal for folding doors; fittings of metal for folding sliding doors; metal guides for folding sliding doors; furniture fittings of metal for opening and closing doors of household appliances, in particular refrigerating cabinets, cooking stoves, dishwashers, dryers; fittings of metal for movable furniture fronts; fittings of metal for partitions; metal guides for movable furniture fronts; metal guides for partitions; metal hardware, in particular screws, pipe and joint connectors, nails, bolts; metal dowels; locking devices, namely, metal locking mechanisms, in particular for drawers, movable furniture fronts, partitions, pull-out cabinet inserts, furniture flaps, cabinet doors, furniture doors; metal brackets for assembling furniture and furniture parts; cabinet stops of metal; cabinet catches of metal; metal locks; all the aforesaid goods wholly or mainly of metal |
| Section 2(f) Limitation Statement | as to "BLUM" |
| Goods and Services | Retail store and wholesale store services featuring kitchen interiors furniture and cabinetry, furniture, furniture fittings, accessories for furniture, furniture parts; retail services provided by online shops featuring kitchen equipment, furniture and furniture fittings; advertising, marketing and promotion services, especially advertising and marketing services provided via communications channels, all relating to kitchens, furniture, furniture fittings and their components; product demonstrations and product display services, namely, product merchandising for others in the nature of inventory display and shelf arrangement, including in virtual form via the internet, relating to kitchens, furniture, furniture fittings and their components; demonstration of services for advertising purposes relating to kitchens, furniture, furniture fittings and their components; loyalty, incentive and bonus program services relating to kitchens, furniture, furniture fittings and their components, namely, providing incentive award programs for customers through issuance and processing of loyalty points for purchase of a company's goods and services; conducting virtual trade show exhibitions online in the field of kitchens, furniture, furniture fittings and their components; organisation and conducting events, exhibitions, trade fairs, and trade shows, including in virtual form via the internet, for commercial, promotional and advertising purposes, all relating to kitchens, furniture, furniture fittings and their components |
| Goods and Services | Electric lighting and lighting elements for furniture and parts for furniture, in particular for selective lighting of items in furniture, namely, electric lamps |
| NOT AVAILABLE | "CONNECTS" |
| Goods and Services | Furniture fittings not of metal; non-metal hinges, in particular furniture hinges; furniture fittings not of metal, namely, drawer slides; touch-latch fittings, namely, non-metal latches; non-metal fittings for fastening front screens to drawers; non-metal fittings for base panels; non-metal fittings for movable furniture bases; non-metal fittings for cupboard inserts which may be pulled out; non-metal fittings for furniture flaps; non-metal fittings for sliding doors; non-metal guides for sliding doors; non-metal fittings for folding doors; non-metal fittings for folding sliding doors; non-metal guides for folding sliding doors; non-metal fittings for household appliances, in particular refrigerating cabinets, cooking stoves, dishwashers, dryers; non-metal fittings for movable furniture fronts; non-metal fittings for partitions; non-metal dowels; locking devices, namely, non-metal locking mechanisms, other than electric, in particular for drawers, pull-out cabinet inserts, movable furniture fronts, partitions, furniture flaps, furniture doors, cabinet doors; non-metal furniture fittings in the nature of adjustable arms, in particular for furniture flaps, cupboard doors, mobile furniture fronts, partitions, pull-out cabinet inserts, drawers, doors for furniture; non-metal cabinet mounts; non-metal brackets for assembling furniture and furniture parts; locks, other than electric, not of metal; all the aforesaid goods wholly or mainly of plastic; furniture, in particular kitchen furniture; cabinets, in particular wall cabinets and corner cabinets for kitchens; furniture parts, in particular drawers and drawer parts; furniture doors and furniture flaps being furniture parts; furniture bases being furniture parts; furniture fronts, in particular movable furniture fronts being furniture parts; room dividers; sliding doors, folding doors and folding sliding doors for furniture; furniture parts, namely, side walls and rear walls for furniture; furniture parts, namely, side and rear walls for drawers for furniture; furniture parts, namely, partitions and compartments for drawers for furniture; inserts for drawers for furniture, in particular cutlery inserts in the nature of drawer dividers; furniture parts, namely, drawer frames; parts for drawer side walls, namely, non-metal furniture fittings; storage racks; non-metal mounting frames adapted for furniture and furniture parts |
| International Class | 006 - Common metals and their alloys; metal building materials; transportable buildings of metal; materials of metal for railway tracks; nonelectric cables and wires of common metal; ironmongery, small items of metal hardware; pipes and tubes of metal; safes; goods of common metal not included in other classes; ores. |
| US Class Codes | 002, 012, 013, 014, 023, 025, 050 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, July 29, 2022 |
| Primary Code | 006 |
| 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 | Friday, July 29, 2022 |
| Primary Code | 009 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 011 - Apparatus for lighting, heating, steam generating, cooking, refrigerating, drying, ventilating, water supply, and sanitary purposes. |
| US Class Codes | 013, 021, 023, 024, 031, 034 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, July 29, 2022 |
| Primary Code | 011 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 020 - Furniture, mirrors, picture frames; goods (not included in other classes) of wood, cork, reed, cane, wicker, horn, bone, ivory, whalebone, shell, amber, mother-of-pearl, meerschaum and substitutes for all these materials, or of plastics. |
| US Class Codes | 002, 013, 022, 025, 032, 050 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, July 29, 2022 |
| Primary Code | 020 |
| 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 | Friday, July 29, 2022 |
| Primary Code | 035 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | Julius Blum GmbH |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 27 - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Address | AT |
| Party Name | Julius Blum GmbH |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 27 - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Address | AT |
| Party Name | Julius Blum GmbH |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 27 - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Address | AT |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Thursday, July 28, 2022 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB |
| Friday, July 29, 2022 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Tuesday, August 2, 2022 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Tuesday, October 18, 2022 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Monday, October 24, 2022 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Tuesday, October 25, 2022 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Friday, January 6, 2023 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU |
| Saturday, January 7, 2023 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB |
| Thursday, February 2, 2023 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Friday, June 30, 2023 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Friday, June 30, 2023 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Saturday, July 1, 2023 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Friday, July 28, 2023 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Friday, July 28, 2023 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Friday, July 28, 2023 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, September 12, 2023 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Thursday, September 21, 2023 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Thursday, September 21, 2023 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Friday, September 22, 2023 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Monday, September 25, 2023 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, October 11, 2023 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, October 11, 2023 | NOTICE OF START OF OPPOSITION PERIOD CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, October 11, 2023 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION SENT TO IB |
| Tuesday, October 31, 2023 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, October 31, 2023 | NOTIFICATION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Tuesday, October 31, 2023 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, January 3, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Tuesday, January 16, 2024 | NOTICE OF REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION EMAILED |
| Tuesday, January 16, 2024 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, January 16, 2024 | NOTICE OF REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION EMAILED |
| Tuesday, April 16, 2024 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Thursday, April 18, 2024 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE SENT TO IB |
| Thursday, April 18, 2024 | FINAL DISPOSITION PROCESSED |
| Wednesday, January 3, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION SENT TO IB |
| Sunday, January 21, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION - PROCESSED BY IB |
| Monday, January 22, 2024 | NOTICE OF REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION EMAILED |
| Monday, May 13, 2024 | FINAL DECISION TRANSACTION PROCESSED BY IB |