| Serial Number | 79439565 |
| Word Mark | CONTAPEX |
| Filing Date | Friday, September 19, 2025 |
| Status | 645 - FINAL REFUSAL - MAILED |
| Status Date | Friday, July 17, 2026 |
| 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 | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Goods and Services | Chemical processing machines and apparatus, namely, gas-liquid contact machines and apparatus for enabling efficient and controlled transfer of gases into or out of liquids without direct mixing of gas and liquid phases; cartridges for filtering machines that enable efficient and controlled transfer of gases into or out of liquids without direct mixing of gas and liquid phases |
| Goods and Services | Semi-worked plastic products, namely, semi-processed fluoropolymer hollow fiber membranes for use as filtering materials in gas-liquid contact applications for chemical processing; filtering materials of semi-processed films of plastic for enabling efficient and controlled transfer of gases into or out of liquids without direct mixing of gas and liquid phases; plastic fibers, other than for textile use; chemical fiber, not for textile use; chemical fiber yarn and thread, not for textile use; semi-synthetic fiber thread and yarn, not for textile use; filtering materials of semi-processed foams of plastic for enabling efficient and controlled transfer of gases into or out of liquids without direct mixing of gas and liquid phases; synthetic resins, semi-processed |
| 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 | Monday, December 29, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 007 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 017 - Rubber, gutta-percha, gum, asbestos, mica and goods made from these materials and not included in other classes; plastics in extruded form for use in manufacture; packing, stopping and insulating materials; flexible pipes, not of metal. |
| US Class Codes | 001, 005, 012, 013, 035, 050 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Monday, December 29, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 017 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | JP |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Thursday, December 18, 2025 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB |
| Monday, December 29, 2025 | LIMITATION FROM ORIGINAL APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Monday, December 29, 2025 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Monday, December 29, 2025 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Friday, January 23, 2026 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Friday, January 23, 2026 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Saturday, January 24, 2026 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Thursday, February 19, 2026 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU |
| Thursday, February 19, 2026 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB |
| Thursday, March 5, 2026 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Thursday, July 16, 2026 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Thursday, July 16, 2026 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Thursday, July 16, 2026 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Friday, July 17, 2026 | FINAL REFUSAL WRITTEN |
| Friday, July 17, 2026 | FINAL REFUSAL E-MAILED |
| Friday, July 17, 2026 | NOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED |