CREATING A BETTER FUTURE BY PROTECTING WHAT IS IMPORTANT Trademark
Trademark Overview
On Tuesday, March 7, 2023, a trademark application was filed for CREATING A BETTER FUTURE BY PROTECTING WHAT IS IMPORTANT with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the CREATING A BETTER FUTURE BY PROTECTING WHAT IS IMPORTANT trademark a serial number of 97826275. The federal status of this trademark filing is NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE - ISSUED as of Tuesday, June 18, 2024. This trademark is owned by Cummins Filtration Inc.. The CREATING A BETTER FUTURE BY PROTECTING WHAT IS IMPORTANT trademark is filed in the Chemical Products, Machinery Products, Communication Services, Computer & Software Products & Electrical & Scientific Products, Medical Instrument Products, Environmental Control Instrument Products, Rubber Products, and Computer & Software Services & Scientific Services categories with the following description:
Automotive testing equipment in the nature of computer hardware and downloadable software used for accessing, inputting, and managing information related to diagnostics, control, maintenance, operation, and service of filters, engines, and structural parts therefor; Computer hardware for performing engine diagnostics; air purifying respirator masks to prevent injury due to dust inhalation; protective face masks for the prevention of accident or injury that filter at least 95 percent of airborne particles; oil level sensors; downloadable computer software platforms used in the remote monitoring of fuel filtration systems; downloadable computer software platforms for monitoring filters, lube oil and hydraulic systems; downloadable computer software, computer hardware and downloadable mobile applications for use in connection with monitoring filters, lube oil and hydraulic systems for mining, gas and oil, on-highway, transit, rail, power generation, marine, and vocational applications; ai...
Air filters for motors and engines of land and marine vehicles; canisters and housing for air filters being vehicle parts sold as a unit; Air filter media for filtration products, namely, air filters for motors and engines; Oil filters; oil, gasoline, diesel fuel and air filters for motors and engines; filter elements for fuel filters; and polymeric fiber filter elements for fuel filters; Oil, gasoline, diesel fuel and air filters for motors and engines; anti-pollution devices for motors and engines; fuel filters and structural parts thereof; air and oil filters and structural parts thereof for mechanical purposes; air and oil filters for mechanical purposes; hydraulic fluid filters for mechanical purposes; oil, gasoline, air and fuel filters for motors and engines of land and marine vehicles; canisters and housing for all the foregoing filters, heavy duty starters; heavy duty starters for engines and motors; canisters and housing for all the foregoing filters sold as a unit; aerosol e...
Air filter media for filtration products for industrial use, namely, filtration media comprised of semi-processed plastic filtering materials for air filtration uses for commercial fuel filtration products within the diesel engine industry and for construction and mining engines and equipment
Data collection and vehicle telematic services, namely, transmission of engine diagnostic information related to filters, engines, and parts therefor via telecommunications networks
Coolants for vehicle engines; anti-freeze; hydraulic fluids; chemical additives for fuel; chemical additives for fuel treatment; fuel additives in the nature of chemical additives for fuel; dryers, namely, desiccant cartridges, used for the removal of liquid and vapor contaminants from compressed air and gases in industrial applications
Air filters for the reduction of emissions in industrial installations; battery warming blankets; heaters for warming coolants for industrial use; heaters for warming oil, namely, oil pan heaters, engine heaters, and filter head heaters; heaters for warming diesel fuel namely, ring heaters and immersion heaters; Air filters for air conditioning units; air filters for industrial installations; fibrous filtering media for general industrial use in the purification of air; air filtering installations for buildings and factories; air filters not for scientific purposes and not being parts of engines, of motors or of machines, namely, air filtering units; air filters for industrial air and liquid handling equipment, namely, plant HVAC, dust collectors, air handling containment systems, turbine intakes, compressed air and gas systems, industrial air and gas compressors, industrial hydraulic systems and industrial process liquids; air intake filters for stationary gas turbines; chemical vapor...
Personal protective equipment (PPE), namely, masks for use by medical personnel; respiratory masks for medical purposes; face coverings being sanitary masks for protection against viral infection
Laboratory analysis in the field of coolant testing for vehicle engines; laboratory analysis services, namely, testing coolant for vehicle engines and providing an analysis of coolant from samples; Automotive engine diagnostic services; Providing on-line non-downloadable computer programs and non-downloadable web-based applications for use in connection with monitoring, diagnostics and maintenance of filters, filtration systems, lube oil, hydraulic systems, accessories, and related parts and providing access to diagnostics information and reports; vehicle telematic services, namely, providing diagnostic services featuring diagnostic information relating to the functionality of filters, filtration systems, lube oil, hydraulic systems, accessories, and related parts; providing filtration diagnostic information as a feature of diagnostic services for mining, gas and oil, on-highway, transit, rail, power generation, marine, and vocational vehicles and equipment
General Information
| Serial Number | 97826275 |
| Word Mark | CREATING A BETTER FUTURE BY PROTECTING WHAT IS IMPORTANT |
| Filing Date | Tuesday, March 7, 2023 |
| Status | 688 - NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE - ISSUED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, June 18, 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, April 23, 2024 |
Trademark Statements
| Goods and Services | Automotive testing equipment in the nature of computer hardware and downloadable software used for accessing, inputting, and managing information related to diagnostics, control, maintenance, operation, and service of filters, engines, and structural parts therefor; Computer hardware for performing engine diagnostics; air purifying respirator masks to prevent injury due to dust inhalation; protective face masks for the prevention of accident or injury that filter at least 95 percent of airborne particles; oil level sensors; downloadable computer software platforms used in the remote monitoring of fuel filtration systems; downloadable computer software platforms for monitoring filters, lube oil and hydraulic systems; downloadable computer software, computer hardware and downloadable mobile applications for use in connection with monitoring filters, lube oil and hydraulic systems for mining, gas and oil, on-highway, transit, rail, power generation, marine, and vocational applications; air filters for computer disc drives |
| Goods and Services | Air filters for motors and engines of land and marine vehicles; canisters and housing for air filters being vehicle parts sold as a unit; Air filter media for filtration products, namely, air filters for motors and engines; Oil filters; oil, gasoline, diesel fuel and air filters for motors and engines; filter elements for fuel filters; and polymeric fiber filter elements for fuel filters; Oil, gasoline, diesel fuel and air filters for motors and engines; anti-pollution devices for motors and engines; fuel filters and structural parts thereof; air and oil filters and structural parts thereof for mechanical purposes; air and oil filters for mechanical purposes; hydraulic fluid filters for mechanical purposes; oil, gasoline, air and fuel filters for motors and engines of land and marine vehicles; canisters and housing for all the foregoing filters, heavy duty starters; heavy duty starters for engines and motors; canisters and housing for all the foregoing filters sold as a unit; aerosol emissions filters for diesel engines; fluid filtration systems, namely centrifugal separators; filters for the reductions of emissions from exhaust and the reduction of noise for use with engines; machine parts, namely, heavy-duty starting fluid systems comprised of electrical and mechanical mounting kits containing valves and valve fittings, cylinder clamps, switches, control cables, compression nuts and sleeves, starting fluid cylinders and gaskets, starting fluid spray cans, and injectors, sprayers or atomizers; cartridges containing filters for filtering machines for chemical processing, air filters for mechanical purposes, filters for cleaning cooling air for engines, oil, gas, air filters for machines or engines, fuel economizers in the nature of a lubricity enhancing additive for motors and engines, lubricating pumps, oil refining machines, namely, oil separators; emission pollution control systems, namely, emission reduction units for motors and engines, namely, egr valves, pcv valves, catalytic converters; air filters for on and off highway engine applications; air filters for vehicle cabin air filtration; industrial process and control equipment, namely, air filter monitors that provides real-time status updates for air filter maintenance; fuel filter monitors that provides real-time, status updates for fuel filter maintenance; fuel processors, namely fuel filters, fuel-water separator, and fuel heaters; fuel filters for engines for land and marine vehicles; oil-water separators for marine diesel engines; centrifugal filtration systems composed of an inlet, and outlet and a separator; diesel gas filters and lube oil filters for motors and engines; diesel exhaust engine air filters; urea filters, namely, diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) filters; hydraulic oil filters; hydraulic filtration systems composed of a reservoir, a pump, valves, actuators, a motor, piping and hoses, and filters; lubricating oil filters for engines and land-vehicle hydraulic systems; liquid filters, namely, hydraulic and lubrication oil filters for motors and engines of land and marine vehicles; transmission oil filters; fuel cleanliness analysis kits consisting primarily of vacuum pumps, media patches, sampling bottles, tubing and sealing rings; replaceable filter bags for baghouse dust collectors, for industrial use, namely, bag filters for controlling cabinet venting in industrial processing |
| Goods and Services | Air filter media for filtration products for industrial use, namely, filtration media comprised of semi-processed plastic filtering materials for air filtration uses for commercial fuel filtration products within the diesel engine industry and for construction and mining engines and equipment |
| Goods and Services | Data collection and vehicle telematic services, namely, transmission of engine diagnostic information related to filters, engines, and parts therefor via telecommunications networks |
| Goods and Services | Coolants for vehicle engines; anti-freeze; hydraulic fluids; chemical additives for fuel; chemical additives for fuel treatment; fuel additives in the nature of chemical additives for fuel; dryers, namely, desiccant cartridges, used for the removal of liquid and vapor contaminants from compressed air and gases in industrial applications |
| Goods and Services | Air filters for the reduction of emissions in industrial installations; battery warming blankets; heaters for warming coolants for industrial use; heaters for warming oil, namely, oil pan heaters, engine heaters, and filter head heaters; heaters for warming diesel fuel namely, ring heaters and immersion heaters; Air filters for air conditioning units; air filters for industrial installations; fibrous filtering media for general industrial use in the purification of air; air filtering installations for buildings and factories; air filters not for scientific purposes and not being parts of engines, of motors or of machines, namely, air filtering units; air filters for industrial air and liquid handling equipment, namely, plant HVAC, dust collectors, air handling containment systems, turbine intakes, compressed air and gas systems, industrial air and gas compressors, industrial hydraulic systems and industrial process liquids; air intake filters for stationary gas turbines; chemical vapor filters containing carbon, namely, filters for fuel cells; compact air filters for filtering dust for household and industrial use; HEPA filters for household and industrial use; compressed air dryers for industrial and commercial use; dust collectors and dust separators, namely, filter baghouse, inertial separators, and dust filters for industrial use; dust filters for industrial applications in the nature of cabin air filtration; filter cartridges for industrial mist collector units; filtering units, namely, mist collectors with replaceable filter cartridges for industrial use; filters for processing compressed air, gases and liquids; fume exhaust ventilators; microporous membranes for the venting, filtration, sterile filtration and purification of liquids and gases in breather vent, gas sensor, chemical venting, process chemical purification, sterile hydrophobic venting, and electronic and computer air filter applications; reservoir accessories, namely, breathers containing filters for preventing airborne particles and water from entering reservoirs and gearboxes for industrial applications sold a feature of coolant recovery systems; vacuum electric dehydrators for removing particle contamination from air brakes; air filtering installations, namely, ventilating and filtering installations to supply filtered clean air to enclosed rooms; ventilation panel filters for industrial ventilation; ventilation panel filters for vehicle operator cabs, automobile and aircraft passenger compartments, air conditioners and electronic equipment; air vent filter designed to remove moisture and particles from air entering hydraulic power systems in industrial applications; contamination control devices, namely, filters for recycling, filtering and purifying hydraulic oils, lube oils, and fuels in industrial applications; chemical vapor filters containing carbon for use in industrial gas filtration in industrial applications; water filters; filters for fluids, namely, for water and area-water solutions; water filtering devices, namely, purification installations for waste water and sewage consisting of curtains and textile fabrics; water filtering units for domestic, commercial and industrial use; filters for sewage and waste water treatment, namely, polyfluoroalkyl substances (pfas) from water; waste water purification units; water filtration and purification units and replacement cartridges and filters therefor; filters for removing and reducing per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (pfas) from water in industrial applications; water filtration units for removing and reducing per-and polyfluoroalkyl (pfas) substances from water in industrial applications; water filters for industrial applications; water filters for coolant filtration systems |
| Goods and Services | Personal protective equipment (PPE), namely, masks for use by medical personnel; respiratory masks for medical purposes; face coverings being sanitary masks for protection against viral infection |
| Goods and Services | Laboratory analysis in the field of coolant testing for vehicle engines; laboratory analysis services, namely, testing coolant for vehicle engines and providing an analysis of coolant from samples; Automotive engine diagnostic services; Providing on-line non-downloadable computer programs and non-downloadable web-based applications for use in connection with monitoring, diagnostics and maintenance of filters, filtration systems, lube oil, hydraulic systems, accessories, and related parts and providing access to diagnostics information and reports; vehicle telematic services, namely, providing diagnostic services featuring diagnostic information relating to the functionality of filters, filtration systems, lube oil, hydraulic systems, accessories, and related parts; providing filtration diagnostic information as a feature of diagnostic services for mining, gas and oil, on-highway, transit, rail, power generation, marine, and vocational vehicles and equipment |
Classification Information
| International Class | 001 - Chemicals used in industry, science and photography, as well as in agriculture, horticulture and forestry; unprocessed artificial resins; unprocessed plastics; manures; fire extinguishing compositions; tempering and soldering preparations; chemical substances for preserving foodstuffs; tanning substances; adhesives used in industry. |
| US Class Codes | 001, 005, 006, 010, 026, 046 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Monday, March 27, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 001 |
| 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 | Monday, March 27, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 007 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| 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 | Monday, March 27, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 038 |
| 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 | Monday, March 27, 2023 |
| 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 | Monday, March 27, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 010 |
| 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 | Monday, March 27, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 011 |
| 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, March 27, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 017 |
| 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 | Monday, March 27, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 042 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
Trademark Owner History
| Party Name | Cummins Filtration Inc. |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Nashville, TN 37214-3685 |
| Party Name | Cummins Filtration Inc. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Nashville, TN 372143685 |
Trademark Events
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Friday, March 10, 2023 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Monday, March 27, 2023 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Thursday, June 1, 2023 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Monday, June 5, 2023 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Monday, June 5, 2023 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Monday, June 5, 2023 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Friday, September 1, 2023 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Friday, September 1, 2023 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Saturday, September 2, 2023 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Sunday, November 12, 2023 | FINAL REFUSAL WRITTEN |
| Sunday, November 12, 2023 | FINAL REFUSAL E-MAILED |
| Sunday, November 12, 2023 | NOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED |
| Friday, January 26, 2024 | APPLICATION EXTENSION TO RESPONSE PERIOD - RECEIVED |
| Friday, January 26, 2024 | APPLICATION EXTENSION GRANTED/RECEIPT PROVIDED |
| Friday, January 26, 2024 | TEAS REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION RECEIVED |
| Friday, January 26, 2024 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Friday, January 26, 2024 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Wednesday, March 13, 2024 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, April 3, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, April 23, 2024 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, April 23, 2024 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Friday, April 26, 2024 | TEAS POST PUBLICATION AMENDMENT RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, June 4, 2024 | TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, June 4, 2024 | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, June 4, 2024 | APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED |
| Monday, June 10, 2024 | ASSIGNED TO PETITION STAFF |
| Tuesday, June 11, 2024 | CHANGES/CORRECTIONS AFTER PUB APPROVAL ENTERED |
| Tuesday, June 18, 2024 | NOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT |
| Wednesday, December 11, 2024 | TEAS REQUEST TO DIVIDE RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, December 11, 2024 | TEAS STATEMENT OF USE RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, December 11, 2024 | SOU TEAS EXTENSION RECEIVED |
