CRITERION Trademark

Trademark Overview


On Tuesday, December 29, 2015, a trademark application was filed for CRITERION with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the CRITERION trademark a serial number of 86860551. The federal status of this trademark filing is SECTION 8 & 15 - ACCEPTED AND ACKNOWLEDGED as of Monday, November 24, 2025. This trademark is owned by MTS Systems Corporation. The CRITERION trademark is filed in the Computer & Software Products & Electrical & Scientific Products category with the following description:

TESTING MACHINES FOR APPLYING MECHANICAL LOADS AND DISPLACEMENTS TO DETERMINE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS, COMPONENTS AND STRUCTURES
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General Information


Serial Number86860551
Word MarkCRITERION
Filing DateTuesday, December 29, 2015
Status702 - SECTION 8 & 15 - ACCEPTED AND ACKNOWLEDGED
Status DateMonday, November 24, 2025
Registration Number5868664
Registration DateTuesday, September 24, 2019
Mark Drawing4 - Illustration: Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Block form
Published for Opposition DateTuesday, May 24, 2016

Trademark Statements


Goods and ServicesTESTING MACHINES FOR APPLYING MECHANICAL LOADS AND DISPLACEMENTS TO DETERMINE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS, COMPONENTS AND STRUCTURES

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, January 7, 2016
Primary Code009
First Use Anywhere DateThursday, February 23, 2012
First Use In Commerce DateThursday, February 23, 2012

Trademark Owner History


Party NameILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
Party Type31 - New Owner After Registration
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressGLENVIEW, IL 60025

Party NameMTS Systems Corporation
Party Type30 - Original Registrant
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressEden Prairie, MN 55344

Party NameMTS Systems Corporation
Party Type20 - Owner at Publication
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressEden Prairie, MN 55344

Party NameMTS Systems Corporation
Party Type10 - Original Applicant
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressEden Prairie, MN 55344

Trademark Events


Event DateEvent Description
Friday, January 1, 2016NEW APPLICATION ENTERED
Thursday, January 7, 2016NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED
Friday, April 15, 2016ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Monday, April 18, 2016APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Wednesday, May 4, 2016NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED
Tuesday, May 24, 2016PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
Tuesday, May 24, 2016OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
Tuesday, July 19, 2016NOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT
Wednesday, July 27, 2016ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY
Friday, January 13, 2017SOU TEAS EXTENSION RECEIVED
Friday, January 13, 2017SOU EXTENSION 1 FILED
Friday, January 13, 2017SOU EXTENSION 1 GRANTED
Tuesday, January 17, 2017NOTICE OF APPROVAL OF EXTENSION REQUEST E-MAILED
Tuesday, July 18, 2017SOU TEAS EXTENSION RECEIVED
Tuesday, July 18, 2017SOU EXTENSION 2 FILED
Tuesday, July 18, 2017SOU EXTENSION 2 GRANTED
Thursday, July 20, 2017NOTICE OF APPROVAL OF EXTENSION REQUEST E-MAILED
Thursday, January 18, 2018SOU TEAS EXTENSION RECEIVED
Thursday, January 18, 2018SOU EXTENSION 3 FILED
Thursday, January 18, 2018SOU EXTENSION 3 GRANTED
Saturday, January 20, 2018NOTICE OF APPROVAL OF EXTENSION REQUEST E-MAILED
Wednesday, May 9, 2018ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Tuesday, July 17, 2018SOU TEAS EXTENSION RECEIVED
Tuesday, July 17, 2018SOU EXTENSION 4 FILED
Tuesday, July 17, 2018SOU EXTENSION 4 GRANTED
Thursday, July 19, 2018NOTICE OF APPROVAL OF EXTENSION REQUEST E-MAILED
Wednesday, January 9, 2019SOU TEAS EXTENSION RECEIVED
Tuesday, January 22, 2019CASE ASSIGNED TO INTENT TO USE PARALEGAL
Wednesday, January 9, 2019SOU EXTENSION 5 FILED
Tuesday, January 22, 2019SOU EXTENSION 5 GRANTED
Wednesday, January 23, 2019NOTICE OF APPROVAL OF EXTENSION REQUEST E-MAILED
Friday, July 19, 2019TEAS STATEMENT OF USE RECEIVED
Friday, July 19, 2019USE AMENDMENT FILED
Tuesday, July 23, 2019STATEMENT OF USE PROCESSING COMPLETE
Sunday, August 18, 2019ALLOWED PRINCIPAL REGISTER - SOU ACCEPTED
Tuesday, August 20, 2019NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF STATEMENT OF USE E-MAILED
Tuesday, September 24, 2019REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Tuesday, January 14, 2020TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
Wednesday, February 28, 2024AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP
Thursday, May 23, 2024ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY
Tuesday, September 24, 2024COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED
Wednesday, August 6, 2025TEAS SECTION 8 & 15 RECEIVED
Monday, November 24, 2025CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
Monday, November 24, 2025REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK.
Monday, November 24, 2025NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 15 - E-MAILED