| Serial Number | 79229059 |
| Word Mark | EFKA |
| Filing Date | Friday, September 1, 2017 |
| Status | 706 - SECTION 71 ACCEPTED |
| Status Date | Friday, August 22, 2025 |
| Registration Number | 5658553 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, January 22, 2019 |
| Mark Drawing | 4 - Illustration: Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Block form |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, November 6, 2018 |
| Goods and Services | [ Paints, varnishes, lacquers; preservatives against deterioration of wood; colorants; dye fixative for use in the industrial and automotive coatings, architectural and decorative coatings and printing and packaging industries ] |
| Goods and Services | Industrial chemicals, namely, additives for the lacquers, printing inks and plastics industry, including anti-foaming agents, slip additives, dispersing agent additives, additives for chemical bounding between components in a paint, additives for air release control, anti-blocking additives, additives for increasing conductivity, gliding additives, additives for surface wetting, additives for improvement surface smoothing, additives for surface improvement and pigment levelling, additives for improved flow and levelling, additives for scratch resistance, additives for improvement abrasion hardness |
| 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 | Tuesday, March 27, 2018 |
| Primary Code | 001 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 002 - Paints, varnishes, lacquers; preservatives against rust and against deterioration of wood; colorants; mordants; raw natural resins; metals in foil and powder form for painters, decorators, printers and artists. |
| US Class Codes | 006, 011, 016 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Tuesday, March 27, 2018 |
| Primary Code | 002 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | BASF SE |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | Ludwigshafen am Rhein 67063 DE |
| Party Name | BASF SE |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | 67063 Ludwigshafen am Rhein DE |
| Party Name | BASF SE |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | 67063 Ludwigshafen am Rhein DE |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Tuesday, March 27, 2018 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Tuesday, March 27, 2018 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Tuesday, March 27, 2018 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, March 28, 2018 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB |
| Saturday, March 31, 2018 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Friday, April 13, 2018 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Thursday, March 22, 2018 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB |
| Wednesday, March 28, 2018 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Wednesday, March 28, 2018 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU |
| Wednesday, September 19, 2018 | ASSIGNED TO LIE |
| Saturday, September 29, 2018 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Thursday, October 4, 2018 | LAW OFFICE PUBLICATION REVIEW COMPLETED |
| Wednesday, October 17, 2018 | NOTICE OF START OF OPPOSITION PERIOD CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Friday, November 2, 2018 | NOTIFICATION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Tuesday, November 6, 2018 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, November 6, 2018 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, September 12, 2018 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Saturday, September 29, 2018 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Saturday, September 29, 2018 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Wednesday, October 17, 2018 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, October 17, 2018 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION SENT TO IB |
| Tuesday, January 22, 2019 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Monday, April 22, 2019 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Thursday, May 9, 2019 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE SENT TO IB |
| Saturday, June 1, 2019 | FINAL DECISION TRANSACTION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Tuesday, December 24, 2024 | TEAS SECTION 71 RECEIVED |
| Thursday, May 9, 2019 | FINAL DISPOSITION PROCESSED |
| Monday, January 22, 2024 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 71 (6-YR) E-MAILED |
| Monday, May 5, 2025 | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL |
| Friday, August 22, 2025 | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL |
| Friday, August 22, 2025 | REGISTERED-SEC.71 ACCEPTED |
| Friday, August 22, 2025 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 71 - E-MAILED |