| Serial Number | 79099947 |
| Word Mark | EPAD |
| Filing Date | Monday, May 23, 2011 |
| Status | 706 - SECTION 71 ACCEPTED |
| Status Date | Monday, July 11, 2022 |
| Registration Number | 4173517 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, July 17, 2012 |
| Mark Drawing | 3000 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, May 1, 2012 |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of the wording "EPAD" with a curve over the left top side of the letter "E"; the wording and design are in black and the background is white |
| Goods and Services | [ Brake linings of friction materials for machines, regenerative brake linings for machines, bearings as parts of machines, machine brake parts, namely, guide parts and vibration absorbers and machine brake pads, namely, mechanical seals of sliding materials; equipment parts for brakes and couplings as parts of machines, namely, brake segments, brake blocks, brake drums, brake discs, wear indicators, springs, brake lining and clutch lining supports, pressure plates, brake bands ] |
| Goods and Services | [ Clutch linings of friction materials; friction materials for clutch linings and brake linings; and semi-worked synthetic resins for use as sliding materials, bonded organically or inorganically, being semi-finished products in the form of bands, pipes, pellets, rods and sheets, regenerative friction materials for brake linings ] |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The color(s) black, white is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Coupling and brake linings of friction materials and regenerative coupling and brake linings for land vehicles, wheel bearings for land vehicles, equipment parts for brakes and couplings, namely, brake segments for land vehicles, brake blocks for land vehicles, brake drums, brake discs, mechanical brake lining wear indicators for land vehicles, brake lining and clutch lining supports for land vehicles, pressure plates for couplings of land vehicles, brake bands for land vehicles |
| Translation of Words in Mark | The wording "epad" has no meaning in a foreign language. |
| 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, 031, 034, 035 |
| Class Status Code | G - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Class Status Date | Monday, August 7, 2017 |
| Primary Code | 007 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 012 - Vehicles; apparatus for locomotion by land, air, or water. |
| US Class Codes | 019, 021, 023, 031, 035, 044 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Sunday, August 7, 2011 |
| Primary Code | 012 |
| 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 | G - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Class Status Date | Monday, August 7, 2017 |
| Primary Code | 017 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | TMD Friction Services GmbH |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | Leverkusen 51381 DE |
| Party Name | TMD Friction Services GmbH |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | DE |
| Party Name | TMD Friction Services GmbH |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | DE |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Wednesday, April 19, 2023 | INVALIDATION REVIEWED - NO ACTION REQUIRED BY OFFICE |
| Saturday, March 11, 2023 | PARTIAL INVALIDATION OF REG EXT PROTECTION CREATED |
| Monday, July 11, 2022 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 71 - E-MAILED |
| Monday, July 11, 2022 | REGISTERED-SEC.71 ACCEPTED |
| Thursday, June 30, 2022 | TEAS SECTION 71 RECEIVED |
| Saturday, July 17, 2021 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 71 (10-YR) E-MAILED |
| Friday, June 25, 2021 | INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION RENEWED |
| Friday, May 25, 2018 | PARTIAL INVALIDATION PROCESSED BY THE IB |
| Thursday, April 12, 2018 | PARTIAL INVALIDATION OF REG EXT PROTECTION SENT TO IB |
| Thursday, April 12, 2018 | INVALIDATION PROCESSED |
| Saturday, April 7, 2018 | PARTIAL INVALIDATION OF REG EXT PROTECTION CREATED |
| Monday, August 7, 2017 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 71 & 15 - E-MAILED |
| Monday, August 7, 2017 | REGISTERED - PARTIAL SEC. 71 ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK. |
| Monday, August 7, 2017 | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL |
| Friday, July 21, 2017 | TEAS SECTION 71 & 15 RECEIVED |
| Monday, July 17, 2017 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 71 (6-YR) E-MAILED |
| Thursday, March 2, 2017 | NEW REPRESENTATIVE AT IB RECEIVED |
| Thursday, August 11, 2016 | NEW REPRESENTATIVE AT IB RECEIVED |
| Saturday, December 1, 2012 | NOTIFICATION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Sunday, November 25, 2012 | FINAL DECISION TRANSACTION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Monday, November 5, 2012 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE SENT TO IB |
| Monday, November 5, 2012 | FINAL DISPOSITION PROCESSED |
| Wednesday, October 17, 2012 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Tuesday, July 17, 2012 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, May 1, 2012 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, May 1, 2012 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Wednesday, April 11, 2012 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, April 11, 2012 | NOTICE OF START OF OPPOSITION PERIOD CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, April 11, 2012 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, March 27, 2012 | LAW OFFICE PUBLICATION REVIEW COMPLETED |
| Tuesday, March 27, 2012 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, March 27, 2012 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED |
| Tuesday, March 27, 2012 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, March 27, 2012 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, March 27, 2012 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN |
| Tuesday, February 21, 2012 | NOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED |
| Tuesday, February 21, 2012 | FINAL REFUSAL E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, February 21, 2012 | FINAL REFUSAL WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, February 1, 2012 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Wednesday, February 1, 2012 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Monday, January 30, 2012 | ASSIGNED TO LIE |
| Wednesday, January 18, 2012 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Sunday, October 9, 2011 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Monday, September 19, 2011 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB |
| Monday, September 19, 2011 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU |
| Saturday, September 17, 2011 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Friday, September 16, 2011 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Friday, September 9, 2011 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Thursday, August 11, 2011 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Sunday, August 7, 2011 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Thursday, August 4, 2011 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB |