| Serial Number | 98801972 |
| Word Mark | FLEX |
| Filing Date | Tuesday, October 15, 2024 |
| Status | 686 - PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Status Date | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
| Registration Number | 0000000 |
| Registration Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of the stylized word “fLEX” with the letter “f” in lowercase and the letters “LEX” in uppercase. The bottom left to top right diagonal line of the letter “X” within the word “fLEX” is stylized with a tapered swoosh that projects and curves slightly from bottom left to top right and then curves counterclockwise to a tapered end. |
| Goods and Services | Testing device for safety, performance, durability, quality assurance, and playing comfort of athletic fields formed by artificial turf systems, natural turf systems, and hybrid systems that contain natural turf and an artificial component.; Testing device for interaction between a footwear and a contracting surface including but not limited to testing of footwear during its interaction with various types of athletic surface. |
| Goods and Services | Testing and maintaining of athletic fields formed by artificial turf systems, natural turf systems, and hybrid systems that contain natural turf and an artificial component for safety, performance, durability, quality assurance, and playing comfort.; Testing interaction between a footwear and a contacting surface including but not limited to testing of footwear during its interaction with various types of athletic surface. |
| 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 | Tuesday, October 15, 2024 |
| Primary Code | 009 |
| 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 | Tuesday, October 15, 2024 |
| Primary Code | 042 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | University of Tennessee Research Foundation |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Knoxville, TN 37902 |
| Party Name | University of Tennessee Research Foundation |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Knoxville, TN 37902 |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Tuesday, October 15, 2024 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Tuesday, October 15, 2024 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Wednesday, April 16, 2025 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, April 16, 2025 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Thursday, April 17, 2025 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Friday, April 25, 2025 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Friday, April 25, 2025 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Friday, April 25, 2025 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Friday, April 25, 2025 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Friday, April 25, 2025 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Friday, April 25, 2025 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Saturday, April 26, 2025 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, May 21, 2025 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, May 27, 2025 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, May 27, 2025 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |