| Serial Number | 79242225 |
| Word Mark | HARD AVOID |
| Filing Date | Monday, July 23, 2018 |
| Status | 706 - SECTION 71 ACCEPTED |
| Status Date | Wednesday, September 24, 2025 |
| Registration Number | 5876328 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, October 8, 2019 |
| Mark Drawing | 4 - Illustration: Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Block form |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, July 23, 2019 |
| Goods and Services | [ Loudspeakers; audio apparatus and equipment, namely, audio mixers and audio amplifiers; cabinets adapted for use with loudspeakers; loudspeaker housings in the nature of cabinets, loudspeaker systems, control apparatus and equipment therefor, namely, remote control apparatus and equipment; electronic controllers for loudspeakers; amplifiers and other sound reinforcement apparatus, namely, sound transmission apparatus, microphones, stereo receivers and signal processors; sound delivery systems comprising loudspeakers and amplifiers; crossover networks consisting primarily of sound equalizers and crossovers; apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound and/or images; microphones; sound reverberation units, namely, loudspeakers and subwoofers; apparatus for amplifying, reinforcing, mixing, modifying, controlling and disseminating sound, namely, sound amplifiers, sound mixers and audio mixers; ] computer software for amplifying, reinforcing, mixing, modifying, controlling, and disseminating sound for use in conjunction with loudspeakers, loudspeaker systems, amplifiers, and electronic controllers for loudspeakers [ ; structural parts for all the aforementioned goods ] |
| 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 | Wednesday, October 10, 2018 |
| Primary Code | 009 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | Martin Audio Limited |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | Buckinghamshire HP12 3SL GB |
| Party Name | Martin Audio Limited |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | Buckinghamshire HP12 3SL GB |
| Party Name | Martin Audio Limited |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | Buckinghamshire HP12 3SL GB |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Thursday, October 4, 2018 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB |
| Wednesday, October 10, 2018 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Thursday, November 8, 2018 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Tuesday, October 16, 2018 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Thursday, November 15, 2018 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Friday, November 16, 2018 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Saturday, December 15, 2018 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU |
| Saturday, January 5, 2019 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Thursday, June 6, 2019 | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED |
| Thursday, June 6, 2019 | ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED |
| Thursday, June 13, 2019 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Thursday, June 13, 2019 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Thursday, June 13, 2019 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Friday, June 14, 2019 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, July 17, 2019 | NOTICE OF START OF OPPOSITION PERIOD CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, July 17, 2019 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION SENT TO IB |
| Friday, August 2, 2019 | NOTIFICATION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Sunday, February 2, 2020 | FINAL DISPOSITION PROCESSED |
| Saturday, December 15, 2018 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, July 3, 2019 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, July 23, 2019 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, July 23, 2019 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, October 8, 2019 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, January 8, 2020 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Sunday, February 2, 2020 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE SENT TO IB |
| Friday, February 21, 2020 | FINAL DECISION TRANSACTION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Tuesday, October 8, 2024 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 71 (6-YR) E-MAILED |
| Friday, June 13, 2025 | TEAS SECTION 71 RECEIVED |
| Sunday, September 21, 2025 | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL |
| Wednesday, September 24, 2025 | REGISTERED-SEC.71 ACCEPTED |
| Wednesday, September 24, 2025 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 71 - E-MAILED |
| Friday, July 16, 2021 | NEW REPRESENTATIVE AT IB RECEIVED |