| Serial Number | 86358224 |
| Word Mark | HCF-SE |
| Filing Date | Tuesday, August 5, 2014 |
| Status | 701 - SECTION 8 - ACCEPTED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, July 5, 2022 |
| Registration Number | 4780489 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, July 28, 2015 |
| Mark Drawing | 4 - Illustration: Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Block form |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, May 12, 2015 |
| Goods and Services | Treatment of materials, namely, metallurgical processing for Nitinol alloys, heat treatment and coating of Nitinol alloys, metal processing of Nitinol alloys, plating of Nitinol alloys, mechanical processing and mechanical conversion of Nitinol alloys, and material processing in the production of Nitinol alloys; custom manufacture and production of medical components, parts, component parts, materials, goods, products, semi-finished products and intermediate products from titanium alloys, nickel titanium alloys and nitinol alloys, in particular of sheets and plates of metal, pipes, profiles, wires, bars, blocks, ingots and rods, for others; custom manufacture of medical instruments and apparatus, implants, artificial limbs, guidewires, supports, aids, orthopaedic articles and suture materials made from titanium alloys, nickel titanium alloys and nitinol alloys |
| Goods and Services | Surgical, medical, dental and veterinary instruments and apparatus, namely, implants, artificial limbs, guidewires, supports, aids, orthopaedic articles and suture materials made from titanium alloys, nickel titanium alloys and nitinol alloys |
| Goods and Services | Research, development, designing, engineering and testing of medical components, parts, component parts, materials, goods, products, semi-finished products, intermediate products, medical instruments and apparatus, implants, artificial limbs, guidewires, supports, aids, orthopaedic articles and suture materials made from titanium alloys, nickel titanium alloys and nitinol alloys |
| Goods and Services | Titanium and its alloys, Nickel titanium alloys and nitinol alloys; Materials, goods, products, semi-finished products and intermediate products, made from titanium alloys, nickel titanium alloys and nitinol alloys, in particular sheets and plates of metal, pipes, profiles, wires, bars, blocks, ingots and poles; titanium alloys, nickel titanium alloys and nitinol alloys for industrial applications and for applications by end customers, and consumers; titanium and its alloys, nickel titanium alloys and nitinol alloys for medical applications; materials, semi-finished products and intermediate products, made from titanium alloys, nickel titanium alloys and nitinol alloys, namely, sheets and plates of metal, pipes, profiles, wires, bars, blocks, ingots and poles, for surgical, medical, dental and veterinary instruments and apparatus, implants, artificial limbs, guidewires, support structures, aids, orthopaedic articles and suture materials |
| International Class | 006 - Common metals and their alloys; metal building materials; transportable buildings of metal; materials of metal for railway tracks; nonelectric cables and wires of common metal; ironmongery, small items of metal hardware; pipes and tubes of metal; safes; goods of common metal not included in other classes; ores. |
| US Class Codes | 002, 012, 013, 014, 023, 025, 050 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Thursday, August 14, 2014 |
| Primary Code | 006 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 010 - Surgical, medical, dental, and veterinary apparatus and instruments, artificial limbs, eyes, and teeth; orthopedic articles; suture materials. |
| US Class Codes | 026, 039, 044 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Thursday, August 14, 2014 |
| Primary Code | 010 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 040 - Treatment of materials. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 103, 106 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Thursday, August 14, 2014 |
| Primary Code | 040 |
| 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 | Thursday, August 14, 2014 |
| Primary Code | 042 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | G. Rau GmbH & Co. KG |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 13 - Limited Partnership |
| Address | Pforzheim D-75172 DE |
| Party Name | G. Rau GmbH & Co. KG |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 13 - Limited Partnership |
| Address | Pforzheim D-75172 DE |
| Party Name | G. Rau GmbH & Co. KG |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 13 - Limited Partnership |
| Address | Pforzheim D-75172 DE |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Friday, August 8, 2014 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Thursday, August 14, 2014 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Friday, August 29, 2014 | TEAS VOLUNTARY AMENDMENT RECEIVED |
| Thursday, September 4, 2014 | ASSIGNED TO LIE |
| Tuesday, September 9, 2014 | PRELIMINARY/VOLUNTARY AMENDMENT - ENTERED |
| Tuesday, November 18, 2014 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Thursday, November 20, 2014 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Thursday, November 20, 2014 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Thursday, November 20, 2014 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Friday, March 13, 2015 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Monday, March 16, 2015 | ASSIGNED TO LIE |
| Wednesday, March 18, 2015 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Wednesday, March 18, 2015 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Wednesday, April 8, 2015 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, April 8, 2015 | LAW OFFICE PUBLICATION REVIEW COMPLETED |
| Wednesday, April 22, 2015 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, May 12, 2015 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, May 12, 2015 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, July 28, 2015 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, July 28, 2020 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED |
| Friday, January 28, 2022 | TEAS SECTION 8 RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, July 5, 2022 | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL |
| Tuesday, July 5, 2022 | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED |
| Tuesday, July 5, 2022 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 - E-MAILED |
| Sunday, July 28, 2024 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED |
| Monday, July 28, 2025 | TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED |
| Thursday, November 13, 2025 | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL |
| Saturday, November 29, 2025 | POST REGISTRATION ACTION MAILED - SEC. 8 & 9 |