| Serial Number | 98455660 |
| Word Mark | HIPPOFLEX |
| Filing Date | Monday, March 18, 2024 |
| Status | 688 - NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE - ISSUED |
| 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, April 1, 2025 |
| Indication of Colors claimed | Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Alloys of common metal; Angle irons of metal; Bicycle storage racks of metal; Brackets of metal for furniture; Cantilevered brackets of metal; Drawer sliders of metal; Fittings of metal for furniture; Furniture fittings of metal; Hardware, namely, metal brackets for general use; Metal hardware, namely, general use wall and ceiling mounts for audio, video or computer equipment; Metal mounting brackets for general use; Metal pipes and metal fittings therefor; Metal shelf brackets; Screws of metal |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of the stylized wording "HIPPOFLEX"; the design of a hippopotamus facing to the right with arms folded wearing a dress shirt, tie and dark rimmed glasses appears above the wording in the mark. |
| Pseudo Mark | HIPPO FLEX |
| 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 | Monday, March 18, 2024 |
| Primary Code | 006 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Friday, February 2, 2024 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Friday, February 2, 2024 |
| Party Name | Ningbo Xiongshan Technology Co., Ltd. |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | Ningbo, Zhejiang 315000 CN |
| Party Name | Ningbo Xiongshan Technology Co., Ltd. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | Ningbo, Zhejiang 315000 CN |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Tuesday, March 19, 2024 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Tuesday, August 13, 2024 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Wednesday, August 14, 2024 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED |
| Thursday, September 26, 2024 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Thursday, October 3, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Thursday, October 3, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Thursday, October 3, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Thursday, December 26, 2024 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Thursday, December 26, 2024 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Thursday, December 26, 2024 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Tuesday, January 14, 2025 | FINAL REFUSAL WRITTEN |
| Tuesday, January 14, 2025 | FINAL REFUSAL E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, January 14, 2025 | NOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED |
| Tuesday, March 4, 2025 | TEAS REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, March 4, 2025 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Wednesday, March 5, 2025 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Friday, March 7, 2025 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, March 26, 2025 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, April 1, 2025 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, April 1, 2025 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, May 27, 2025 | NOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT |
| Wednesday, November 26, 2025 | TEAS STATEMENT OF USE RECEIVED |