| Serial Number | 97555644 |
| Word Mark | HOU |
| Filing Date | Friday, August 19, 2022 |
| Status | 700 - REGISTERED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, January 23, 2024 |
| Registration Number | 7288785 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, January 23, 2024 |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, April 11, 2023 |
| Indication of Colors claimed | Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Spectacles; Sunglasses; Bicycle helmets; Crash helmets; Goggles for sports; Head guards for sports; Headgear being protective helmets; Helmets for motorcyclists; Lenses for protective face shields; Protective eyeglasses; Protective face masks for the prevention of accident or injury; Protective helmets; Protective helmets for sports; Skateboard helmets; Ski goggles; Snowboard helmets |
| Translation of Words in Mark | The English translation of "HOU" in the mark is "horseshoe crab". |
| NOT AVAILABLE | The non-Latin characters in the mark transliterate to "hou" and this means "horseshoe crab" in English. |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of the stylized wording "HOU" and the stylized Chinese character inside a hexagon, wherein the color in black is for background only and not a feature of the mark. |
| 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 | Thursday, September 8, 2022 |
| Primary Code | 009 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Friday, May 14, 2021 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Friday, September 15, 2023 |
| Party Name | ZHEJIANG MEIXUN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 16 - Limited Liability Company |
| Address | HANGZHOU 310052 CN |
| Party Name | ZHEJIANG MEIXUN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. |
| Party Type | 21 - New Owner After Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 16 - Limited Liability Company |
| Address | HANGZHOU 310052 CN |
| Party Name | Taizhou Keji Trading Co., Ltd. |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 16 - Limited Liability Company |
| Address | Taizhou, Zhejiang 317511 CN |
| Party Name | Taizhou Keji Trading Co., Ltd. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 16 - Limited Liability Company |
| Address | Taizhou, Zhejiang 317511 CN |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Tuesday, August 23, 2022 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Thursday, September 8, 2022 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Friday, September 9, 2022 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, March 7, 2023 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Wednesday, March 8, 2023 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, March 8, 2023 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, March 8, 2023 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, March 8, 2023 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED |
| Thursday, March 9, 2023 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, March 22, 2023 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, April 11, 2023 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, April 11, 2023 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, June 6, 2023 | NOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT |
| Wednesday, October 11, 2023 | AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP |
| Monday, December 4, 2023 | TEAS STATEMENT OF USE RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, December 12, 2023 | CASE ASSIGNED TO INTENT TO USE PARALEGAL |
| Monday, December 4, 2023 | USE AMENDMENT FILED |
| Friday, December 15, 2023 | STATEMENT OF USE PROCESSING COMPLETE |
| Thursday, December 21, 2023 | ALLOWED PRINCIPAL REGISTER - SOU ACCEPTED |
| Friday, December 22, 2023 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF STATEMENT OF USE E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, January 23, 2024 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, January 23, 2024 | NOTICE OF REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION EMAILED |
| Monday, March 9, 2026 | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED |
| Monday, March 9, 2026 | ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED |
| Monday, March 9, 2026 | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED |
| Monday, March 9, 2026 | TEAS WITHDRAWAL OF ATTORNEY RECEIVED-FIRM RETAINS |