| Serial Number | 98886876 |
| Word Mark | KURARAY POSSIBLE STARTS HERE |
| Filing Date | Thursday, December 5, 2024 |
| Status | 686 - PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Status Date | Tuesday, January 6, 2026 |
| Registration Number | 0000000 |
| Registration Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Mark Drawing | 5 - Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Stylized form |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, January 6, 2026 |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The color(s) light blue and dark blue is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Filtering machines for chemical processing; Separating machines for chemical processing; Centrifuges for chemical processing; Gas operated power generators; Filter cartridges for filtering machines; Metalworking machines and tools; Glassware manufacturing machines; Plastic processing machines; Semiconductor manufacturing machines; Rubber manufacturing machines; Machine coupling and transmission components, except for land vehicles |
| Goods and Services | Photographic machines and apparatus, namely, cameras and video cameras; Cinematographic machines and apparatus; Optical machines and apparatus, namely, telescopes, microscopes, and optical inspection apparatus; Measuring or testing machines and instruments, namely, surface roughness testing machines and instruments, technical measuring, testing and checking apparatus and instruments for measuring, testing, and checking the temperature, pressure, quantity and concentration of gas and liquids; Laboratory apparatus and instruments, namely, homogenizers, bottle top filters used for the purification of tissue culture media, laboratory centrifuges, and microscope slides; Dust masks; Dust protective masks; Gas masks; Welding masks; Gloves for protection against accidents; Lifesaving apparatus and equipment, namely, life-saving rafts, life-saving capsules for natural disasters, life belts and life jackets; Clothing for protection against fire; Screens, namely, video screens, touch screens, optical filters for screens, computer screen filters, and smart mirror touch screens; Liquid crystal displays; Backlight system comprising LED light sources, a light guide plate, a diffuser, and a reflector for liquid crystal displays; Computer display monitors; Signaling panels, luminous or mechanical, in the nature of panel meters, namely, an electronic instrument that displays an input signal in either a digital or analog form; Solar batteries; Optical lenses; Optical fibers; Optical glasses; Cell culture apparatus and instruments for laboratory and scientific use, namely, cell culture dishes, tissue culture flasks, bioreactors for laboratory use |
| Goods and Services | Fitted automobile seat covers of textile; Fitted seat covers for automobiles; Fitted vehicle covers for automobiles; Vessels, namely, ships, boats and structural parts therefor; Aircraft, namely, airplanes and structural parts therefor; Railway vehicles, namely, trains and structural parts therefor; Automobiles and structural parts therefor; Two-wheeled motor vehicles, namely, motorcycles and structural parts therefor; Bicycles and structural parts therefor; Apparatus for locomotion by land, air or water, namely, motorcycles, jet boats, water scooters, boats, airplanes, cars; Automobiles and their parts and accessories, namely, rock sliders, skid plates, arm rests for vehicle seats, car interior organizer bags, nets and trays specially adapted for fitting in vehicles, air bags for vehicles, vehicle windscreens, tires |
| Goods and Services | Filtering installations in the nature of water filtration units and reverse osmosis units for water treatment for industrial use; Filtering installations in the nature of water filtration units and purification units and replacement cartridges and filters therefor for water purification for industrial use; Filtering installations in the nature of filters made of fiber for water filtration for household tap-water filters; Water purifying apparatus for household purposes; Water treatment unit for aerating and circulating water for industrial use; Water purification installations for industrial purposes; Septic tanks; Waste water treatment tanks; Apparatus for lighting, heating, cooking, freezing, drying, ventilating, water supply and sanitary purposes, namely, air heating apparatus, cooktops, refrigerators, freezers, ventilating exhaust fans, household tap-water filters |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of the word "KURARAY" in light blue stylized lowercase lettering above the wording "POSSIBLE STARTS HERE" in dark blue stylized lettering. |
| International Class | 007 - Machines and machine tools; motors and engines (except for land vehicles); machine coupling and transmission components (except for land vehicles); agricultural implements other than hand-operated; incubators for eggs. |
| US Class Codes | 013, 019, 021, 023, 024, 031, 034, 035 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Thursday, December 5, 2024 |
| Primary Code | 007 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| 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, December 5, 2024 |
| Primary Code | 009 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 011 - Apparatus for lighting, heating, steam generating, cooking, refrigerating, drying, ventilating, water supply, and sanitary purposes. |
| US Class Codes | 013, 021, 023, 024, 031, 034 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Thursday, December 5, 2024 |
| Primary Code | 011 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 012 - Vehicles; apparatus for locomotion by land, air, or water. |
| US Class Codes | 019, 021, 023, 031, 035, 044 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Thursday, December 5, 2024 |
| Primary Code | 012 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | KURARAY CO., LTD. |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Okayama Prefecture 710-0801 JP |
| Party Name | KURARAY CO., LTD. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Okayama Prefecture 710-0801 JP |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Thursday, December 5, 2024 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Friday, March 21, 2025 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Wednesday, April 30, 2025 | TEAS VOLUNTARY AMENDMENT RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, April 30, 2025 | TEAS AMENDMENT ENTERED BEFORE ATTORNEY ASSIGNED |
| Wednesday, May 21, 2025 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Wednesday, August 27, 2025 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, August 27, 2025 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, August 27, 2025 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, October 29, 2025 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, October 29, 2025 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Wednesday, October 29, 2025 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Monday, December 8, 2025 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, December 31, 2025 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, January 6, 2026 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, January 6, 2026 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |