| Serial Number | 79180611 |
| Word Mark | M-BLOCK |
| Filing Date | Saturday, July 18, 2015 |
| Status | 706 - SECTION 71 ACCEPTED |
| Status Date | Wednesday, February 21, 2024 |
| Registration Number | 5097843 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, December 13, 2016 |
| Mark Drawing | 4 - Illustration: Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Block form |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, September 27, 2016 |
| Goods and Services | Electric apparatuses and instruments for switching, regulating and controlling of fluids, namely electronic valves for controlling fluids, liquids and gases; valves as measuring and regulation instruments, namely, valves for controlling and regulating the flow of gases, fluids or liquids not being parts of plumbing, heating, cooling installations or machines; apparatus for the recordal, transmission and reproduction of data; measuring and monitoring devices, namely flow meters and flow regulators for industrial use, fittings for flow pressure gauges, flow regulators for commercial use, pressure gauges and pressure regulators for controlling confined fluids within hydraulic and pneumatic installations and electronically or pneumatically operated relay valves, flow switches for monitoring and controlling the flow of fluids, liquids and gases; flow sensors not for medical use; pressure measuring apparatus and pressure regulation apparatus for hydraulic and pneumatic installations and electromagnetically operated pilot valves; electrical and electronic control devices for medical devices and instruments, namely electrical controllers, electronic controllers for controlling and regulating the flow of gases, fluids or liquids not being parts of plumbing, heating, cooling installations or machines |
| Goods and Services | Valves, clacks and taps made of plastic and metal as machine components; shutting valves, shutting clacks and shutting taps made of plastic and metal as machine components; valve blocks and valve block combinations made of plastic and metal as machine components; electric, pneumatic and hydraulic drives for valves and taps, namely electric motors not for land vehicles, hydraulic and pneumatic valve actuators; electric, pneumatic and hydraulic drives for valve blocks and valve block combinations, namely electric motors not for land vehicles, hydraulic and pneumatic valve actuators; components of the above-mentioned goods, namely butterfly valves being parts of valve blocks, ball valves being parts of valve blocks, pump control valves being parts of valve blocks, pipes, tubes, hoses and fittings for installation of valves and block valves in machinery; sterile armatures made of metal for the industry being machine components |
| Goods and Services | Goods made of metal, namely manually operated pipeline valves, manually operated sliders for valves and clack valves not being parts of machines; pipe connections made of metal; valve clacks made of metal except as machine components; shutting clack valves made of metal except as machine components; cover clack valves made of metal; metal connection parts, namely metal pipe connectors, structure joint connectors; metal valves, namely sliders, clacks not being parts of machines; valves made of metal for installation in pipes for liquid and gaseous media not being parts or machines; valves and valve housings made of grey iron and precious metal not being parts of machines; sterile valves made of metal for the industry, namely sliders, clacks, and valves made of metal not being parts of machines |
| 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 | Friday, January 15, 2016 |
| Primary Code | 006 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| 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, 031, 034, 035 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, January 15, 2016 |
| 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 | Friday, January 15, 2016 |
| Primary Code | 009 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | GEMÜ Gebr. Müller Apparatebau |
| Party Type | 31 - New Owner After Registration |
| Legal Entity Type | 98 - Unknown |
| Address | DE |
| Party Name | GEMÜ Gebr. Müller Apparatebau GmbH & Co.Kommanditgesellschaft |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | Ingelfingen 74653 DE |
| Party Name | GEMÜ Gebr. Müller Apparatebau GmbH & Co. KG |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | DE |
| Party Name | GEMÜ Gebr. Müller Apparatebau GmbH & Co. KG |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | DE |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Thursday, January 14, 2016 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB |
| Friday, January 15, 2016 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Friday, January 15, 2016 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Tuesday, January 19, 2016 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Thursday, January 21, 2016 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Friday, January 22, 2016 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Tuesday, January 26, 2016 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU |
| Tuesday, January 26, 2016 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB |
| Saturday, February 13, 2016 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Thursday, July 21, 2016 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Thursday, July 21, 2016 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Friday, July 22, 2016 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Tuesday, August 2, 2016 | FINAL REFUSAL WRITTEN |
| Tuesday, August 2, 2016 | FINAL REFUSAL E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, August 2, 2016 | NOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED |
| Thursday, August 11, 2016 | TEAS REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION RECEIVED |
| Thursday, August 11, 2016 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Thursday, August 11, 2016 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Thursday, August 18, 2016 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, September 7, 2016 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, September 7, 2016 | NOTICE OF START OF OPPOSITION PERIOD CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, September 7, 2016 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION SENT TO IB |
| Tuesday, September 27, 2016 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, September 27, 2016 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Friday, October 28, 2016 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION - PROCESSED BY IB |
| Tuesday, December 13, 2016 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Monday, March 13, 2017 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Tuesday, March 14, 2017 | FINAL DISPOSITION PROCESSED |
| Tuesday, March 14, 2017 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE SENT TO IB |
| Saturday, April 1, 2017 | FINAL DECISION TRANSACTION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Friday, February 23, 2018 | CHANGE OF NAME/ADDRESS REC'D FROM IB |
| Monday, August 13, 2018 | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED |
| Monday, August 13, 2018 | ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED |
| Friday, February 12, 2021 | NEW REPRESENTATIVE AT IB RECEIVED |
| Saturday, November 27, 2021 | NEW REPRESENTATIVE AT IB RECEIVED |
| Monday, December 13, 2021 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 71 (6-YR) E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, June 7, 2023 | TEAS SECTION 71 RECEIVED |
| Monday, February 12, 2024 | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL |
| Wednesday, February 21, 2024 | REGISTERED-SEC.71 ACCEPTED |
| Wednesday, February 21, 2024 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 71 - E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, February 28, 2024 | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, February 28, 2024 | ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED |
| Wednesday, February 28, 2024 | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, February 28, 2024 | TEAS WITHDRAWAL OF ATTORNEY RECEIVED-FIRM RETAINS |
| Thursday, June 19, 2025 | INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION RENEWED |
| Friday, December 5, 2025 | CHANGE OF NAME/ADDRESS REC'D FROM IB |
| Saturday, December 13, 2025 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 71 (10-YR) E-MAILED |