| Serial Number | 79313311 |
| Word Mark | M4WARD |
| Filing Date | Tuesday, March 2, 2021 |
| Status | 700 - REGISTERED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, August 2, 2022 |
| Registration Number | 6805578 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, August 2, 2022 |
| Mark Drawing | 4000 - Illustration: Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Block form |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, May 17, 2022 |
| Goods and Services | Metal containers for storing and transporting chemicals and compressed gases, including ampoules and vessels, the foregoing for storing and delivering liquid and gaseous chemicals, chemical compositions, chemical precursors, chemical products, and high purity and ultra-high purity gases to a process tool or process tool delivery system for use the electronics, semiconductor, and microelectromechanical industries; metal containers with a dispensing function for storing and dispensing chemicals and compressed gases, namely, liquid and gaseous chemicals, chemical compositions, chemical precursors, chemical products, high purity and ultra-high purity gases, chemical mechanical planarization slurries, and chemical residue removal solutions, in the electronics, semiconductor and microelectromechanical industries; and metal containers for storing and transporting chemicals and compressed gases, including ampoules and vessels, the foregoing for delivering liquid and gaseous chemicals, chemical compositions, chemical precursors, chemical products and high purity and ultra-high purity gases, the foregoing containers including systems and sensors for detecting the amount or level of material within the ampoule, container or vessel |
| Pseudo Mark | M FOUR WARD; M FORWARD |
| Goods and Services | Business consulting services related to selling experimental and prototype chemical compositions, chemical precursors, chemical products, high purity gases and preparations for use in the electronics, semiconductor, and microelectromechanical industries; business consulting services related to selling ampoules, containers and vessels made of glass, metal and plastic including experimental and prototype ampoules, containers and vessels |
| Goods and Services | Liquid and gaseous chemicals for industry and science; chemical compositions for use in industry and science; chemicals for use in industry and science, namely, chemical precursors; chemicals and chemical preparations in gas form, namely, high purity gases and preparations; all aforementioned goods for use in the electronics, semiconductor, and micro-electromechanical industries; liquid and gaseous chemicals for use in industry and science; chemicals in the form of high purity gases for use in industry and science; chemical preparations and chemical preparations in the nature of chemical mechanical planarization slurries for use in industry and science; chemical compositions and chemicals in the form of high purity gases for use in industry and science; all aforementioned goods for use as cleaning agents, for use in chemical mechanical planarization, for use as doping agents, for use with lasers, for use as etching agents, metallization agents, photoresist stripping agents, surface preparation agents, wafer cleaning agents, thin film deposition agents, chamber cleaning agents, post chemical mechanical planarization cleaning agents and residue removal agents; all aforementioned goods for use in the electronics, semiconductor and micro-electromechanical industries |
| Goods and Services | Non-metal containers, namely, ampoules, containers and vessels made of plastic and fluid dispensers connectable to such containers, for storing and delivering chemicals in the forms of liquid and gaseous chemicals, chemical compositions, chemical precursors, chemical products, and high purity and ultra-high purity compressed gases to a process tool or process tool delivery system for use in industry, namely, in the electronics, semiconductor, and microelectromechanical industries; non-metal containers, namely, containers made of plastic, and fluid dispensers connectable to such containers, for storing and dispensing chemicals in the forms of liquid and gaseous chemicals, chemical compositions, chemical precursors, chemical products, high purity and ultra-high purity compressed gases, chemical mechanical planarization slurries, chemical residue removal solutions, and other chemicals for use in industry, namely in the electronics, semiconductor and microelectromechanical industries; and non-metal ampoules, containers, and vessels made of plastic, and fluid dispensers connectable to such containers, for storing and delivering chemicals in the forms of liquid and gaseous chemicals, chemical compositions, chemical precursors, chemical products and high purity and ultra-high purity compressed gases, the foregoing containers including systems and sensors for detecting the amount or level of material within the ampoule, container or vessel |
| Goods and Services | Product assessment and consulting services, namely chemical analysis, analysis of the goods of others to determine the quality and conformity with certification standards, new product design, design and development of products, namely, creation of new models, and custom manufacturing, the foregoing performed on experimental and prototype products in the fields of liquid and gaseous chemicals, chemical compositions, chemical precursors, chemical products, high purity gases and chemical preparations, the foregoing for use in the electronics, semiconductor, and microelectromechanical industries, and consulting in the fields of the foregoing; Product assessment and consulting services, namely, analysis of the goods of others to determine the quality and conformity with certification standards, new product design, design and development of products, namely, creation of new models, and custom manufacturing, the foregoing performed on ampoules, containers and vessels made of glass, metal and plastic including experimental and prototype ampoules, containers and vessels, and consulting in the fields of the foregoing; assessment namely, analysis of the goods of others to determine conformity with certification standards and inspection services for quality control services in the fields of ampoules, containers and vessels made of glass, metal and plastic, and consulting in the fields of the foregoing |
| International Class | 001 - Chemicals used in industry, science and photography, as well as in agriculture, horticulture and forestry; unprocessed artificial resins; unprocessed plastics; manures; fire extinguishing compositions; tempering and soldering preparations; chemical substances for preserving foodstuffs; tanning substances; adhesives used in industry. |
| US Class Codes | 001, 005, 006, 010, 026, 046 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Tuesday, June 22, 2021 |
| Primary Code | 001 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| 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 | Tuesday, June 22, 2021 |
| Primary Code | 006 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 020 - Furniture, mirrors, picture frames; goods (not included in other classes) of wood, cork, reed, cane, wicker, horn, bone, ivory, whalebone, shell, amber, mother-of-pearl, meerschaum and substitutes for all these materials, or of plastics. |
| US Class Codes | 002, 013, 022, 025, 032, 050 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Tuesday, June 22, 2021 |
| Primary Code | 020 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 035 - Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 102 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Tuesday, June 22, 2021 |
| Primary Code | 035 |
| 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 | Tuesday, June 22, 2021 |
| Primary Code | 042 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | Merck KGaA |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | DE |
| Party Name | Merck KGaA |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | DE |
| Party Name | Merck KGaA |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | DE |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Sunday, November 27, 2022 | FINAL DECISION TRANSACTION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Wednesday, November 9, 2022 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE SENT TO IB |
| Tuesday, November 8, 2022 | FINAL DISPOSITION PROCESSED |
| Wednesday, November 2, 2022 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Tuesday, August 2, 2022 | NOTICE OF REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION EMAILED |
| Tuesday, August 2, 2022 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, May 17, 2022 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, May 17, 2022 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Monday, May 16, 2022 | NOTIFICATION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Wednesday, April 27, 2022 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, April 27, 2022 | NOTICE OF START OF OPPOSITION PERIOD CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, April 27, 2022 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Saturday, April 9, 2022 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Monday, April 4, 2022 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Monday, March 28, 2022 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Monday, March 28, 2022 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Monday, March 28, 2022 | TEAS REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, October 26, 2021 | NOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED |
| Tuesday, October 26, 2021 | FINAL REFUSAL E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, October 26, 2021 | FINAL REFUSAL WRITTEN |
| Monday, October 11, 2021 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Tuesday, October 5, 2021 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Monday, October 4, 2021 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Monday, October 4, 2021 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Thursday, September 23, 2021 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB |
| Thursday, September 23, 2021 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU |
| Wednesday, September 8, 2021 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Tuesday, September 7, 2021 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, August 25, 2021 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Saturday, June 26, 2021 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Tuesday, June 22, 2021 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED IN TRAM |
| Thursday, June 17, 2021 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB |