| Serial Number | 99426733 |
| Word Mark | ME |
| Filing Date | Friday, October 3, 2025 |
| Status | 645 - FINAL REFUSAL - MAILED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, May 12, 2026 |
| 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 | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Indication of Colors claimed | Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Industrial robots; power-operated lifting equipment, namely, robotic mechanisms for lifting; Loading and unloading machines; power-operated lifting equipment, namely, lifting apparatus. |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of the stylized lowercase letters "M" and "E". The letters show a blank space bisecting horizontally through the middle. Appearing to the left-hand side of the "M" is a solid rectangle. Appearing on the upper right-hand side of the "E" is a stylized design appearing as an infinity symbol. |
| Goods and Services | Medical apparatus and instruments, namely, sphygmomanometers, electrocardiographs, body fat monitors; heart pacemakers; wheeled stretchers; artificial limbs; Hernia trusses; elastic stockings for medical purposes; traction apparatus for medical purposes; hospital gurneys; medical instruments for monitoring a subject during walking process, namely, electronic monitors for displaying and recording gait data, knee angle data, and plantar load data during walking rehabilitation; medical apparatus for gait and motion analysis, namely, gait training systems comprised of treadmills, body-weight support apparatus, robotic orthopedic apparatus, and electronic monitors for use in walking and gait rehabilitation; treadmills being body rehabilitation apparatus for medical purposes for use in walking and gait training; Mobility assistive devices for medical purposes, namely walking sticks with integrated electronic sensors and artificial intelligence for assisting visually impaired persons. |
| Goods and Services | Automobiles and structural parts thereof; two-wheeled motorized land vehicles and structural parts thereof; Electric tricycles, not being toys; Vehicles for the physically handicapped and those of reduced mobility; wheelchairs; robotic transport vehicles; Wheelchair motors; Power-operated lifts specially adapted for vehicles for wheelchairs and scooters for the physically handicapped; Motorized wheelchairs for the disabled and those with mobility difficulties; accessory attachments for robotic wheelchairs, namely, arm supports, head supports, thigh supports, and multiple-pocketed carriers for personal items, all specially adapted for attachment to wheelchairs; self-driving robots for delivery. |
| Goods and Services | Electronic machines, apparatus and their parts, namely, computer hardware, integrated circuits, electronic sensors and downloadable software all for controlling and operating driverless cars; computers and computer peripherals; Downloadable computer programs using artificial intelligence (Al) for machine learning; Downloadable computer chatbot software for simulating conversations; Downloadable computer application software for use in the field of healthcare, namely, for tracking and analyzing patient health data; Downloadable computer application software for use with medical apparatus and instruments for diagnostic and therapeutic use, namely, software for collecting, recording, displaying, and analyzing patient movement data and rehabilitation exercise data; Downloadable computer application software for vehicles, namely, for customizing vehicle settings to increase accessibility for the physically disabled and those of reduced mobility; Downloadable computer application software for wheelchairs, namely, for controlling wheelchair operation; Downloadable computer application software for measuring, analyzing, and visualizing body movements and posture; Downloadable computer application software for simultaneous and long-term recording of measurement data and video, and for displaying three-dimensional avatars; Downloadable computer application software for quantifying physical activity, upper limb usage, and gait parameters; Downloadable computer software and computer hardware for measuring, analyzing, and visualizing body movements and posture; Downloadable computer software and computer hardware for simultaneous and long-term recording of measurement data and video; Downloadable computer software and computer hardware for displaying three-dimensional avatars and quantifying physical activity, upper limb usage, and gait parameters; Downloadable computer operating programs; Data processing apparatus; electronic computers; computer peripheral apparatus; Downloadable computer programs used for communicating by email and instant messaging; user-programmable humanoid robots, not configured; Humanoid robots with artificial intelligence (Al) for use in scientific research; teaching robots; humanoid robots having communication and learning functions for assisting and entertaining people; laboratory robots; telepresence robots; security surveillance robots; humanoid robots with artificial intelligence for use in household cleaning and laundry. |
| Goods and Services | Wholesale and retail store services featuring automobiles; Wholesale and retail store services featuring two-wheeled motor vehicles; Wholesale and retail store services featuring electric tricycles. |
| 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 | Friday, October 3, 2025 |
| 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, October 3, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 009 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 010 - Surgical, medical, dental, and veterinary apparatus and instruments, artificial limbs, eyes, and teeth; orthopedic articles; suture materials. |
| US Class Codes | 026, 039, 044 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, October 3, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 010 |
| 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 | Friday, October 3, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 012 |
| 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 | Friday, October 3, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 035 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | Aichi-ken 471-8571 JP |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Friday, October 3, 2025 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Friday, October 3, 2025 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Monday, October 20, 2025 | TEAS VOLUNTARY AMENDMENT RECEIVED |
| Monday, October 27, 2025 | ASSIGNED TO LIE |
| Monday, October 27, 2025 | PRELIMINARY/VOLUNTARY AMENDMENT - ENTERED |
| Monday, December 29, 2025 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Monday, December 29, 2025 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, January 7, 2026 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Wednesday, January 14, 2026 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, January 14, 2026 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, January 14, 2026 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, April 14, 2026 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, April 14, 2026 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Tuesday, April 14, 2026 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Tuesday, May 12, 2026 | FINAL REFUSAL WRITTEN |
| Tuesday, May 12, 2026 | FINAL REFUSAL E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, May 12, 2026 | NOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED |