MOTUL Trademark
Trademark Overview
On Wednesday, May 9, 2018, a trademark application was filed for MOTUL with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the MOTUL trademark a serial number of 79244243. The federal status of this trademark filing is PARTIAL SECTION 71 ACCEPTED as of Monday, October 20, 2025. This trademark is owned by MOTUL. The MOTUL trademark is filed in the Chemical Products, Lubricant & Fuel Products, Computer & Software Products & Electrical & Scientific Products, Paper & Printed Material Products, Fabrics & Textile Products, Clothing & Apparel Products, Toys & Sporting Goods Products, and Education & Entertainment Services categories with the following description:
[ Cloth sports flags ]
[ Industrial oils and greases; all purpose lubricants; oils, greases and lubricants for vehicle motors and engines; non-chemical additives to motor fuel; dust absorbing, wetting and binding compositions, for use in the maintenance of vehicle motors and engines and all machine motors and engines; fuels including motor spirit and illuminants; candles, wicks for lighting; compositions used as binders for fuels, dust binders, fork oil ]
[ Chemical products for cooling liquids, chemical products as ingredients for the composition of lubricants; chemical additives to motor fuel; chemical products for use in industry, science, photography, as well as in agriculture, horticulture and forestry; unprocessed artificial resins, unprocessed plastics; soil fertilizers; fire-extinguishing compositions; tempering and soldering preparations; chemical substances for preserving foodstuffs; tanning materials, namely, tanning enzymes for use in the tanning of leather; adhesives for use in industry; Chemical products for waterproofing, anti-freeze, chemical scale-removing products, other than for household use ]
[ Paper, cardboard and goods made of these materials, namely, cardboard storage boxes, packaging bags, small bags, envelopes and pouches, made of paper; bookbinding material; photographs; stationery; adhesives for stationery or household purposes; artists' materials, namely, paintbrushes; typewriters and office requisites except furniture, namely, paper embossers; printed instructional or teaching material, except apparatus, in the field of lubricants for motor vehicles and motor and car races; plastic materials for packaging; printing type; printing blocks; boxes of cardboard or paper; writing or drawing books; folders for papers; files; posters; albums; note cards; invitation cards; business cards; postcards; books, namely, books relating to lubricants for motor vehicles and motor and car races; newspapers; prospectuses; pamphlets in the field of lubricants for motor vehicles and motor and car races; advertising pamphlets; printed publications, namely, magazines, in the field of lubr...
Clothing, namely, shirts; [ knitwear, namely, pullovers; jerseys, pullovers, vests; tank tops; ] t-shirts [ ; dresses; skirts; trousers; slips; blazers; coats; blousons; motorcycling jackets; jackets; underwear; rainwear; swimwear; shorts; briefs; sweaters; caps being bonnets; head coverings, namely, hats; visors; headwear, namely, hats and caps; hoods; sports clothing, namely, sports warm-up suits; sweatshirts; jackets; sports jerseys; belts for clothing; suspenders; gloves; footwear; footwear for sports; boots; half-boots; disguises being costumes; scarves; shawls; uniforms ]
[ Educational services, namely, conducting training in the field of lubricants for motor vehicles and motor and car races; entertainment services, namely, organizing sport competitions; organizing sporting and cultural activities, namely, activities in the field of sports, races and motorsports competitions; editing of books and of magazines; book lending; animal training; show and film production; rental of films, phonographic recordings, cinema projection apparatus and accessories, stage scenery; videotape editing; organization of competitions relating to education or entertainment and other non business and non commercial fields; organization and conducting of colloquiums, conferences, conventions for educational purposes; organization of exhibitions for cultural or educational purposes; organization of lotteries; booking of seats for shows ]
[ Video games software; memory cards for consumer videogame apparatus; electronic sports training simulator ]
[ Games and toys, namely, balloons; board games; portable electronic games designed for use with television receivers only; videogame machines; game consoles; hand-held game machines with liquid crystal displays; toy robots for entertainment; arcade games; ] replicas being scale models of cars [ ; portable hand-held game apparatus with liquid crystal displays; portable electronic game apparatus; consumer video game apparatus; controllers for game consoles; joysticks for games; dolls; toy figurines; arcade game machines and apparatus; arcade video game apparatus; slot game apparatus; sports equipment, namely, starting blocks for sports, protective paddings as part of sports suits for racing and motor sports; gymnastic articles, namely, parallel bars; harness belts ]
General Information
| Serial Number | 79244243 |
| Word Mark | MOTUL |
| Filing Date | Wednesday, May 9, 2018 |
| Status | 707 - PARTIAL SECTION 71 ACCEPTED |
| Status Date | Monday, October 20, 2025 |
| Registration Number | 5864791 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, September 24, 2019 |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, July 9, 2019 |
Trademark Statements
| Goods and Services | [ Cloth sports flags ] |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of of the word "MOTUL" in white letters outlined in black overlaying a yellow arrow design all on a red rectangular background. |
| Goods and Services | [ Industrial oils and greases; all purpose lubricants; oils, greases and lubricants for vehicle motors and engines; non-chemical additives to motor fuel; dust absorbing, wetting and binding compositions, for use in the maintenance of vehicle motors and engines and all machine motors and engines; fuels including motor spirit and illuminants; candles, wicks for lighting; compositions used as binders for fuels, dust binders, fork oil ] |
| Goods and Services | [ Chemical products for cooling liquids, chemical products as ingredients for the composition of lubricants; chemical additives to motor fuel; chemical products for use in industry, science, photography, as well as in agriculture, horticulture and forestry; unprocessed artificial resins, unprocessed plastics; soil fertilizers; fire-extinguishing compositions; tempering and soldering preparations; chemical substances for preserving foodstuffs; tanning materials, namely, tanning enzymes for use in the tanning of leather; adhesives for use in industry; Chemical products for waterproofing, anti-freeze, chemical scale-removing products, other than for household use ] |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The color(s) yellow, red, black and white is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | [ Paper, cardboard and goods made of these materials, namely, cardboard storage boxes, packaging bags, small bags, envelopes and pouches, made of paper; bookbinding material; photographs; stationery; adhesives for stationery or household purposes; artists' materials, namely, paintbrushes; typewriters and office requisites except furniture, namely, paper embossers; printed instructional or teaching material, except apparatus, in the field of lubricants for motor vehicles and motor and car races; plastic materials for packaging; printing type; printing blocks; boxes of cardboard or paper; writing or drawing books; folders for papers; files; posters; albums; note cards; invitation cards; business cards; postcards; books, namely, books relating to lubricants for motor vehicles and motor and car races; newspapers; prospectuses; pamphlets in the field of lubricants for motor vehicles and motor and car races; advertising pamphlets; printed publications, namely, magazines, in the field of lubricants for motor vehicles and motor and car races; flyers in the field of lubricants for motor vehicles and motor and car races; journals in the field of lubricants for motor vehicles and motor and car races; periodicals, namely, magazines in the field of lubricants for motor vehicles and motor and car races; catalogs; calendars; diaries being planners; writing pads; notepads; sports competition guides; writing instruments; pens; pencils; engravings or lithographic works of art; framed or unframed paintings and pictures; drawings; drawing instruments; handkerchiefs of paper; face towels of paper; table linen of paper; envelopes, pouches of paper or of plastic materials for packaging; garbage bags of paper or of plastics; non magnetically encoded laminated or plasticized cards other than playing cards for purchase to offer as a gift to others and to enable them to make purchases under conditions previously agreed between the issuer and purchaser of the card; printed vouchers redeemable for the purchase of goods or services; printed vouchers exchangeable for goods or services; non-magnetic gift cards; non-magnetic subscription cards; gift certificates; printed gift vouchers and coupons; printed product datasheets ] |
| Goods and Services | Clothing, namely, shirts; [ knitwear, namely, pullovers; jerseys, pullovers, vests; tank tops; ] t-shirts [ ; dresses; skirts; trousers; slips; blazers; coats; blousons; motorcycling jackets; jackets; underwear; rainwear; swimwear; shorts; briefs; sweaters; caps being bonnets; head coverings, namely, hats; visors; headwear, namely, hats and caps; hoods; sports clothing, namely, sports warm-up suits; sweatshirts; jackets; sports jerseys; belts for clothing; suspenders; gloves; footwear; footwear for sports; boots; half-boots; disguises being costumes; scarves; shawls; uniforms ] |
| Goods and Services | [ Educational services, namely, conducting training in the field of lubricants for motor vehicles and motor and car races; entertainment services, namely, organizing sport competitions; organizing sporting and cultural activities, namely, activities in the field of sports, races and motorsports competitions; editing of books and of magazines; book lending; animal training; show and film production; rental of films, phonographic recordings, cinema projection apparatus and accessories, stage scenery; videotape editing; organization of competitions relating to education or entertainment and other non business and non commercial fields; organization and conducting of colloquiums, conferences, conventions for educational purposes; organization of exhibitions for cultural or educational purposes; organization of lotteries; booking of seats for shows ] |
| Goods and Services | [ Video games software; memory cards for consumer videogame apparatus; electronic sports training simulator ] |
| Translation of Words in Mark | The wording "MOTUL" has no meaning in a foreign language. |
| Goods and Services | [ Games and toys, namely, balloons; board games; portable electronic games designed for use with television receivers only; videogame machines; game consoles; hand-held game machines with liquid crystal displays; toy robots for entertainment; arcade games; ] replicas being scale models of cars [ ; portable hand-held game apparatus with liquid crystal displays; portable electronic game apparatus; consumer video game apparatus; controllers for game consoles; joysticks for games; dolls; toy figurines; arcade game machines and apparatus; arcade video game apparatus; slot game apparatus; sports equipment, namely, starting blocks for sports, protective paddings as part of sports suits for racing and motor sports; gymnastic articles, namely, parallel bars; harness belts ] |
Classification Information
| 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 | G - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Class Status Date | Monday, October 20, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 001 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 004 - Industrial oils and greases; lubricants; dust absorbing, wetting and binding compositions; fuels (including motor spirit) and illuminants; candles and wicks for lighting. |
| US Class Codes | 001, 006, 015 |
| Class Status Code | G - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Class Status Date | Monday, October 20, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 004 |
| 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 | G - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Class Status Date | Monday, October 20, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 009 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 016 - Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials, not included in other classes; printed matter; bookbinding material; photographs; stationery; adhesives for stationery or household purposes; artists' materials; paint brushes; typewriters and office requisites (except furniture); instructional and teaching material (except apparatus); plastic materials for packaging (not included in other classes); printers' type; printing blocks. |
| US Class Codes | 002, 005, 022, 023, 029, 037, 038, 050 |
| Class Status Code | G - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Class Status Date | Monday, October 20, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 016 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 024 - Textiles and textile goods, not included in other classes; beds and table covers. |
| US Class Codes | 042, 050 |
| Class Status Code | G - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Class Status Date | Monday, October 20, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 024 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 025 - Clothing, footwear, headgear. |
| US Class Codes | 022, 039 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Wednesday, November 7, 2018 |
| Primary Code | 025 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 028 - Games and playthings; gymnastic and sporting articles not included in other classes; decorations for Christmas trees. |
| US Class Codes | 022, 023, 038, 050 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Wednesday, November 7, 2018 |
| Primary Code | 028 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 041 - Education; providing of training; entertainment; sporting and cultural activities. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 107 |
| Class Status Code | G - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Class Status Date | Monday, October 20, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 041 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
Trademark Owner History
| Party Name | MOTUL |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 33 - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Address | AUBERVILLIERS F-93300
FR |
| Party Name | MOTUL |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 33 - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Address | FR |
| Party Name | MOTUL |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 33 - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Address | FR |
Trademark Events
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Thursday, November 1, 2018 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB |
| Wednesday, November 7, 2018 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Wednesday, November 7, 2018 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Tuesday, November 13, 2018 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Wednesday, November 14, 2018 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Thursday, November 15, 2018 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Thursday, November 29, 2018 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU |
| Friday, November 30, 2018 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB |
| Friday, December 21, 2018 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Tuesday, May 28, 2019 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Monday, June 3, 2019 | ASSIGNED TO LIE |
| Tuesday, June 4, 2019 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Tuesday, June 4, 2019 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Tuesday, June 4, 2019 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, June 19, 2019 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, July 9, 2019 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, July 9, 2019 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, September 24, 2019 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, December 24, 2019 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Thursday, January 16, 2020 | FINAL DISPOSITION PROCESSED |
| Thursday, January 16, 2020 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE SENT TO IB |
| Friday, February 7, 2020 | FINAL DECISION TRANSACTION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Tuesday, September 24, 2024 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 71 (6-YR) E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, July 2, 2025 | TEAS SECTION 71 RECEIVED |
| Monday, October 20, 2025 | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL |
| Monday, October 20, 2025 | REGISTERED - PARTIAL SEC 71 ACCEPTED |
| Monday, October 20, 2025 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 71 - E-MAILED |
| Saturday, June 20, 2026 | PARTIAL INVALIDATION OF REG EXT PROTECTION CREATED |
