| Serial Number | 79180587 |
| Word Mark | NGK |
| Filing Date | Wednesday, March 4, 2015 |
| Status | 739 - Section 71 & 15 - ACCEPTED AND ACKNOWLEDGED |
| Status Date | Saturday, September 23, 2023 |
| Registration Number | 5173500 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, April 4, 2017 |
| Mark Drawing | 3000 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, January 17, 2017 |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of the three letters "NGK" in stylized lettering and associated geometric design elements. Above the letters "NGK" is an incomplete square-shaped design with its upper right angle superimposed by a partially shaded circle design comprised of five diagonal lines of varying thickness. |
| Goods and Services | [ Fuel cells; ] Electronic components in the nature of semiconductor wafers, alumina wafers, and ceramic wafers for a surface acoustic wave (SAW) filter and their substrates for use in electronic machines, apparatus and component parts thereof; electronic components in the nature of semiconductor wafers, alumina wafers, and ceramic wafers for a surface acoustic wave (SAW) filter and their substrates for use in telecommunication devices and apparatus; [ wearable computers, smart watches and component parts thereof; specially adapted housings, cases and covers for providing abrasion prevention, damage prevention, radio disturbance prevention, and decoration of electronic machines, electronic apparatus, and telecommunication devices and apparatus, namely, MP3 players, mobile telephones, smart telephones, digital cameras, global positioning systems and personal digital assistants; smartphones and component parts thereof; portable telephones and component parts thereof; computers and component parts thereof; tablet computers and component parts thereof; component parts of light emitting diodes and laser diodes, namely, light diffusion plates for improvement of light emission efficiency; component parts of LCD projectors to be sold as a unit with LCD projectors, namely, phosphors used as light sources; LCD projectors and component parts for LCD projectors; picture projectors and component parts for picture projectors ] |
| Indication of Colors claimed | Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| 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 | Tuesday, January 19, 2016 |
| Primary Code | 009 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | NGK Insulators, Ltd. |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | JP |
| Party Name | NGK Insulators, Ltd. |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | JP |
| Party Name | NGK Insulators, Ltd. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Aichi-ken 467-8530 JP |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Saturday, September 23, 2023 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 71 & 15 - E-MAILED |
| Saturday, September 23, 2023 | REGISTERED - SEC. 71 ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK. |
| Saturday, September 23, 2023 | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL |
| Tuesday, March 7, 2023 | TEAS SECTION 71 & 15 RECEIVED |
| Monday, April 4, 2022 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 71 (6-YR) E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, June 5, 2018 | ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED |
| Tuesday, June 5, 2018 | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED |
| Friday, October 6, 2017 | NOTIFICATION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Friday, August 4, 2017 | FINAL DECISION TRANSACTION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Friday, July 14, 2017 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE SENT TO IB |
| Friday, July 14, 2017 | FINAL DISPOSITION PROCESSED |
| Tuesday, July 4, 2017 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Tuesday, April 4, 2017 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, January 17, 2017 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, January 17, 2017 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Wednesday, December 28, 2016 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, December 28, 2016 | NOTICE OF START OF OPPOSITION PERIOD CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, December 28, 2016 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Friday, December 2, 2016 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Friday, December 2, 2016 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED |
| Friday, December 2, 2016 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Friday, December 2, 2016 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Friday, December 2, 2016 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN |
| Monday, August 8, 2016 | LIMITATION FROM THE IB EXAMINED, NO ACTION IS NEEDED |
| Thursday, August 4, 2016 | LIMITATION OF GOODS RECEIVED FROM IB |
| Friday, July 29, 2016 | NOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED |
| Friday, July 29, 2016 | FINAL REFUSAL E-MAILED |
| Friday, July 29, 2016 | FINAL REFUSAL WRITTEN |
| Saturday, July 9, 2016 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Friday, July 8, 2016 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Friday, July 8, 2016 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Friday, June 3, 2016 | CORRECTION FROM THE IB EXAMINED, NO ACTION IS NEEDED |
| Friday, March 25, 2016 | CORRECTION TRANSACTION RECEIVED FROM IB |
| Saturday, February 13, 2016 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Wednesday, January 27, 2016 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, January 27, 2016 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU |
| Tuesday, January 26, 2016 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Monday, January 25, 2016 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Saturday, January 23, 2016 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Tuesday, January 19, 2016 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Tuesday, January 19, 2016 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Friday, January 15, 2016 | LIMITATION FROM ORIGINAL APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Thursday, January 14, 2016 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB |