OFTEN INVISIBLE - ALWAYS ESSENTIAL Trademark

Trademark Overview


On Wednesday, September 10, 2014, a trademark application was filed for OFTEN INVISIBLE - ALWAYS ESSENTIAL with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the OFTEN INVISIBLE - ALWAYS ESSENTIAL trademark a serial number of 86390977. The federal status of this trademark filing is ABANDONED - NO STATEMENT OF USE FILED as of Monday, January 28, 2019. This trademark is owned by Carl Freudenberg KG. The OFTEN INVISIBLE - ALWAYS ESSENTIAL trademark is filed in the Machinery Products, Computer & Software Products & Electrical & Scientific Products, Vehicles & Locomotive Products, and Rubber Products categories with the following description:

Mechanical seals of metal for hydro-dynamic or pneumatic applications, in particular as parts of motors or gear units; Mechanical seals of metal, in particular for use in machines and motors in the oil and gas industry; Pressure test mechanical seals made of metal for use in machines and motors in the oil and gas industry; Metal mechanical seals for use in engines; Metal crank shaft mechanical seals for machines and motors; Motors and engines except for land vehicles; Machine coupling and transmission components except for land vehicles; Agricultural implements other than hand-operated, namely, plows, tractor-towed harrows, tractor-towed disc harrows, tractor-towed mowers, reapers, tractor-towed hay rakes, hay balers, tractor-towed broadcast seeders; tractor-towed manure spreaders; tractor-towed fertilizer distributors; tractor-towed huskers; tractor-towed rollers; Hydraulic accumulators being parts of machines for storing and providing pressure; Hydraulic accumulators being parts of m...

Apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity; Plug-in connectors, in particular electrical connectors; Sheaths for electric cables; Fuel cells and structural parts thereof; Printed circuits; Junction sleeves for electric cables; Covers for electric outlets; Electric sensor housings; Electrical connector housings; Apparatus, equipment and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity, namely, electronics housings, magnet armatures; Magnetic encoders; electric sensors for monitoring seals

Vehicles and apparatus for locomotion by land, sea or air, namely, land vehicles, automobiles, bicycles, motorcycles, trucks, buses, locomotives, boats, ships, aircraft; Driving gear elements in the nature of transmission mechanisms for land, air and sea vehicles; Driving gear elements in the nature of drive gears for land vehicles; Drive belts for land vehicles; Clamping rollers in the nature of roller chains for land vehicles; Parts for land vehicles, namely, shaft couplings, transmission shafts, and driving belts; Parts of land, air and sea vehicles, namely, shock absorbers, shock-absorbing springs, suspension springs, air springs; Body shells for land vehicles made from polytetrafluoroethylene; Wheels for vehicles, namely, rubberized chain wheels

Rubber seals in the nature of sealing plugs made primarily from rubber; Plastics in extruded form for use in manufacture; Packing, stopping and insulating materials; Flexible pipes, not of metal; Non-metal radial shaft sealing rings, shaft sealing rings, cassette seals, combinations seals, valve stem seals, O-ring seals, support seals, composite seals, fibrous gaskets, butterfly valve seals, sealing plugs being metal-elastomer composite parts, valve spindle seals, stuffing rings, O-rings, flat seals, profile seals all for sealing pipes, joints and batteries, for use in pneumatic and hydraulic pistons, not for machinery or land vehicles; Plastics in extruded form for use in manufacture, being elastic rubber-like plastics, in particular including combined with other plastics, in particular molded parts, including boards, plates and clack valves, profiles, washers; Non-metal screw seal rings for use as connection seals, in particular USIT rings; Plug-in pieces in the nature of sealing plu...
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General Information


Serial Number86390977
Word MarkOFTEN INVISIBLE - ALWAYS ESSENTIAL
Filing DateWednesday, September 10, 2014
Status606 - ABANDONED - NO STATEMENT OF USE FILED
Status DateMonday, January 28, 2019
Registration Number0000000
Registration DateNOT AVAILABLE
Mark Drawing4000 - Illustration: Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Block form
Published for Opposition DateTuesday, May 1, 2018

Trademark Statements


Goods and ServicesMechanical seals of metal for hydro-dynamic or pneumatic applications, in particular as parts of motors or gear units; Mechanical seals of metal, in particular for use in machines and motors in the oil and gas industry; Pressure test mechanical seals made of metal for use in machines and motors in the oil and gas industry; Metal mechanical seals for use in engines; Metal crank shaft mechanical seals for machines and motors; Motors and engines except for land vehicles; Machine coupling and transmission components except for land vehicles; Agricultural implements other than hand-operated, namely, plows, tractor-towed harrows, tractor-towed disc harrows, tractor-towed mowers, reapers, tractor-towed hay rakes, hay balers, tractor-towed broadcast seeders; tractor-towed manure spreaders; tractor-towed fertilizer distributors; tractor-towed huskers; tractor-towed rollers; Hydraulic accumulators being parts of machines for storing and providing pressure; Hydraulic accumulators being parts of machines, in particular diaphragm accumulators, piston accumulators, accumulators for axle suspension, wheel suspension and cab suspension; Belts for machines; Rollers for printing machines; Pump diaphragms and valve diaphragms in the nature of pump diaphragms; Antifriction bearings for machines; Ball bearings, roller bearings and plain bearings as machine parts; Self-lubricating bearings being machine parts; Bearings for transmission shafts being machine parts; Journal boxes; Seals being parts of automotive engines; Rod wipers and piston guide rings used in hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders being machine parts; Guide and oil-removing elements for hydraulic and pneumocylinders being parts of machines; Intake manifolds for land, air and sea vehicles; Parts for motors and engines of air and water vehicles, namely, shaft couplings, journal boxes, machine belts, mechanical seals; Bellows being machine parts; Blow guns, in the nature of bellows being machine parts, in particular folding bellows of rubber, folding bellows of TPE; Elastic bearings for machines as noise dampening and vibration insulation parts; Elastic springs for damping noise, vibration and shock insulation as parts of machines; Multilayer springs for damping noise, vibration and shock insulation as parts of machines; Gas-distributing and valve-actuating machinery in the nature of pneumatic valve actuators and hydraulic valve actuators; Parts for motors and engines of land vehicles, namely, bearing pins; Shaft seals of polytetrafluoroethylene, gum or highly elastic and thermoplastic plastics, including combined with metal or other plastics, in particular lip seals all for moveable parts of machines; O-rings, hydraulic brake seals, Seals for shock-absorbers and gas springs, seals for hydraulic braking systems, seals for hydraulic and pneumocylinders, axle seals, sealing plates, insulating foils, sealing frames, hydraulic and pneumatic seals in particular rod seals, piston seals, rod wiper seals, buffer seals, wiper rings and guide rings for sealing against oil, grease or air in hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders, all being machine parts for sorting machines, packaging machines, filling machines, machine tools, forming machines, mining machines, pulp and paper machines; Diaphragms, namely, accumulator and separator diaphragms, pump diaphragms, regulating and switching diaphragms; Partitions, being pump diaphragms, in particular being diaphragms of elastomers; Moulded machine parts made of liquid silicon; Non-metal machine parts, namely, guide rings and bearing rings for protecting cylinder rods and pistons for hydraulic and pneumatic applications; Machine parts, namely, damping elements in the nature of shock absorbers for pneumatic machine applications
Goods and ServicesApparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity; Plug-in connectors, in particular electrical connectors; Sheaths for electric cables; Fuel cells and structural parts thereof; Printed circuits; Junction sleeves for electric cables; Covers for electric outlets; Electric sensor housings; Electrical connector housings; Apparatus, equipment and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity, namely, electronics housings, magnet armatures; Magnetic encoders; electric sensors for monitoring seals
Goods and ServicesVehicles and apparatus for locomotion by land, sea or air, namely, land vehicles, automobiles, bicycles, motorcycles, trucks, buses, locomotives, boats, ships, aircraft; Driving gear elements in the nature of transmission mechanisms for land, air and sea vehicles; Driving gear elements in the nature of drive gears for land vehicles; Drive belts for land vehicles; Clamping rollers in the nature of roller chains for land vehicles; Parts for land vehicles, namely, shaft couplings, transmission shafts, and driving belts; Parts of land, air and sea vehicles, namely, shock absorbers, shock-absorbing springs, suspension springs, air springs; Body shells for land vehicles made from polytetrafluoroethylene; Wheels for vehicles, namely, rubberized chain wheels
Goods and ServicesRubber seals in the nature of sealing plugs made primarily from rubber; Plastics in extruded form for use in manufacture; Packing, stopping and insulating materials; Flexible pipes, not of metal; Non-metal radial shaft sealing rings, shaft sealing rings, cassette seals, combinations seals, valve stem seals, O-ring seals, support seals, composite seals, fibrous gaskets, butterfly valve seals, sealing plugs being metal-elastomer composite parts, valve spindle seals, stuffing rings, O-rings, flat seals, profile seals all for sealing pipes, joints and batteries, for use in pneumatic and hydraulic pistons, not for machinery or land vehicles; Plastics in extruded form for use in manufacture, being elastic rubber-like plastics, in particular including combined with other plastics, in particular molded parts, including boards, plates and clack valves, profiles, washers; Non-metal screw seal rings for use as connection seals, in particular USIT rings; Plug-in pieces in the nature of sealing plugs made primarily from rubber; Rotary pressure seals in the nature of sealing plugs made primarily from rubber; Semi-finished injection molded parts of polytetrafluoroethylene for use in a variety of industries; Solid silicone rubber, in particular jet formers for showers, seals, diaphragms, housing parts, injection-moulded parts; Liquid silicone seals for use in the for use in the food and beverage, medical, health, sanitary, automotive, oil and gas, and agriculture industries, not for machinery or land vehicle engines; Plastics in extruded form of sheets, blocks, spheres, rods and tubes; Semi-finished injection molded parts of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) for use in a variety of industries; Semi-finished injection molded grooved rings of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) for use in a variety of industries; Non-metal static and dynamic seals for sealing pipes, joints and batteries, for use in pneumatic and hydraulic pistons, not for machinery or for land vehicle engines; Non-metal static cylinder cover seals for sealing pipes, joints and batteries, for use in pneumatic and hydraulic pistons, not for machinery or for land vehicle engines; Packing material for forming seals, namely, V-packings as multiple lip chevron-shaped packing seals designed to seal static reciprocating and centrifugal applications, where the male and female adapters are used to complete a set of vees; Packing material for forming seals, namely, stuffing box packing seals; Micro parts semi-finished products, namely, plastics in extruded form for use in further manufacturing; Non-metal seals, namely, oil seals, fluid seals, insulating seals, reinforced seals, elastomeric seals, seals for pistons and rods, namely, cups, rings, packings and gaskets, all the foregoing for sealing oil, grease or air in hydraulic and pneumatic applications none of the above for machinery or land vehicle engines; Packing material for forming seals, namely, packaging for moulded seals for sealing and insulation purposes; Plates of graphite-based materials in the nature of graphite sheets for use as sealing rings, packing seals and heat insulation; Glide ring packings, seals, and sealing support rings in the nature of non-metal gaskets for sealing oil, grease or air in hydraulic and pneumatic applications; Sound insulating multilayered sheets, foam and plastics in the nature of sound dampening blankets for vehicle cabins, for the building industry and for industrial machines

Classification Information


International Class007 - 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 Codes013, 019, 021, 023, 031, 034, 035
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateThursday, September 18, 2014
Primary Code007
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

International Class009 - 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 Codes021, 023, 026, 036, 038
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateThursday, September 18, 2014
Primary Code009
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

International Class012 - Vehicles; apparatus for locomotion by land, air, or water.
US Class Codes019, 021, 023, 031, 035, 044
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateThursday, September 18, 2014
Primary Code012
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

International Class017 - Rubber, gutta-percha, gum, asbestos, mica and goods made from these materials and not included in other classes; plastics in extruded form for use in manufacture; packing, stopping and insulating materials; flexible pipes, not of metal.
US Class Codes001, 005, 012, 013, 035, 050
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateThursday, September 18, 2014
Primary Code017
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

Trademark Owner History


Party NameCarl Freudenberg KG
Party Type20 - Owner at Publication
Legal Entity Type13 - Limited Partnership
Address69469 Weinheim
DE

Party NameCarl Freudenberg KG
Party Type10 - Original Applicant
Legal Entity Type13 - Limited Partnership
Address69469 Weinheim
DE

Trademark Events


Event DateEvent Description
Monday, January 28, 2019ABANDONMENT NOTICE E-MAILED - NO USE STATEMENT FILED
Monday, January 28, 2019ABANDONMENT - NO USE STATEMENT FILED
Tuesday, June 26, 2018NOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT
Tuesday, May 1, 2018OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
Tuesday, May 1, 2018PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
Wednesday, April 11, 2018NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED
Friday, March 23, 2018APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Thursday, March 22, 2018EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED
Thursday, March 22, 2018NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED
Thursday, March 22, 2018EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED
Thursday, March 22, 2018EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN
Tuesday, March 13, 2018NOTIFICATION OF PRIORITY ACTION E-MAILED
Tuesday, March 13, 2018PRIORITY ACTION E-MAILED
Tuesday, March 13, 2018PRIORITY ACTION WRITTEN
Friday, February 16, 2018TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
Saturday, February 17, 2018TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
Friday, February 16, 2018CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Friday, February 16, 2018TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED
Friday, October 6, 2017ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Thursday, September 14, 2017NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Thursday, September 14, 2017NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Thursday, September 14, 2017NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN
Tuesday, May 23, 2017TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
Tuesday, May 23, 2017CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Tuesday, May 16, 2017TEAS RESPONSE TO SUSPENSION INQUIRY RECEIVED
Tuesday, May 16, 2017TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
Wednesday, November 23, 2016NOTIFICATION OF INQUIRY AS TO SUSPENSION E-MAILED
Wednesday, November 23, 2016INQUIRY TO SUSPENSION E-MAILED
Wednesday, November 23, 2016SUSPENSION INQUIRY WRITTEN
Monday, November 21, 2016LIE CHECKED SUSP - TO ATTY FOR ACTION
Thursday, June 9, 2016UNRESPONSIVE/DUPLICATE PAPER RECEIVED
Tuesday, May 17, 2016TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
Tuesday, May 17, 2016CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Wednesday, May 11, 2016TEAS WITHDRAWAL OF ATTORNEY RECEIVED-FIRM RETAINS
Monday, April 11, 2016NOTIFICATION OF LETTER OF SUSPENSION E-MAILED
Monday, April 11, 2016LETTER OF SUSPENSION E-MAILED
Monday, April 11, 2016SUSPENSION LETTER WRITTEN
Thursday, April 7, 2016TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
Thursday, April 7, 2016CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Wednesday, April 6, 2016TEAS RESPONSE TO SUSPENSION INQUIRY RECEIVED
Wednesday, April 6, 2016TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
Friday, November 27, 2015NOTIFICATION OF INQUIRY AS TO SUSPENSION E-MAILED
Friday, November 27, 2015INQUIRY TO SUSPENSION E-MAILED
Friday, November 27, 2015SUSPENSION INQUIRY WRITTEN
Monday, November 23, 2015LIE CHECKED SUSP - TO ATTY FOR ACTION
Tuesday, November 10, 2015ASSIGNED TO LIE
Friday, May 1, 2015NOTIFICATION OF LETTER OF SUSPENSION E-MAILED
Friday, May 1, 2015LETTER OF SUSPENSION E-MAILED
Friday, May 1, 2015SUSPENSION LETTER WRITTEN
Monday, March 30, 2015TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
Monday, March 30, 2015CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Monday, March 30, 2015TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED
Tuesday, September 30, 2014NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Tuesday, September 30, 2014NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Tuesday, September 30, 2014NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN
Thursday, September 25, 2014ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Thursday, September 18, 2014NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED IN TRAM
Saturday, September 13, 2014NEW APPLICATION ENTERED IN TRAM