| Serial Number | 79205298 |
| Word Mark | OPTIMIZE! SOFTING |
| Filing Date | Wednesday, October 12, 2016 |
| Status | 739 - Section 71 & 15 - ACCEPTED AND ACKNOWLEDGED |
| Status Date | Friday, November 1, 2024 |
| Registration Number | 5393463 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, February 6, 2018 |
| Mark Drawing | 5 - Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Stylized form |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, November 21, 2017 |
| Goods and Services | Provision of training courses relating to the implementation and use of hardware and computer software for industrial automation, automotive electronics and IT systems; provision of educational and training courses relating to the implementation and use of hardware and computer software for data processing |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of the stylized wording "SOFTING", appearing to the bottom right of the smaller wording "OPTIMIZE!". |
| Goods and Services | Computer software for use in stationary and mobile applications, in industrial automation, in automotive electronics, and in IT systems; data processing equipment, namely Programmable Application Controllers (PACs), Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), gateways, devices for diagnoses of electronics and digital communication, and measurement hardware and software for test benches; electric monitoring apparatus and instruments, namely hardware and attendant software for the operation and maintenance of fieldbus and Ethernet networks; apparatus and instruments for data collection and storage, namely gateways and data loggers for integrating shop floor data into IT systems and data analytics; testing equipment and diagnostic apparatus, not for medical purposes, namely for the development, testing, manufacturing and servicing of vehicle electronics; measuring and checking (supervision) apparatus and instruments, namely testers and diagnose software for digital communication in industrial production and IT systems; programs for processing electronic data and recorded on data carriers, namely program editor and compiler software, industrial automation systems in the nature of PACs, PLCs, and automation components, namely IO modules, field devices, sensors and actuators for industrial automation, and software programs for developing automotive electronics and communication protocols; computer software for industrial automation, automotive electronics, developing control devices, diagnostic sequences, control device simulation, automation apparatus and systems, data integration and field bus systems; parts for data processing apparatus and computers, namely computer circuit boards and computer interface boards; communication apparatus, namely communication interfaces and gateways; simulation, analysis and testing software for developing control devices for automotive vehicles, for quality assurance, prototype and technical model construction in the automotive industry; Vehicle Communication Interfaces (VCIs)for computers, namely software for diagnostic applications and programming of Electronic Control Units (ECUs); software for the measuring technology in the automotive industry; testing equipment for vehicle electronics, namely hardware and software for test benches, test racks for electronics and diagnostics software for ECUs; fitted testing equipment for vehicle electronics; fault diagnosis and fault analysis equipment for vehicles, namely software programs for creation, execution and testing of diagnostic data and diagnostic sequences in engineering, manufacturing and service of vehicle electronics; testing equipment for fault finding in vehicle engines, namely IOs and communication interfaces, ECU-simulation, software for triggered data acquisition, data processing, data analytics, and visualization; data communication software and equipment; computer software and hardware for network measurement technology in network planning, installation and operation; apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, converting, storing, regulating and controlling electricity in the nature of network infrastructure components, namely routers, switches, and blank electronic storage media; electric, electronic and optical testing and measuring equipment, namely testers, qualifiers, certifiers, network interfaces and attendant software for the planning, operation and maintenance of LAN and WLAN networks; electrical apparatus and instruments for measuring, testing, analyzing, monitoring, certifying and for the fault diagnosis of telecommunications communication transmission cables, radio links, connections and networks, in particular LAN and WLAN networks, and of network components; computer networks and components thereof, namely interfaces, connectors, gateways, switches, and routers; cable testers and cable certifiers for Ethernet wiring in enterprise networks and data centers; electronic and electrotechnical apparatus, equipment and instruments for data communication and transmission, in particular in networks; apparatus for recording, transmitting and reproducing sound and images; measuring apparatus and instruments, namely testers, qualifiers, certifiers and attendant software for LAN and WLAN networks; recording media, namely data loggers; memory media, namely, blank mobile memory media and blank data storage media for use with computers, blank hard computer disks, blank recordable CDs, CD-ROMs and DVDs as well as other digital recording media in the nature of blank digital storage media; blank hard computer disks; disk arrays, namely multiple hard disks drives as data storage sub-systems; parts, peripherals and accessories for all the aforesaid goods, sold as components thereof; software for simulating data transmission in networks; computer software for measuring, testing, analyzing, monitoring, certifying and for the fault diagnosis of cables, connections and networks, in particular LAN and WLAN networks, and network components; computer programs for data processing |
| Indication of Colors claimed | Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Computer programming; design and development of computer hardware and software; consultancy relating to hardware for data processing and computer software; technology services and research services, namely hardware circuit design and implementation of communication technologies; technical testing, namely of hardware circuits and attendant communication software for conformance with specifications of international standards, interoperability, and performance; technical testing of automotive vehicles and vehicle engines in the nature of fault diagnosis; technical testing of the functionality and performance of digital data exchange in industrial production networks and IT networks; diagnostic engineering in the fields of electronics for vehicle engines, production networks and IT networks; design and development of testing apparatus namely for fault detection and fault analysis namely for automotive vehicles, vehicle engines, industrial production networks and IT networks; development, programming and implementation of software namely for automotive electronics |
| 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 | Monday, April 17, 2017 |
| Primary Code | 009 |
| 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 | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Monday, April 17, 2017 |
| Primary Code | 041 |
| 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 | Monday, April 17, 2017 |
| Primary Code | 042 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | Softing AG |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 09 - Joint Stock Company |
| Address | Haar 85540 DE |
| Party Name | Softing AG |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 09 - Joint Stock Company |
| Address | DE |
| Party Name | Softing AG |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 09 - Joint Stock Company |
| Address | DE |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Thursday, April 13, 2017 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB |
| Monday, April 24, 2017 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Monday, April 17, 2017 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Monday, April 17, 2017 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Friday, April 21, 2017 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Tuesday, April 25, 2017 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Thursday, April 27, 2017 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU |
| Thursday, April 27, 2017 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB |
| Saturday, May 13, 2017 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Saturday, August 26, 2017 | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED |
| Saturday, August 26, 2017 | ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED |
| Monday, September 18, 2017 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Monday, September 18, 2017 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Tuesday, September 19, 2017 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Wednesday, October 11, 2017 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, November 1, 2017 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, November 21, 2017 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, November 21, 2017 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, February 6, 2018 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Thursday, May 10, 2018 | FINAL DISPOSITION PROCESSED |
| Thursday, May 10, 2018 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE SENT TO IB |
| Saturday, June 23, 2018 | FINAL DECISION TRANSACTION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Monday, February 6, 2023 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 71 (6-YR) E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, September 3, 2024 | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL |
| Friday, November 1, 2024 | REGISTERED - SEC. 71 ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK. |
| Friday, November 1, 2024 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 71 & 15 - E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, November 21, 2023 | TEAS SECTION 71 & 15 RECEIVED |
| Sunday, May 6, 2018 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |