| Serial Number | 79281835 |
| Word Mark | OTICON LIFE-CHANGING TECHNOLOGY |
| Filing Date | Monday, November 4, 2019 |
| Status | 700 - REGISTERED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, August 24, 2021 |
| Registration Number | 6458129 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, August 24, 2021 |
| Mark Drawing | 5000 - Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Stylized form |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, June 8, 2021 |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of the stylized wording "OTICON" in black with the tittle above the "I" in magenta. Beneath is the wording "LIFE-CHANGING TECHNOLOGY" in black. |
| Goods and Services | Mobile phones that are compatible with hearing aids; microphones; audio cables, computer cables; in-ear monitor systems, namely, in-ear monitors not for medical purposes; prerecorded magnetic data carriers featuring information with regard to hearing solutions, hearing instruments, hearing instrument features and hearing loss; data processing equipment, namely, computers; remote controls for hearing aids being handheld electronic units for adjusting sound levels in hearing aids; repeaters for use with hearing aids, namely, wireless signal-repeating transmitters not for medical use; in-ear receivers, namely, wireless in-ear receivers not for medical purposes; interface devices for programming prosthetic hearing implants, namely, computerized diagnostic programming systems comprised primarily of medical electrode arrays and receiver-stimulator modules, promontory stimulators, speech processors, audio input selectors; remote operation and remote control apparatus, namely, remote controls for hearing aids; downloadable software for measuring apparatus and instruments; downloadable software for use in the diagnosis, treatment or amelioration of hearing deficiencies; sound amplifiers; downloadable software for use in the field of audiology, namely, clinical programming software; downloadable software for individualisation of hearing aid settings, namely, features such as directionality and focusing on sounds around hearing aids user; streaming apparatus for audio files, namely, digital media streaming devices; prerecorded optical and magnetic data media, namely, compact discs featuring technical information about hearing instruments or information with regard to hearing solutions, hearing instruments, hearing instrument features and hearing loss; headphones; headsets for use with computers; battery chargers and rechargers; charging stations for hearing aids and telephone adaptors; wireless apparatus for receiving and transmission of sound, namely, wireless transmitters and receivers; downloadable software for fitting, operation, programming, testing, monitoring, adjusting, verifying and maintaining of hearing aids, prosthetic hearing devices and implants associated with speech and hearing; computer hardware; components and parts of hearing aids, namely, transmitters for hearing aids, receivers for hearing aids; downloadable electronic publications, namely, newsletters featuring technical information about hearing instruments, information with regard to hearing solutions, hearing instruments, hearing instrument features, hearing loss and product leaflets in electronic format featuring technical information about hearing instruments |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The color(s) black and magenta is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Wholesale store services featuring hearing aids, medical hearing instruments and parts of such devices; advertising and marketing services; promoting the goods and services of others; cooperative advertising and marketing services by way of solicitation, customer service and providing marketing information via web sites on a global computer network; retail store services featuring hearing aids, medical hearing instruments and parts of such devices; advertising services in the fields of hearing aids and hearing aid services; the bringing together of consumers and providers of hearing aid goods and services for commercial purposes via the internet; advertising services in relation to hearing services and apparatus for use in testing and treating hearing disorders; providing consumer information in the field of hearing aids and hearing aid services |
| Goods and Services | Hearing aid fitting services; medical audiology services; medical consultancy in the field of hearing aids and medical hearing instruments; administration of hearing tests for medical diagnostic purposes; medical consultancy in the field of improving hearing performance; medical services in connection with the adjusting and altering of hearing aid systems and hearing aids; providing hearing tests for medical purposes; hearing aid services through a network of hearing care clinics; providing information in the field of treatment and testing for hearing loss, hearing impairments and disorders; providing medical and audiological information in the field of hearing aids and hearing aid services |
| Goods and Services | Components of medical hearing instruments, namely, wireless transmission and receiving devices; Medical apparatus for testing hearing aids, namely, hearing aid test chambers; medical apparatus for performing oculographic analysis including video oculography, video nystagmography, and video frenzel systems; prosthetic hearing devices, namely, hearing aids for ear-related diseases and impairment; cochlear implants, transmitters and receivers and sound processors therefore; medical apparatus for measuring and identifying abnormalities in nose including acoustic rhinomentry, rhino manometry and rhino flowmetry; medical apparatus for visual reinforcement audiometry; disposable parts for audiometers used for medical and diagnostic tests and for the fitting of hearing aids; human audiological imaging products and audiological diagnostic products, namely, video otoscopes, impedence meters, endoscopic instruments and ear cleaning instruments; medical hearing instruments; hearing aids; bone anchored hearing systems consisting of cochlear implants made from artificial materials and anchors, abutments and sound processors therefor; apparatus for testing hearing, namely, instruments for use in clinical and diagnostic audiology such as audiometers, tympanometers for testing the middle ear, auditory brain stem response instruments, otoacoustic emission instruments; apparatus for medical and diagnostic testing of a person's hearing; apparatus for fitting hearing aids and instrumentations for adaptation and individualization of hearing aids; veterinary imaging products, namely, video scopes useful in viewing ear canals or other cavities of animals for diagnosis and treatment, flexible and rigid endoscopic instruments; ear molds specially adapted for hearing aids, ear wax guards specially adapted for hearing aids, and ear wax guard filters specially adapted for hearing aids |
| Disclaimer with Predetermined Text | "TECHNOLOGY" |
| 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, March 31, 2020 |
| 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 | Tuesday, March 31, 2020 |
| Primary Code | 010 |
| 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 | Tuesday, March 31, 2020 |
| Primary Code | 035 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 044 - Medical services; veterinary services; hygienic and beauty care for human beings or animals; agriculture, horticulture and forestry services. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Tuesday, March 31, 2020 |
| Primary Code | 044 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | Oticon A/S |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | DK |
| Party Name | Oticon A/S |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | DK |
| Party Name | Oticon A/S |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | DK |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Sunday, February 20, 2022 | FINAL DECISION TRANSACTION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Wednesday, February 2, 2022 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, February 2, 2022 | FINAL DISPOSITION PROCESSED |
| Wednesday, November 24, 2021 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Tuesday, August 24, 2021 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Sunday, June 13, 2021 | NOTIFICATION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Tuesday, June 8, 2021 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, June 8, 2021 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Friday, May 21, 2021 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, May 19, 2021 | NOTICE OF START OF OPPOSITION PERIOD CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, May 19, 2021 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Monday, May 3, 2021 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Monday, March 15, 2021 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Monday, March 15, 2021 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Monday, March 15, 2021 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Monday, March 1, 2021 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Monday, March 1, 2021 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Monday, March 1, 2021 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Friday, January 29, 2021 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Friday, January 29, 2021 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Thursday, January 28, 2021 | ASSIGNED TO LIE |
| Saturday, October 31, 2020 | NEW REPRESENTATIVE AT IB RECEIVED |
| Monday, October 19, 2020 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Saturday, May 9, 2020 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Wednesday, April 22, 2020 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB |
| Tuesday, April 21, 2020 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU |
| Tuesday, April 7, 2020 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Monday, April 6, 2020 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Saturday, April 4, 2020 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Tuesday, March 31, 2020 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Tuesday, March 31, 2020 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED IN TRAM |
| Thursday, March 26, 2020 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB |