RIVSMART Trademark

Trademark Overview


On Thursday, December 22, 2016, a trademark application was filed for RIVSMART with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the RIVSMART trademark a serial number of 87277679. The federal status of this trademark filing is PARTIAL SECTION 8 ACCEPTED as of Saturday, September 6, 2025. This trademark is owned by VVG-Befestigungstechnik GmbH & Co.. The RIVSMART trademark is filed in the Machinery Products and Hand Tool Products categories with the following description:

[Nail punches; non-powered riveting hammers; hand tools, namely, riveters and fullers; hand-operated blind rivet setting apparatus, namely, hand-operated riveting pliers ]

Machines for processing metal, wood and plastic; riveting machines, power-operated rivet guns being parts of machines; power-operated machine tools for processing rivets, namely, blind rivets; riveting apparatus powered by independent power and/or a motor, namely, battery-operated riveters, [ air-powered riveters, pneumatic riveters, hydraulic riveters, electric riveters, ] blind rivet guns, [ blind rivet nut fitting guns, ] battery-operated blind rivet guns, battery-operated blind rivet nut fitting guns; pneumatically-operated blind rivet guns; hydraulically-operated blind rivet guns; pneumatically-operated blind rivet nut guns and hydraulically-operated blind rivet nut guns
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General Information


Serial Number87277679
Word MarkRIVSMART
Filing DateThursday, December 22, 2016
Status704 - PARTIAL SECTION 8 ACCEPTED
Status DateSaturday, September 6, 2025
Registration Number5368020
Registration DateTuesday, January 2, 2018
Mark Drawing4 - Illustration: Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Block form
Published for Opposition DateTuesday, October 17, 2017

Trademark Statements


Goods and Services[Nail punches; non-powered riveting hammers; hand tools, namely, riveters and fullers; hand-operated blind rivet setting apparatus, namely, hand-operated riveting pliers ]
Goods and ServicesMachines for processing metal, wood and plastic; riveting machines, power-operated rivet guns being parts of machines; power-operated machine tools for processing rivets, namely, blind rivets; riveting apparatus powered by independent power and/or a motor, namely, battery-operated riveters, [ air-powered riveters, pneumatic riveters, hydraulic riveters, electric riveters, ] blind rivet guns, [ blind rivet nut fitting guns, ] battery-operated blind rivet guns, battery-operated blind rivet nut fitting guns; pneumatically-operated blind rivet guns; hydraulically-operated blind rivet guns; pneumatically-operated blind rivet nut guns and hydraulically-operated blind rivet nut guns
Pseudo MarkRIVET SMART

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, January 5, 2017
Primary Code007
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

International Class008 - Hand tools and implements (hand-operated); cutlery; side arms; razors.
US Class Codes023, 028, 044
Class Status CodeB - Sec. 8 - Class(es) in a Multiple Class registration
Class Status DateSaturday, September 6, 2025
Primary Code008
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

Trademark Owner History


Party NameHONSEL DISTRIBUTION GMBH & CO. KG
Party Type31 - New Owner After Registration
Legal Entity Type13 - Limited Partnership
AddressNEUMÜNSTER 24536
DE

Party NameVVG-Befestigungstechnik GmbH & Co.
Party Type30 - Original Registrant
Legal Entity Type13 - Limited Partnership
AddressNeumünster 24536
DE

Party NameVVG-Befestigungstechnik GmbH & Co.
Party Type20 - Owner at Publication
Legal Entity Type13 - Limited Partnership
AddressNeumünster 24536
DE

Party NameVVG-Befestigungstechnik GmbH & Co.
Party Type10 - Original Applicant
Legal Entity Type13 - Limited Partnership
AddressNeumünster 24536
DE

Trademark Events


Event DateEvent Description
Thursday, March 23, 2017ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Tuesday, December 27, 2016NEW APPLICATION ENTERED
Thursday, January 5, 2017NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED
Friday, January 6, 2017NOTICE OF PSEUDO MARK E-MAILED
Thursday, March 23, 2017NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN
Thursday, March 23, 2017NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Thursday, March 23, 2017NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Tuesday, June 27, 2017TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED
Monday, July 31, 2017ASSIGNED TO LIE
Wednesday, August 2, 2017TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
Wednesday, August 2, 2017CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Tuesday, August 15, 2017FINAL REFUSAL WRITTEN
Tuesday, August 15, 2017NOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED
Tuesday, August 15, 2017FINAL REFUSAL E-MAILED
Thursday, August 24, 2017EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN
Thursday, August 24, 2017EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED
Tuesday, September 5, 2017PREVIOUS ALLOWANCE COUNT WITHDRAWN
Thursday, August 24, 2017EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED
Thursday, August 24, 2017NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED
Thursday, August 24, 2017APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Tuesday, September 5, 2017WITHDRAWN FROM PUB - INCOMING CORR RECEIVED
Wednesday, September 6, 2017EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN
Wednesday, September 6, 2017EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED
Wednesday, September 6, 2017NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED
Wednesday, September 6, 2017EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED
Wednesday, September 6, 2017APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Tuesday, July 2, 2024TEAS SECTION 8 RECEIVED
Thursday, September 14, 2017LAW OFFICE PUBLICATION REVIEW COMPLETED
Wednesday, September 27, 2017NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED
Tuesday, October 17, 2017PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
Tuesday, October 17, 2017OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
Tuesday, January 2, 2018REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Wednesday, August 4, 2021AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP
Monday, January 2, 2023COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED
Thursday, June 19, 2025ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
Wednesday, March 5, 2025CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
Thursday, March 6, 2025POST REGISTRATION ACTION MAILED - SEC. 8
Saturday, September 6, 2025NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 - E-MAILED
Saturday, September 6, 2025REGISTERED - PARTIAL SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED
Thursday, June 19, 2025TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
Thursday, June 19, 2025TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
Friday, September 5, 2025TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION-POST REG RECEIVED