SAFE STEP Trademark

Trademark Overview


On Monday, March 1, 2004, a trademark application was filed for SAFE STEP with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the SAFE STEP trademark a serial number of 78376367. The federal status of this trademark filing is ABANDONED - AFTER INTER-PARTES DECISION as of Thursday, July 13, 2006. This trademark is owned by Illinois Tool Works Inc.. The SAFE STEP trademark is filed in the Paint Products, Metal Products, Rubber Products, and Non-Metallic Building Material Products categories with the following description:

Paints, varnishes, lacquers; preservatives against rust; raw natural resins; metals in foil and powder form for painters and decorators; paints, varnishes, lacquers having anti-slip properties; anti-slip sprays and coatings in the nature of paints; primers; epoxy resins for use in covering floors, paths, roads, decks, ramps, stairs; epoxy resin anti-slip floor, path, road, deck, ramp, stair coverings; epoxy resins for use in repairing floors and flooring, paths, roads, decks, ramps, stairs; epoxy resins for use in repairing concrete and asphalt

Anti-slip panels, boards, blocks, tiles and tile floorings for building construction; anti-slip stairs, stair treads, and stair inserts; all predominantly of metal

Rubber, gutta-percha, gum, asbestos, mica for use in the manufacture of anti-slip stairs, stair-treads, and stair tread inserts in the form of self-adhesive tapes; rubber, gutta-percha, gum, asbestos, mica having anti-slip properties; anti-slip tapes; self-adhesive anti-slip tapes

Anti-slip non-metal panels, boards, blocks, tiles and tile floorings for building construction, anti-slip stairs, stair-treads, and stair tread inserts and anti-slip tread inserts in the form of self-adhesive tapes
safe step

General Information


Serial Number78376367
Word MarkSAFE STEP
Filing DateMonday, March 1, 2004
Status604 - ABANDONED - AFTER INTER-PARTES DECISION
Status DateThursday, July 13, 2006
Registration Number0000000
Registration DateNOT AVAILABLE
Mark Drawing4000 - Illustration: Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Block form
Published for Opposition DateTuesday, January 31, 2006

Trademark Statements


Disclaimer with Predetermined Text"SAFE"
Goods and ServicesPaints, varnishes, lacquers; preservatives against rust; raw natural resins; metals in foil and powder form for painters and decorators; paints, varnishes, lacquers having anti-slip properties; anti-slip sprays and coatings in the nature of paints; primers; epoxy resins for use in covering floors, paths, roads, decks, ramps, stairs; epoxy resin anti-slip floor, path, road, deck, ramp, stair coverings; epoxy resins for use in repairing floors and flooring, paths, roads, decks, ramps, stairs; epoxy resins for use in repairing concrete and asphalt
Goods and ServicesAnti-slip panels, boards, blocks, tiles and tile floorings for building construction; anti-slip stairs, stair treads, and stair inserts; all predominantly of metal
Goods and ServicesRubber, gutta-percha, gum, asbestos, mica for use in the manufacture of anti-slip stairs, stair-treads, and stair tread inserts in the form of self-adhesive tapes; rubber, gutta-percha, gum, asbestos, mica having anti-slip properties; anti-slip tapes; self-adhesive anti-slip tapes
Goods and ServicesAnti-slip non-metal panels, boards, blocks, tiles and tile floorings for building construction, anti-slip stairs, stair-treads, and stair tread inserts and anti-slip tread inserts in the form of self-adhesive tapes

Classification Information


International Class002 - Paints, varnishes, lacquers; preservatives against rust and against deterioration of wood; colorants; mordants; raw natural resins; metals in foil and powder form for painters, decorators, printers and artists.
US Class Codes006, 011, 016
Class Status Code8 - Abandoned
Class Status DateThursday, July 13, 2006
Primary Code002
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

International Class006 - Common metals and their alloys; metal building materials; transportable buildings of metal; materials of metal for railway tracks; nonelectric cables and wires of common metal; ironmongery, small items of metal hardware; pipes and tubes of metal; safes; goods of common metal not included in other classes; ores.
US Class Codes002, 012, 013, 014, 023, 025, 050
Class Status Code8 - Abandoned
Class Status DateThursday, July 13, 2006
Primary Code006
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 Code8 - Abandoned
Class Status DateThursday, July 13, 2006
Primary Code017
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

International Class019 - Building materials (non-metallic); nonmetallic rigid pipes for building; asphalt, pitch and bitumen; nonmetallic transportable buildings; monuments, not of metal.
US Class Codes001, 012, 033, 050
Class Status Code8 - Abandoned
Class Status DateThursday, July 13, 2006
Primary Code019
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

Trademark Owner History


Party NameIllinois Tool Works Inc.
Party Type20 - Owner at Publication
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressGlenview, IL 600255811

Party NameIllinois Tool Works Inc.
Party Type10 - Original Applicant
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressGlenview, IL 600255811

Trademark Events


Event DateEvent Description
Thursday, July 13, 2006ABANDONMENT NOTICE MAILED - INTER PARTES DECISION
Thursday, July 13, 2006ABANDONMENT - AFTER INTER PARTES DECISION
Thursday, July 13, 2006OPPOSITION TERMINATED NO. 999999
Thursday, July 13, 2006OPPOSITION SUSTAINED NO. 999999
Thursday, May 25, 2006OPPOSITION INSTITUTED NO. 999999
Tuesday, February 21, 2006EXTENSION OF TIME TO OPPOSE RECEIVED
Tuesday, January 31, 2006PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
Wednesday, January 11, 2006NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
Monday, December 19, 2005LAW OFFICE PUBLICATION REVIEW COMPLETED
Monday, December 19, 2005ASSIGNED TO LIE
Friday, December 2, 2005ASSIGNED TO LIE
Thursday, December 1, 2005APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Thursday, December 1, 2005EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED
Tuesday, November 29, 2005EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED
Tuesday, November 29, 2005EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN
Tuesday, June 28, 2005EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT/PRIORITY ACTION E-MAILED
Tuesday, June 28, 2005EXAMINERS AMENDMENT AND/OR PRIORITY ACTION - COMPLETED
Thursday, June 9, 2005TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
Tuesday, May 31, 2005CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Tuesday, May 31, 2005TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED
Tuesday, December 7, 2004LETTER OF SUSPENSION E-MAILED
Tuesday, December 7, 2004SUSPENSION LETTER WRITTEN
Tuesday, November 30, 2004AMENDMENT FROM APPLICANT ENTERED
Wednesday, November 17, 2004CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Wednesday, November 17, 2004PAPER RECEIVED
Saturday, May 8, 2004NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Friday, May 7, 2004ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Wednesday, March 17, 2004NEW APPLICATION ENTERED IN TRAM