| Serial Number | 86827160 |
| Word Mark | SMARTFORK |
| Filing Date | Friday, November 20, 2015 |
| Status | 702 - SECTION 8 & 15 - ACCEPTED AND ACKNOWLEDGED |
| Status Date | Sunday, March 12, 2023 |
| Registration Number | 5035029 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, September 6, 2016 |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, June 21, 2016 |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of the term "SMARTFORK" in upper case letters, with "FORK" in darker/bolder letters than "SMART". Positioned to the left of the term "SMARTFORK" is an abstract, rectangular design containing arcs on the lower left side. |
| Goods and Services | Electronic controllers for use as an attachment to operate floor conveyors; Electronic controllers for use in operating attachments to floor conveyors |
| Pseudo Mark | SMART FORK |
| Indication of Colors claimed | Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Attachments for industrial trucks, in particular, forks, folding forks, fork extensions, fork shoes and mandrels |
| 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 | Wednesday, November 25, 2015 |
| Primary Code | 009 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 012 - Vehicles; apparatus for locomotion by land, air, or water. |
| US Class Codes | 019, 021, 023, 031, 035, 044 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Wednesday, November 25, 2015 |
| Primary Code | 012 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | VETTER INDUSTRIE GMBH |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 16 - Limited Liability Company |
| Address | BURBACH 57299 DE |
| Party Name | VETTER INDUSTRIE GMBH |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 16 - Limited Liability Company |
| Address | BURBACH 57299 DE |
| Party Name | VETTER INDUSTRIE GMBH |
| Party Type | 11 - New Owner Before Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 16 - Limited Liability Company |
| Address | BURBACH 57299 DE |
| Party Name | Vetter Umformtechnik GmbH |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 16 - Limited Liability Company |
| Address | Burbach 57299 DE |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Wednesday, November 25, 2015 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Tuesday, November 24, 2015 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Thursday, April 21, 2016 | SUSPENSION LETTER WRITTEN |
| Thursday, April 21, 2016 | LETTER OF SUSPENSION E-MAILED |
| Thursday, November 26, 2015 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED |
| Monday, March 14, 2016 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Tuesday, March 15, 2016 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Tuesday, March 15, 2016 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, March 15, 2016 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Friday, April 1, 2016 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Friday, April 1, 2016 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Friday, April 1, 2016 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Wednesday, April 13, 2016 | AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP |
| Thursday, April 21, 2016 | NOTIFICATION OF LETTER OF SUSPENSION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, June 1, 2016 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, June 21, 2016 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Monday, April 25, 2016 | TEAS RESPONSE TO SUSPENSION INQUIRY RECEIVED |
| Friday, May 6, 2016 | ASSIGNED TO LIE |
| Tuesday, May 10, 2016 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Tuesday, May 10, 2016 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Friday, May 13, 2016 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Thursday, May 19, 2016 | LAW OFFICE PUBLICATION REVIEW COMPLETED |
| Tuesday, June 21, 2016 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, September 6, 2016 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Monday, September 6, 2021 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED |
| Monday, August 29, 2022 | TEAS SECTION 8 & 15 RECEIVED |
| Sunday, March 12, 2023 | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL |
| Sunday, March 12, 2023 | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK. |
| Saturday, September 6, 2025 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED |
| Sunday, March 12, 2023 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 15 - E-MAILED |