| Serial Number | 79282281 |
| Word Mark | SPHERING GROUP |
| Filing Date | Thursday, January 30, 2020 |
| Status | 700 - REGISTERED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, November 24, 2020 |
| Registration Number | 6202865 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, November 24, 2020 |
| Mark Drawing | 3000 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, September 8, 2020 |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of two semicircles stacked over each other and facing opposite directions with the top semicircle in gray facing right and the bottom semicircle in orange facing left, and to the right of this the wording "SPHERING" with the "SPHE" in gray font, and "RING" in orange font with the dot over the "I" in gray, and below this the wording "GROUP" in gray font. |
| Goods and Services | Non-metallic chimney shafts; Non-metallic chimney flues; Ducts not of metal for ventilating and air-conditioning installations; Non-metallic ducts for central heating installations; Chimney cowls and chimney pots not of metal; Non-metal reinforcements in the nature of plates, rods for non-metallic chimneys and ducts for ventilation and air conditioning; Grids not of metal for ventilation; Non-metallic pipes for industrial smoke removal apparatus |
| Goods and Services | Metal chimney pipes; Metal fume ducts for chimneys; Ducts of metal for ventilating and air conditioning facilities; Pipes of metal for central heating installations; Chimney cowls and chimney pots of metal; Metal hose clamps for chimneys and ventilation and air conditioning ducts; Metal reinforcements in the nature of metal structural supports for chimneys and ventilation and air conditioning ducts; Grids of metal for ventilation; Metal connector elements for pipes; Metal chimney covers and metal ventilation and air conditioning ducts; Metal pipes for industrial smoke removal apparatus |
| Goods and Services | Flexible pipes, not of metal; Non-metallic pipe fittings for chimneys and ventilation and air conditioning installations; Insulating materials and insulating jackets for non-metallic chimneys and ventilation and air conditioning ducts; Heat-insulating materials and items, namely, jackets for chimney flues not of metal; Pipe gaskets; Non-metallic pipe sleeves for chimneys and ventilation and air conditioning installations |
| Goods and Services | Construction, installation, assembly, maintenance and repair of tubing, ventilation and air conditioning goods; Providing information with respect to installation, maintenance and repair of tubing, ventilation and air conditioning |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The colors gray (pantone 436u) and orange (pantone 7592u) are claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Wholesale retail store services, retail store services, and on-line wholesale store services featuring tubing, ventilation and air conditioning goods; Presenting goods on communication media, namely, providing on-line shopping services in the field of tubing, ventilation and air conditioning goods; Market research studies with respect to tubing, ventilation and air conditioning goods; Commercial information and advice for consumers and professionals with respect to tubing, ventilation and air conditioning goods; Organization of exhibitions for commercial or advertising purposes concerning the field of tubing, ventilation and air conditioning goods; Advertising, marketing, and sales promotion for tubing, ventilation and air conditioning goods; Business management; Business administration and office work; Distribution of advertising material in the nature of leaflets, prospectuses, print outs, and samples; Accounting services; Document reproduction; Employment agencies; Computer file management; Purchase orders, namely, administrative processing services for purchase orders; Commercial management of franchises; Business assistance, namely, outsourcing; Business management of companies; Outsourced administrative management of companies; all services concerning the field of tubing, ventilation and air conditioning |
| Goods and Services | Apparatus and installations for heating, air-conditioning, ventilation and steam production installations, namely, heating installations; Boiler pipes in the nature of heating installation tubes; Extractors for ventilation apparatus, ventilation grids and vents, namely, range hoods; Draft regulators for heating purposes, namely, heating panels for indoor heating purposes; Chimney flues; Boiler flues; Non-metallic chimney flues |
| Disclaimer with Predetermined Text | "GROUP" |
| Goods and Services | Conducting technical project studies; Scientific and industrial research and development carried out by engineers in the field of tubing, ventilation and air conditioning; Design and technical development of equipment, apparatus and installations for heating, tubing, ventilation and air conditioning goods; Quality control of apparatus, equipment and installations for heating, tubing, ventilation and air conditioning goods |
| International Class | 006 - 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 Codes | 002, 012, 013, 014, 023, 025, 050 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, April 3, 2020 |
| Primary Code | 006 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 011 - Apparatus for lighting, heating, steam generating, cooking, refrigerating, drying, ventilating, water supply, and sanitary purposes. |
| US Class Codes | 013, 021, 023, 031, 034 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, April 3, 2020 |
| Primary Code | 011 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 017 - 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 Codes | 001, 005, 012, 013, 035, 050 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, April 3, 2020 |
| Primary Code | 017 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 019 - Building materials (non-metallic); nonmetallic rigid pipes for building; asphalt, pitch and bitumen; nonmetallic transportable buildings; monuments, not of metal. |
| US Class Codes | 001, 012, 033, 050 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, April 3, 2020 |
| Primary Code | 019 |
| 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 | Friday, April 3, 2020 |
| Primary Code | 035 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 037 - Building construction; repair; installation services. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 103, 106 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, April 3, 2020 |
| Primary Code | 037 |
| 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 | Friday, April 3, 2020 |
| Primary Code | 042 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | PARTICIPATION GESTION DEVELOPPEMENT INDUSTRIEL (PGDI) |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | FR |
| Party Name | PARTICIPATION GESTION DEVELOPPEMENT INDUSTRIEL (PGDI) |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | FR |
| Party Name | PARTICIPATION GESTION DEVELOPPEMENT INDUSTRIEL (PGDI) |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | FR |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Saturday, April 9, 2022 | NEW REPRESENTATIVE AT IB RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, May 11, 2021 | FINAL DECISION TRANSACTION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Saturday, February 27, 2021 | GENERIC MADRID TRANSACTION SENT TO IB |
| Saturday, February 27, 2021 | GENERIC MADRID TRANSACTION CREATED |
| Wednesday, February 24, 2021 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Tuesday, November 24, 2020 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, September 8, 2020 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, September 8, 2020 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Wednesday, August 19, 2020 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Friday, July 31, 2020 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Thursday, July 2, 2020 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Thursday, July 2, 2020 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Monday, June 29, 2020 | ASSIGNED TO LIE |
| Thursday, June 18, 2020 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Saturday, May 23, 2020 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Thursday, May 7, 2020 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB |
| Thursday, May 7, 2020 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU |
| Monday, April 27, 2020 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Sunday, April 26, 2020 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Saturday, April 18, 2020 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Tuesday, April 7, 2020 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Friday, April 3, 2020 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED IN TRAM |
| Thursday, April 2, 2020 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB |