| Serial Number | 79350481 |
| Word Mark | SPS SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTION SYSTEMS |
| Filing Date | Monday, April 4, 2022 |
| Status | 700 - REGISTERED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, January 16, 2024 |
| Registration Number | 7273030 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, January 16, 2024 |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, October 31, 2023 |
| Goods and Services | Material treatment, namely, custom wafer polishing services; custom manufacture of spin coaters, wafer equipment, wafer automation and wet bench automation |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of the stylized wording "SPS SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTION SYSTEMS" in which the wording 'SPS' is located on the left side in between two crescent design found on top and bottom of SPS. On the right side, the words 'SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTION SYSTEMS' are written in a column. |
| Goods and Services | Semiconductors; integrated circuits; optical and electronic apparatus for testing and inspection of electronic, micro mechanical and optomechanical components; scientific instruments, namely, sputter coaters for electron microscopy sample preparation; computer hardware; Downloadable computer operating system software; Downloadable computer software for database management; Downloadable network access server operating software; Downloadable factory automation software, namely, software to integrate manufacturing machine operations, track problems and generate production reports; Downloadable software for monitoring and controlling communication between computers and automated machine systems |
| Goods and Services | Machines and apparatus for manufacturing, customizing, lithographic treatment, coating, cleaning, printing and packaging of semiconductors, integrated circuits and printed circuit; semiconductor wafer processing equipment; spin-coaters, namely, machines to spread uniform films on flat substrates by centrifugal force; lithographic printing machines for commercial and industrial uses; machines and precision engineering apparatus for manufacturing and processing electronic, micromechanical and optical components; machines for heating wafers and fragments on a heating plate; direct laser writing devices being lithographic printing machines; UV printing machines for commercial or industrial use; semiconductor wafer edge treatment machines; cleaning and drying machines for semiconductor wafer carriers and container boxes for holding wafer carriers and wafers; machines for manufacturing and processing electronic, micromechanical and optomechanical components; machines for manufacturing semiconductor and micromechanical components, in particular mask adjustment apparatus, wafer samplers, bonders, coaters, wafer abraders |
| Goods and Services | Installation of industrial machinery; semiconductor wafer machinery installation; spin coater machinery installation; restoration, repair and maintenance of semiconductor wet processing equipment and spin coaters; and the re-manufacture and restoration of refurbished owned semiconductor wet processing equipment and spin coaters; cleaning services, namely, wet clean upgrades services for semiconductor wet cleaning and wafer cleaning |
| Goods and Services | Heating and cooling apparatus for chemicals in the semiconductor and life science industry; thermal evaporator machines; industrial drying machines for semiconductor wafer carriers and container boxes for holding wafer carriers and wafers; wet process systems for electrochemical deposition and surface preparation applications, namely, drying apparatus for chemical processing; hot plates for heating a silicon wafer |
| NOT AVAILABLE | "SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTION SYSTEMS" |
| Goods and Services | Packaging containers of plastics for semiconductor wafer and fragments; containers, not of metal, for storage or transport; plastic shipping box for semiconductor wafer and fragments; transport pallets, not of metal |
| Goods and Services | Electrical and mechanical engineering services; technical research in the field of semiconductor industry; artificial intelligence design and development services in the field of silicon wafers, wafer automation, semiconductors, thin-films, spin-coaters; consulting services in the field of design of measurement systems, wet process equipment and apparatus, thermal evaporator systems, atomic layer deposition systems, photolithography systems; technical engineering for the semiconductor industry; engineering, testing and inspection services for the semiconductor industry; design and development of computer software in the field of wafer machinery management and optimisation |
| International Class | 040 - Treatment of materials. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 103, 106 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, September 23, 2022 |
| Primary Code | 040 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 007 - 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 Codes | 013, 019, 021, 023, 024, 031, 034, 035 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, September 23, 2022 |
| Primary Code | 007 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| 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 | Friday, September 23, 2022 |
| Primary Code | 009 |
| 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, 024, 031, 034 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, September 23, 2022 |
| Primary Code | 011 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 020 - Furniture, mirrors, picture frames; goods (not included in other classes) of wood, cork, reed, cane, wicker, horn, bone, ivory, whalebone, shell, amber, mother-of-pearl, meerschaum and substitutes for all these materials, or of plastics. |
| US Class Codes | 002, 013, 022, 025, 032, 050 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, September 23, 2022 |
| Primary Code | 020 |
| 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, September 23, 2022 |
| 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, September 23, 2022 |
| Primary Code | 042 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | SPS Group B.V. |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 26 - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Address | NL |
| Party Name | SPS Group B.V. |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 26 - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Address | NL |
| Party Name | SPS Group B.V. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 26 - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Address | NL |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Thursday, September 22, 2022 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB |
| Friday, September 23, 2022 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Tuesday, September 27, 2022 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Monday, October 24, 2022 | CORRECTION TRANSACTION RECEIVED FROM IB |
| Saturday, December 3, 2022 | NEW REPRESENTATIVE AT IB RECEIVED |
| Sunday, December 25, 2022 | NEW REPRESENTATIVE AT IB RECEIVED |
| Thursday, January 5, 2023 | CORRECTION FROM IB ENTERED - NO REVIEW REQUIRED |
| Friday, January 20, 2023 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Wednesday, February 1, 2023 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Thursday, February 2, 2023 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Tuesday, March 28, 2023 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU |
| Tuesday, March 28, 2023 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB |
| Thursday, April 20, 2023 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Tuesday, June 13, 2023 | TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, June 13, 2023 | APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED |
| Tuesday, June 13, 2023 | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, June 13, 2023 | ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED |
| Tuesday, June 13, 2023 | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, June 14, 2023 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, June 14, 2023 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Thursday, June 15, 2023 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Monday, August 21, 2023 | FINAL REFUSAL WRITTEN |
| Monday, August 21, 2023 | FINAL REFUSAL E-MAILED |
| Monday, August 21, 2023 | NOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED |
| Monday, September 18, 2023 | TEAS REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION RECEIVED |
| Monday, September 18, 2023 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Monday, September 18, 2023 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Wednesday, September 27, 2023 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, October 11, 2023 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, October 11, 2023 | NOTICE OF START OF OPPOSITION PERIOD CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, October 11, 2023 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION SENT TO IB |
| Tuesday, October 31, 2023 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, October 31, 2023 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, January 16, 2024 | NOTICE OF REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION EMAILED |
| Tuesday, January 16, 2024 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, January 16, 2024 | NOTICE OF REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION EMAILED |
| Monday, January 22, 2024 | NOTICE OF REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION EMAILED |
| Tuesday, April 16, 2024 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Thursday, April 18, 2024 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE SENT TO IB |
| Thursday, April 18, 2024 | FINAL DISPOSITION PROCESSED |
| Tuesday, October 31, 2023 | NOTIFICATION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Monday, May 13, 2024 | FINAL DECISION TRANSACTION PROCESSED BY IB |