| Serial Number | 79221966 |
| Word Mark | TECE CLOSE TO YOU |
| Filing Date | Wednesday, March 29, 2017 |
| Status | 709 - CANCELLED - SECTION 71 |
| Status Date | Friday, November 7, 2025 |
| Registration Number | 5730359 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, April 23, 2019 |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, February 5, 2019 |
| Goods and Services | Metal materials for building and construction materials and elements of metal, namely, metal pipes and metal fittings therefor, metal pipes for liquid and gas transfer, metal pipe couplings and joints, all-purpose metal straps, alloyed iron, angle irons of metal, bar hangers and parts and fittings therefor made of metal for electrical fixtures and housing, bathtub grab bars of metal, beams of metal, binding screws of metal for cables, bolt snaps of metal, bolts of metal, brackets of metal for building, branching pipes of metal, branching tubes of metal for pipelines, building boards of metal, building panels of metal, cable clamps of metal, cable junction sleeves of metal, cable stretchers and cincture stretchers of metal being clamp links, casings of metal, ceiling boards of metal, ceiling supports of metal, cermets, chain block used for lifting and rigging, clad steel plates and sheets, clips of metal for cables and pipes, clips of metal for tubes, collars of metal for fastening pipes, copper pipes, copper panels for circuit boards, couplings of metal for chains, drain pipes made of metal, ducts and pipes of metal for central heating installations, ducts of metal for ventilating and air-conditioning installations, elbows of metal for pipes, fittings of metal for compressed air hoses, fittings of metal for pipes, floor panels of metal, junctions of metal for flexible pipes, junctions of metal for rigid pipes, mechanical fastening elements of metal, metal adapters for use with hydraulic and pneumatic systems, metal bolts, metal bonding fasteners for mounting and demounting of ceiling and wall panels, metal containers for compressed gas or liquid air, metal drains for use in construction of basement waterproofing systems, metal hinges, metal hoses for plumbing use, metal junction sleeves for non-electric cables, metal louvers for guiding light, metal mounting brackets for general use, metal pipe fittings for compressed air pipes, metal profiles for arranging devices on and in walls, ceiling and other surfaces, metal flanges, metal cladding, metal boxes, metal pipe couplings and joints; pipes and pipelines of metal, namely, metal drain pipes; drainage profiles of metal; drains of metal for building drainage; shower drains, being shower floor drains, of metal and grates of metal for shower drains; fittings of metal, in particular for pipelines, drainage pipes, toilets, washbasins, bath tubs and urinals; metal valves not being parts of machines, and metal non-return valves not being parts of machines for water and heating pipes; roof flashing of metal; roof gutters of metal; metal hardware and small items of metal hardware, namely, springs, nuts, washers, pulleys, and valves, not including machine elements, metal junctions for pipes, metal flanges; framework of metal for building, in particular being framework for sanitary and/or heating pipes or for toilet or urinal flushing systems or for parts for sanitary equipment; drainage and gutter pipes; metal grates, namely, drainage gullies and sluices of metal; metal hardware mounting system, namely mounting plates of metal for pipelines, in particular mounting plates of metal for pipelines as part of heating, refrigerating and water supply apparatus as well as for sanitary apparatus and installations; metal grates for floor drains and component parts thereof of metal; metal shower drain traps for shower waste; gutters being rain traps of metal; metal storage tanks, namely rainwater reservoirs of metal |
| Goods and Services | Building construction; construction services, namely, assembling installation of building framework and construction units; cleaning, repair and maintenance of sanitary installations, wastewater, water and rainwater purification installations, lifting installations, water treatment installations, and pumps and separators |
| Goods and Services | Software, in particular planning software for sanitary installations; electric, optical, temperature, infrared and monitoring sensors, in particular sensors for use in the sanitary sector; separation units being a monitoring sensor and steering sensor for use in the sanitation industry as parts of sprinkler systems for fire protection; systems consisting of pumps for firefighting systems, namely, fire pumps |
| Goods and Services | Heating, ventilating, air conditioning and purification apparatus and installation, namely, floor heating apparatus and ceiling heating apparatus; residential heating units comprised of biomass burners, boilers, valves, pipes, manifolds, solar panels, control panels, switches and electrical wire, all sold as a unit; floor heating apparatus, namely, under floor heating; sanitary apparatus and installations, namely, hand basins, shampoo basins, wash basins, bidets, toilets; sanitary installations and devices, namely, water supply devices being sink sprayers; water conduits installations, namely, water distribution installations being faucets; strainers for water lines; regulating apparatus being parts of water pipes, namely, hydraulic compensators; pressure regulators for sanitary installations, namely, pressure controllers as regulators for water pipes; sanitary pipe and heating pipe manifold systems of plastic consisting of pipelines and components and accessories for pipelines that connect directly to apparatus and installations for heating, refrigerating and sanitary installations; toilet cisterns; activation plates for toilet cisterns; metal and plastic activation plates being parts for concealed toilet cisterns; flush levers, namely, operating levers for water closet cisterns; toilet flush levers; mixer taps for water pipes; urinal flushers levers; wall-mountable pre-wall elements being frameworks for sanitary installations, in which sanitary and heating pipes or toilet or urinal flushing system parts for sanitary equipment are arranged connected directly to sinks, showers, and toilets; valves, being parts of heating, refrigerating, water supply and sanitary apparatus and installations; thermostatic valves; pipes not of metal, in particular plastic pipes for household technology and industrial installations, being pipes that connect directly to heating, refrigerating, water supply and sanitary apparatus and installations; water closets; toilet bowls with integrated bidet water jets; toilets, namely, shower toilets; apparatus for the treatment of waste water, sewage and effluent, namely, reverse osmosis units, water filtration units, bioreactors, gas transfer membranes, submerges attached growth reactors comprised of granular media, distribution chambers, aerators, recirculation pumps; wastewater, water and rainwater purification installations; water filters, namely, sewage, water and rainwater filters being parts and accessories for sewage, water and rainwater purification machines |
| Goods and Services | Valves of plastic other than being parts of machines and also for use with water and heating pipes; valves and non-return valves, other than being parts of machines not of metal and also for use with water and heating pipes |
| Goods and Services | Building materials not of metal, namely, hinges, bars for railings, wall panels, ceiling panels, beams, floor boards, louvers for guiding light, building panels, joinery fittings, junctions for pipes, flanges, cladding, boxes, ducts for ventilating and air-conditioning installations, chimneys, pipes for liquid and gas transfer, pipe couplings and joints, pipe clips, pipe connectors, ceramic drain pipes, non-metal drainage pipes, non-metal expansion joints for floors and walls, non-metal brackets, branching pipes not of metal * for pipe systems, fluid-conveying piping systems, particularly for gas and pressurized air as well as for waste water, heating and other fluid-conveying pipe system and sanitary installations * ; non-metal building panels; rigid pipes not of metal for building, in particular plastic pipes for household technology and industrial installations; water valves and non-return valves, not of metal or plastic, for water and heating installations; roof flashing not of metal; roof gutters not of metal; non-metal drainage and gutter pipes, namely, plastic drainage and gutter pipes; non-metal drain grates, namely, plastic drainage gullies and sluices; non-metal drains pipes for building drainage; framework, not of metal, for building, in particular being framework for sanitary and/or heating pipes or for toilet or urinal flushing systems or for parts for sanitary equipment; plastic mounting plates for building, in particular mounting plates for pipelines as part of heating-, refrigerating and water supply apparatus as well as for sanitary apparatus and installations; building materials being drain pipes not of metal, not connecting directly to specialized parts of sanitary installations, namely, floor drains and component parts thereof of plastic; plastic sanitary pipe and heating pipe manifold systems for building purposes consisting of rigid plastic pipelines and accessories and components therefor not connecting directly to specialized parts of sanitary installations |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The color(s) blue, white is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Amendment to a Registration/Renewal Certificate | In the statement, classes 17 and 19 have been corrected per the Restriction dated 5/7/20 and per the Fnote dated 12/3/21. |
| Goods and Services | Pipes and tubes being semi-finished goods of plastic for plumbing and sanitation * for pipe systems, fluid-conveying piping systems, particulary for gas and pressurized air as well as for waste water, heating and other fluid-conveying pipe system and sanitary installations * ; plastic products semi-finished products in the form of foils, plates, rods, profiles, hoses, tubes, blocks * for pipe systems, fluid-conveying piping systems, particulary for gas and pressurized air as well as for waste water, heating and other fluid-conveying pipe system and sanitary installations * ; building materials, namely, flexible non-metal fittings for pipelines, and drainage pipes, that bring water to and from toilets, urinals, washbasins and bath tubs; insulation sheets, namely, foam sheeting for use as building insulation * except insulation sheets to be machined as well as insulation sheets for facade engineering * ; sealing materials; building material, namely, plastic sanitary pipe and heating pipe manifold systems consisting of connecting and installation elements being pipe jackets, pipe muffs, joints, siphons, and spouts; insulation sheets of polystyrene for use as building material *, except insulation sheets to be machined as well as insulation sheets for facade engineering * |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of the literal element "TECE" in all capital blue letters. To the right of the word appears two squares; one white square with a blue outline appears above a blue square. Beneath all of these elements appears the wording "CLOSE TO YOU" in blue. |
| Goods and Services | Lift installations, namely, attachable lifts for lifting and lowering toilet seats; wastewater pump stations, mainly consisting of pumps and containers, namely, sludge pumps; sewage pulverisers being machines; pumps for sewage treatment machines, namely, sewage pumps; pressurisation units, namely, pressure reducers as parts of machines; pressure boosting systems for water supply being machines; pressure boosting systems for water recycling systems being machines, mainly consisting of pumps, matched crowd barriers and pressure equalising membrane containers; separation units, namely, machines for separating water, liquids or solids, mainly consisting of pump systems, storage tanks, measuring and surveillance apparatus; water supply machines pumps machines that process water usage and water recycling machines; separating machines for separating solids from liquids; separating machines for separating liquids from waste, in particular from grease; liquid separating machines for separating water from liquid or solid pollutants and contaminants; grease separators; oil separators |
| 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 | F - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Class Status Date | Friday, November 7, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 006 |
| 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, 031, 034, 035 |
| Class Status Code | F - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Class Status Date | Friday, November 7, 2025 |
| 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 | F - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Class Status Date | Friday, November 7, 2025 |
| 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, 031, 034 |
| Class Status Code | F - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Class Status Date | Friday, November 7, 2025 |
| 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 | F - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Class Status Date | Friday, November 7, 2025 |
| 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 | F - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Class Status Date | Friday, November 7, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 019 |
| 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 | F - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Class Status Date | Friday, November 7, 2025 |
| 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 | F - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Class Status Date | Friday, November 7, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 037 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | TECE SE |
| Party Type | 31 - New Owner After Registration |
| Legal Entity Type | 98 - Unknown |
| Address | DE |
| Party Name | TECE GmbH |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 16 - Limited Liability Company |
| Address | DE |
| Party Name | TECE GmbH |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 16 - Limited Liability Company |
| Address | DE |
| Party Name | TECE GmbH |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 16 - Limited Liability Company |
| Address | DE |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Thursday, November 30, 2017 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB |
| Friday, December 8, 2017 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Friday, December 8, 2017 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Tuesday, December 12, 2017 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Saturday, December 16, 2017 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Sunday, December 17, 2017 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Saturday, January 6, 2018 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU |
| Saturday, January 6, 2018 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB |
| Saturday, January 27, 2018 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Friday, July 6, 2018 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Friday, July 6, 2018 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Friday, July 6, 2018 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Saturday, July 28, 2018 | FINAL REFUSAL WRITTEN |
| Saturday, July 28, 2018 | FINAL REFUSAL E-MAILED |
| Saturday, July 28, 2018 | NOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED |
| Monday, November 26, 2018 | TEAS REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION RECEIVED |
| Monday, November 26, 2018 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Monday, November 26, 2018 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Tuesday, December 11, 2018 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Monday, December 31, 2018 | ASSIGNED TO LIE |
| Wednesday, January 16, 2019 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, January 16, 2019 | NOTICE OF START OF OPPOSITION PERIOD CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, January 16, 2019 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION SENT TO IB |
| Saturday, February 2, 2019 | NOTIFICATION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Tuesday, February 5, 2019 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, February 5, 2019 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, April 23, 2019 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, July 23, 2019 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Thursday, August 15, 2019 | FINAL DISPOSITION PROCESSED |
| Thursday, August 15, 2019 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE SENT TO IB |
| Friday, September 6, 2019 | FINAL DECISION TRANSACTION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Friday, May 8, 2020 | LIMITATION OF GOODS RECEIVED FROM IB |
| Sunday, December 5, 2021 | ASSIGNED TO PARALEGAL |
| Sunday, December 5, 2021 | CORRECTION UNDER SECTION 7 - PROCESSED |
| Monday, December 6, 2021 | LIMITATION FROM THE IB EXAMINED AND ENTERED |
| Friday, August 5, 2022 | PARTIAL INVALIDATION OF REG EXT PROTECTION CREATED |
| Thursday, September 22, 2022 | INVALIDATION REVIEWED - NO ACTION REQUIRED BY OFFICE |
| Tuesday, April 23, 2024 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 71 (6-YR) E-MAILED |
| Friday, November 7, 2025 | CANCELLED SECTION 71 |
| Friday, November 28, 2025 | CHANGE OF NAME/ADDRESS REC'D FROM IB |