| Serial Number | 79431138 |
| Word Mark | THE DORFNER EFFECT |
| Filing Date | Wednesday, January 15, 2025 |
| Status | 661 - RESPONSE AFTER NON-FINAL ACTION - ENTERED |
| Status Date | Thursday, April 9, 2026 |
| Registration Number | 0000000 |
| Registration Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Mark Drawing | 5 - Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Stylized form |
| Published for Opposition Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Goods and Services | Uni or colored or speckled outside or inside architectural coatings; Dyestuffs; Lacquers and varnishes; Colorants, pigments; Coatings in the form of or based on paints, namely, Uni or colored or speckled outside or inside architectural coatings |
| Goods and Services | Building materials, not of metal, in the nature of solid, loose, powder or granulated primary mainly inorganic components to be used as base material for construction and composite materials in particular chemically modified minerals based on kaolin, metakaolin, partially calcined kaolin, quartz, feldspar, dolomite or other inorganic raw materials, and mixtures of the aforesaid materials; Building materials, not of metal, in the nature of solid, loose, powder or granulated primary mainly inorganic components to be used as base material for construction and composite materials in particular building materials made of kaolin, kaolin quartz, dolomite, feldspar, mica, quartz, quartz sand, quartz powder, kaolin fireclay, epoxy resin floor coatings, cement, plaster or gypsum fillers for building, coloured sand, and mixtures of the aforesaid materials; Building materials, not of metal, in the nature of in the nature of solid, loose, powder or granulated primary mainly inorganic components to be used as base material for construction and composite materials comprising residues from industrial manufacturing processes as additives; Sand; Sand, namely, jointing sand and jointing-sand mixtures; Sand, namely, polymer joint sand; Sand, namely, coloured quartz sand; Sand, in particular for use in agriculture, forestry and horticulture; Lawn sands being sand; Play sand; Building materials, namely, bituminous roof, asphalt roof coatings |
| Goods and Services | Sanitary installations, water supply and sanitation equipment in the nature of sinks integrated into counters or countertops; Sink units being sinks; Sinks; Kitchen sinks; Bathtubs; Resin based mostly acrylic or polyester based shower receptors; Resin based mostly acrylic or polyester based shower pans; Water purification, desalination and conditioning installations; Water conditioning units; Water purifying apparatus, namely, installations for the recycling of waste water from construction residuals; Air purifying apparatus; Air treatment apparatus being ionization apparatus for the treatment of air |
| Goods and Services | Downloadable software for developing and optimizing recipes for coatings, preferred architectural coatings and duroplastic based recipes for flooring and molding applications; Downloadable software using artificial intelligence for developing and optimizing recipes for coatings, preferred architectural coatings and duroplastic based recipes for flooring and molding applications; Downloadable artificial intelligence software for developing and optimizing recipes for coatings, preferred architectural coatings and duroplastic based recipes for flooring and molding applications; Downloadable AI-based software tools for the improvement of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems; Downloadable software; Software-based systems in the nature of mostly industrial processes for the improvement of ergonomics; Apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling the distribution or use of electricity |
| Goods and Services | Mining extraction of raw materials, mining extraction of mineral raw materials, mining extraction of quartz-sand mixtures and quartz sand |
| Goods and Services | Chemicals for use in industry, as well as in agriculture, forestry and horticulture, except fungicides, herbicides, insecticides and parasiticides; Coloured components for production of resin based flooring or molding applications chemicals for use in construction; Chemicals for use in industry, namely, mineral and chemical fillers and filler compounds, in particular for industrial applications and for building use; Chemicals for use in industry, namely, mineral and chemical fillers based on mineral raw materials for paper, fibreboard, cardboard, ceramics, ceramic-bonded grindstones, building materials and paints, adhesives and rubber materials; Chemical substances, chemical materials and chemical preparations and natural elements, in particular kaolin, metakaolin, partially calcined kaolin, mixtures comprising kaolin, mixtures comprising metakaolin, mixtures comprising partially calcined kaolin; Chemical additives for use in construction chemistry and acid-proof construction; Chemical additives for polymers, for paper, for reinforcing materials, for flame-proofing materials, for flame-resistant materials, for ceramics, for cold-curing ceramics and for coating materials; Reactive liquid-polymer compositions for use as hydraulic aggregates and for use as hydraulic reactive components; Duroplastic resin based chemical polymers; Chemical additives to polymers; Adhesives used in industry; Tile adhesives; Adhesive materials for tiles |
| Goods and Services | Retail and wholesale store services featuring mineral materials, materials containing polymers, mineral and chemical fillers and filler compounds, fillers based on renewable raw materials, fillers based on recycled materials or recyclate, filtering materials, chemicals for use in agriculture, forestry and horticulture, building materials, not of metal, sand, jointing sand and jointing-sand mixtures, polymer jointing sand, quartz sand, lawn sand, play sand, water treatment preparations, insulation and barrier articles and materials, chemicals for use in industry, as well as in agriculture, forestry and horticulture, chemicals for building |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of the stylized wording THE DORFNER EFFECT in dark green. |
| Goods and Services | Treatment of materials, in particular the processing of mineral raw materials; Recycling of residues; Treatment of materials for the manufacture and processing of fillers, filler compounds, building materials, chemicals for use in agriculture, forestry and horticulture, as well as in industry; Treatment of materials for the manufacture and processing of fillers, filler compounds, building materials, chemicals for use in agriculture, forestry and horticulture, as well as in industry, in accordance with customer-specific requirements, in particular with respect to particle size, particle size distribution, strength, abrasion resistance, optical properties, flame-retardant properties, surface coating; Treatment of materials for the manufacture and processing of fillers, filler compounds, building materials, chemicals for use in agriculture, forestry and horticulture, as well as in industry, in accordance with customer-specific requirements, in particular with respect to colour, hydrophobicity, hydrophilicity, ph, density or bulk density; Providing of information relating to the treatment of materials, namely in connection with the treatment and processing of fillers, filler compounds, building materials, chemicals for use in agriculture, forestry and horticulture, as well as in industry, in particular for enhancing the quality of the aforesaid products; Material treatment and processing of raw materials at material processing plants; Processing of mineral raw materials for waste-water and environmental technology and as application-oriented industrial minerals for industrial products, namely, water treatment being the reprocessing of waste water and environmentally harmful substances; Recycling services; Recycling of materials; Recycling of minerals, recycling of construction residuals; Wet or dry or both processes to separate, to clean, to purify, to classify components extraction of minerals contained in waste residues; Processing of raw materials for further custom manufacturing of kitchen sinks, sink units, shower pans, sanitary installations or architectural coatings; Treatment of minerals, recycling of building materials and refining of minerals for further custom manufacturing; Custom manufacture of kitchen sinks, sink units, shower pans, sanitary installations; Custom manufacture of construction-chemistry products, glazes, paints, coatings, dispersion paints; Treatment of material in the nature of processing of raw materials |
| Goods and Services | Mostly application research and scientific and technological services and scientific research; Development of treatment technologies for mineral raw materials; Development of waste-water and environmental technologies; development of application techniques for industrial minerals, and research and development relating to products containing raw materials including in particular kaolin, quartz and feldspar; chemical and physical testing of mineral raw materials, fillers and pigments, glass, ceramics, building materials and auxiliary building materials, paper, cardboard and environmental analysis materials; Development of technological processes for optimizing recipes for coatings, preferred architectural coatings and duroplastic based recipes for flooring and molding applications; Development of technologies, products and applications industrial processes; Development of recycling processes; Development of recycling technologies; Technical consultancy in the field of mainly application assistance to use material in resin based products as well as architectural coatings; Design and development of computer software for process optimization; Consultancy in connection with the redevelopment of composites, floor coatings, polymer-concrete elements and synthetic-resin-bonded floors; Chemical and technical consultancy and application support in connection with the use of effect fillers on composites, polymer-concrete elements and synthetic-resin-bonded floors, in particular for enhancing the quality of the aforesaid products; Technical consultancy in the field of pollution detection; Technological consultancy relating to wet or dry or both processes to separate, to clean, to purify, to classify components of workplace health and safety; Research and development relating to artificial intelligence (AI)-based solutions; Software as a service (SaaS) services featuring software for developing and optimizing recipes for coatings, preferred architectural coatings and duroplastic based recipes for flooring and molding applications; Software as a services (SaaS) services featuring artificial intelligence (AI) software for developing and optimizing recipes for coatings, preferred architectural coatings and duroplastic based recipes for flooring and molding applications; Platform as a service (PaaS) services featuring computer platforms for developing and optimizing recipes for coatings, preferred architectural coatings and duroplastic based recipes for flooring and molding applications; Software as a services (SAAS) services featuring artificial intelligence as software as a service (SaaS) computer platforms for developing and optimizing recipes for coatings, preferred architectural coatings and duroplastic based recipes for flooring and molding applications; Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable computer programs using artificial intelligence computer on data networks for developing and optimizing recipes for coatings, preferred architectural coatings and duroplastic based recipes for flooring and molding applications; Professional consultancy relating to the science of ergonomics; IT consulting services relating to installation, maintenance and repair of computer software services; Advisory services relating to industrial engineering; Technical consultancy in the field of industrial research |
| International Class | 001 - Chemicals used in industry, science and photography, as well as in agriculture, horticulture and forestry; unprocessed artificial resins; unprocessed plastics; manures; fire extinguishing compositions; tempering and soldering preparations; chemical substances for preserving foodstuffs; tanning substances; adhesives used in industry. |
| US Class Codes | 001, 005, 006, 010, 026, 046 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Thursday, August 28, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 001 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 002 - 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 Codes | 006, 011, 016 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Thursday, August 28, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 002 |
| 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 | Thursday, August 28, 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, 024, 031, 034 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Thursday, August 28, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 011 |
| 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 | Thursday, August 28, 2025 |
| 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 | Thursday, August 28, 2025 |
| 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 | Thursday, August 28, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 037 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 040 - Treatment of materials. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 103, 106 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Thursday, August 28, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 040 |
| 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 | Thursday, August 28, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 042 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | Gebrüder Dorfner GmbH & Co. Kaolin- und Kristallquarzsand-Werke KG |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 28 - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Address | DE |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Thursday, August 28, 2025 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB |
| Sunday, August 31, 2025 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Sunday, August 31, 2025 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Monday, September 1, 2025 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Friday, September 5, 2025 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Saturday, September 6, 2025 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Thursday, October 23, 2025 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU |
| Thursday, October 23, 2025 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB |
| Saturday, November 15, 2025 | LIMITATION OF GOODS RECEIVED FROM IB |
| Monday, November 17, 2025 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Thursday, December 11, 2025 | LIMITATION OF GOODS RECEIVED FROM IB |
| Saturday, December 13, 2025 | TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED |
| Saturday, December 13, 2025 | APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED |
| Saturday, December 13, 2025 | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED |
| Saturday, December 13, 2025 | ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED |
| Saturday, December 13, 2025 | TEAS CHANGE OF DOMESTIC REPRESENTATIVES ADDRESS |
| Thursday, April 9, 2026 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Thursday, April 9, 2026 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Thursday, April 9, 2026 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |