| Serial Number | 99538297 |
| Word Mark | THE GATED SHIFTER |
| Filing Date | Tuesday, December 9, 2025 |
| Status | 641 - NON-FINAL ACTION - MAILED |
| Status Date | Thursday, April 30, 2026 |
| Registration Number | 0000000 |
| Registration Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Indication of Colors claimed | Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for automotive diagnostics, restoration guidance, mechanical education, and digital training; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software for viewing digital automotive instruction; AI-powered virtual assistant software for mechanics and automotive enthusiasts. |
| Goods and Services | Automotive parts and accessories, namely, shift knobs, vehicle emblems, vehicle badges, gear shift components, and related automotive interior components. |
| Goods and Services | Clothing, namely, shirts, T-shirts, hats, hoodies, jackets, sweatshirts, caps, beanies, polo shirts, and other apparel items; branded merchandise, namely, stickers, decals, patches, and embroidered apparel featuring the mark THE GATED SHIFTER. |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of The mark consists of a stylized manual transmission shift gate design featuring a circular shift knob positioned above the left side of the gate, to the left of the stacked wording "THE GATED SHIFTER." The shift gate design and wording appear in solid black. The white background represents transparent or background space and is not claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Downloadable video recordings featuring automotive instruction, exotic car restoration, vehicle diagnostics, and mechanical training; downloadable multimedia files containing educational content, digital tutorials, and reference materials in the field of automotive mechanics; downloadable digital course materials, manuals, guides, and e-books related to automotive repair and vehicle restoration; downloadable software and applications featuring instructional automotive content. |
| Goods and Services | educational services, namely, conducting classes, workshops, and training programs in the field of automotive repair, exotic vehicle maintenance, and restoration techniques; providing online non-downloadable educational video courses and masterclasses in the field of automotive mechanics; entertainment services in the nature of podcasts, documentary series, and streaming video content featuring automotive topics.; Entertainment and educational services in the field of automobiles, exotic vehicles, vintage cars, and automotive restoration; providing online non-downloadable videos, video series, digital media programs, and streaming content featuring automotive topics; providing classes, workshops, training programs, and online non-downloadable courses and masterclasses in automotive repair, maintenance, and restoration techniques; entertainment services in the nature of podcasts and documentary-style video content related to automotive subjects. |
| Goods and Services | Online marketplace services for buyers and sellers of automobiles, vintage vehicles, exotic cars, and related parts and accessories; advertising, marketing, and promotional services for automotive content creators, mechanics, and automotive brands; providing online classified listings and auction listings for vehicles; promoting the goods and services of others through digital content, influencer distribution, multimedia channels, and online video platforms. |
| 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 | Tuesday, December 9, 2025 |
| 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 | Tuesday, December 9, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 012 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 025 - Clothing, footwear, headgear. |
| US Class Codes | 022, 039 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Tuesday, December 9, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 025 |
| 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 | Tuesday, December 9, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 035 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 041 - Education; providing of training; entertainment; sporting and cultural activities. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 107 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Tuesday, December 9, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 041 |
| 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 | Tuesday, December 9, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 042 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 01 - Individual |
| Address | LAKEWAY, TX 78734 US |
| Party Name | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 01 - Individual |
| Address | Austin, TX 78748 US |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Tuesday, December 9, 2025 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Tuesday, December 9, 2025 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Thursday, April 2, 2026 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Thursday, April 2, 2026 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED |
| Monday, April 13, 2026 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Thursday, April 30, 2026 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Thursday, April 30, 2026 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Thursday, April 30, 2026 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |