| Serial Number | 79220011 |
| Word Mark | TMC ALWAYS A STEP AHEAD |
| Filing Date | Thursday, March 30, 2017 |
| Status | 708 - PARTIAL SECTION 71 & 15 ACCEPTED AND ACKNOWLEDGED |
| Status Date | Friday, December 13, 2024 |
| Registration Number | 5494699 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, June 19, 2018 |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, April 3, 2018 |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of the stylized wording "ALWAYS A STEP AHEAD" beneath "TMC", separated by a horizontal line. |
| Goods and Services | Wrapping machines; wrapping machines for plastics film; wrapping machines for paper tissues; packing machines for textiles and paper; pack assembling machines, namely, machines for bundling, bagging and packaging; canning machines; packaging machines; winding machines; conveyors, in particular belt and roller conveyors; chain conveyors; overhead conveyors for the transport of packaging materials, all conveyors intended for the packaging industry or relating to packaging machines; stretch wrapping machines for applying cling film to palletized loads; stretch wrapping machines for applying plastics film to palletized loads; parts of the aforesaid machines, devices and units, namely, shafts for pumps, axles, steel pins being parts of machines, levers in the nature of gear lever knobs for machines, gears for machines, machine fly-wheels; valves for pumps, vacuum pumps, compressed air pumps; pneumatic control instruments for the aforesaid machines, devices and units, all of the foregoing for the textile, paper and cardboard industries |
| Goods and Services | [ Installation, maintenance and repair of packaging machines; consultancy relating to installation and maintenance of automatic packaging machines and packing installations for bundling, bagging and wrapping, all of the foregoing for the textile, paper and cardboard industries ] |
| Indication of Colors claimed | Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| 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 | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Monday, November 20, 2017 |
| Primary Code | 007 |
| 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 | G - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Class Status Date | Friday, December 13, 2024 |
| Primary Code | 037 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | T.M.C. S.P.A. |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 09 - Joint Stock Company |
| Address | Bologna 40023 IT |
| Party Name | T.M.C. S.P.A. |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 09 - Joint Stock Company |
| Address | IT |
| Party Name | T.M.C. S.P.A. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 09 - Joint Stock Company |
| Address | IT |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Monday, November 20, 2017 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Friday, November 24, 2017 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Tuesday, December 5, 2017 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB |
| Thursday, November 2, 2017 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB |
| Tuesday, November 7, 2017 | LIMITATION FROM ORIGINAL APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Monday, November 20, 2017 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Monday, November 20, 2017 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Tuesday, November 21, 2017 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Tuesday, December 5, 2017 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU |
| Saturday, December 23, 2017 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Wednesday, March 14, 2018 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Friday, May 4, 2018 | CORRECTION TRANSACTION RECEIVED FROM IB |
| Tuesday, January 9, 2018 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Wednesday, February 28, 2018 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, February 28, 2018 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Wednesday, February 28, 2018 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Thursday, March 1, 2018 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, April 3, 2018 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, April 3, 2018 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Friday, May 18, 2018 | CORRECTION FROM THE IB EXAMINED, NO ACTION IS NEEDED |
| Tuesday, June 19, 2018 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Saturday, September 22, 2018 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE SENT TO IB |
| Friday, October 12, 2018 | FINAL DECISION TRANSACTION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Wednesday, September 19, 2018 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Saturday, September 22, 2018 | FINAL DISPOSITION PROCESSED |
| Monday, June 19, 2023 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 71 (6-YR) E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, April 24, 2024 | TEAS SECTION 71 & 15 RECEIVED |
| Monday, December 2, 2024 | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL |
| Friday, December 13, 2024 | REGISTERED - PARTIAL SEC. 71 ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK. |
| Friday, December 13, 2024 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 71 & 15 - E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, August 13, 2025 | PARTIAL INVALIDATION OF REG EXT PROTECTION CREATED |