| Serial Number | 97537112 |
| Word Mark | TOGETHER, IMPROVING LIFE |
| Filing Date | Friday, August 5, 2022 |
| Status | 730 - FIRST EXTENSION - GRANTED |
| Status Date | Wednesday, September 4, 2024 |
| Registration Number | 0000000 |
| Registration Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Mark Drawing | 4 - Illustration: Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Block form |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, April 2, 2024 |
| Goods and Services | Protective clothing for protections against accident or injury from chemicals, and fire, namely, pants, coats, footwear, coveralls, jackets, gloves, mittens, pants, parkas, vests, jumpsuits, rain suits, head wear, glove liners; Electrical connectors; coaxial cables and assemblies, namely, cable connectors; fiber optic cables and assemblies, namely, cable connectors; cable assemblies, namely, cable connectors; electrical interconnect, namely, cable connectors, for use in electronic equipment such as printed circuit boards; transmission line cable assemblies, namely, cable connectors; shielded electrical wires and cables; electrochemical electrodes used as part of fuel cell and other electrochemical cells, namely, cells and batteries; electronic enclosures in the nature of electronic cases for phones and other small electronic devices, namely, audio speaker enclosures, underwater cameras, computer hard drives, environmental enclosure structures specially adapted to hold and protect cameras from outdoor elements and tampering; surface mount (SMT) electromagnetic interference (EMI), and radio frequency (RF) grounding pads; electromagnetic interference board level shield; acoustic protective covers for the protection of microphones and speakers; acoustic materials in the nature of acoustic membranes; pressure vents in the nature of vent caps and moisture management devices in the nature of vents and cooling filters, all for cameras, sensors, and solar, industrial, and automotive electronic enclosure; capacitors; air filters for use in electronic equipment, namely, military use, audible commercial applications, and appliances; air filters for vents for electronic components being electronic control units, automotive sensors, exterior lighting, motors, powertrains and acoustic systems for use in land vehicles, not being engine parts; thermally conductive materials being foil element circuits for consumer electronics, automotive electronics, and industrial electronic enclosures; dry suits |
| Goods and Services | Plastic membrane material in sheet form for use in the further manufacture of chemical separation and electrochemical applications; thermal interface materials made of plastic, namely, low thermal resistance interface pads, tapes, sheets, and films for use as heat transfer interfaces between electronic components and thermal dissipation members; plastics in the form of sheets for use in manufacturing; braided plastic fibers for industrial packings; nonmetal synthetic gaskets and mechanical seals for use in the aerospace industry; plastic gaskets for use in electrical equipment, namely, gasketing in cell phones to prevent electromagnetic interference; expanded PTFE sold in the form of film, tubing, rods and other shapes for use in the industrial arts; plastic tube for chemical fluid transfer; gaskets, seals and packing materials, namely, fluoropolymers; synthetic gaskets in strip form, plastic or pre-cut shapes and sheets for use in the aerospace, telecommunications and electronics industries; gaskets in sheet form for industrial process equipment; plastic tape for use in spiral wound gaskets for such uses as preventing leaks of volatile chemicals; plastic gasket tape for use in industrial and chemical applications for preventing leaks; nonmetallic packing material for forming seals for pumps and valves; polymeric filter media sold in rolls, sheets and films for domestic and industrial filtration; polymeric material, namely, fluoropolymer materials in the form of plastic fiber for use in the manufacture of dental floss; polymeric filter media, namely, porous fluoropolymer, sold in rolls, sheets and films used in the manufacture of venting; fluoropolymers in the form of films, sheets for vents for pharmaceutical packaging; insulation, namely, insulating coverings for electronic conductors, namely, wire; electrical insulators in the form of liquid polymer preparations for use in the electronic industry; plastic packing containers for shipping food, pharmaceutical and biological product; adhesive tape for industrial use, namely, tape for sealing joined pieces of fabric; fluoropolymer in the form of sheets, patches, membranes, tubes and fibers for use in permanent and temporary implantable and non-implantable medical applications; Thermally insulative materials for consumer electronics, automotive electronics, and industrial electronic enclosures |
| Goods and Services | Strings for musical instruments |
| Goods and Services | Clothing, namely, headwear, footwear, coats, jackets, parkas, vests, pants, shirts, sweaters, skirts, shorts, gloves, mittens, jumpsuits, coveralls, gaiters, rain suits, athletic wear, namely, singlets, shorts, leg warmers, knee warmers, neck gaiters, and headbands, fishing waders, and undergarments; Protective clothing for protection against contact from blood-borne pathogens and body fluids, namely, pants, coats, footwear, coveralls, jackets, gloves, mittens, pants, parkas, vests, jumpsuits, rain suits, head wear, glove liners |
| Goods and Services | Fabric made of polytetrafluoroethylene and fiberglass for use in the manufacture of industrial or architectural products; textile shoe lining fabric; loosely woven synthetic fiber fabrics, namely, scrim; camouflage fitted covers for sleeping bags; Bivy bags, namely, bivouac sacks being sleeping bags |
| Goods and Services | Yarn and thread; sewing thread |
| Goods and Services | Bivy bags, namely, bivouac sacks being shelters; tents; camouflage unfitted covers for sleeping bags, tarpaulins; Synthetic fibers for braiding into industrial packings; plastic filaments and synthetic fibers for use in the manufacture of fabric; non-woven polymeric fiber for use in the manufacture of fabric; synthetic fibers for textile use; covers in the nature of compost containers for facilitating decomposition for agricultural and industrial use |
| Goods and Services | Filter bags and filter cartridges for use in industrial gas or liquid filtration; air filtering machines for industrial use; air filters for use in electronic equipment, namely, air conditioning units, electronic equipment in industrial installations, consumer appliances; filtration membranes consisting of porous sheets and films of various thickness and densities for air and water filter devices, namely, filters, filter cartridges, filter cloths; membrane filter cartridges for the separation of biomolecules in biopharmaceutical production equipment; membranes filters for water filtering apparatus |
| Goods and Services | Artificial vascular grafts; surgical implants, namely, expanded polytetrafluoroethylene in the forms of sheets, patches, membranes, tubes and fibers for use in the reconstruction and/or repair of body parts; surgical implants composed of artificial materials, namely, synthetic bio-absorbable material for use in the regeneration of soft and hard body tissue ; catheters; catheter balloons; strip of polymeric material used to reinforce staples and sutures in a surgical site; surgical instruments, namely, suture passer and introducer sheath; stents; synthetic stent-grafts; endoprosthesis; medical device, namely, hernia plug for the repair of hernias; blood filter; ultrasound probe assemblies for medical use; membranes for use as filters in medical equipment, namely, blood filters |
| International Class | 023 - Yarns and threads, for textile use. |
| US Class Codes | 043 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, August 12, 2022 |
| Primary Code | 023 |
| 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, August 12, 2022 |
| Primary Code | 009 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 010 - Surgical, medical, dental, and veterinary apparatus and instruments, artificial limbs, eyes, and teeth; orthopedic articles; suture materials. |
| US Class Codes | 026, 039, 044 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, August 12, 2022 |
| Primary Code | 010 |
| 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, August 12, 2022 |
| Primary Code | 011 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 015 - Musical instruments. |
| US Class Codes | 002, 021, 036 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, August 12, 2022 |
| Primary Code | 015 |
| 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 | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, August 12, 2022 |
| Primary Code | 017 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 022 - Ropes, string, nets, tents, awnings, tarpaulins, sails, sacks and bags (not included in other classes); padding and stuffing materials (except of rubber or plastics); raw fibrous textile materials. |
| US Class Codes | 001, 002, 007, 019, 022, 042, 050 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, August 12, 2022 |
| Primary Code | 022 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 024 - Textiles and textile goods, not included in other classes; beds and table covers. |
| US Class Codes | 042, 050 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, August 12, 2022 |
| Primary Code | 024 |
| 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 | Friday, August 12, 2022 |
| Primary Code | 025 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Newark, DE 19711 |
| Party Name | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Newark, DE 19711 |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Friday, August 12, 2022 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Tuesday, August 9, 2022 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Tuesday, May 23, 2023 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Tuesday, May 30, 2023 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Friday, August 18, 2023 | APPLICATION EXTENSION TO RESPONSE PERIOD - RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, May 30, 2023 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, May 30, 2023 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Friday, August 18, 2023 | APPLICATION EXTENSION GRANTED/RECEIPT PROVIDED |
| Thursday, November 30, 2023 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Thursday, November 30, 2023 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Thursday, November 30, 2023 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Tuesday, December 26, 2023 | FINAL REFUSAL WRITTEN |
| Tuesday, December 26, 2023 | FINAL REFUSAL E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, December 26, 2023 | NOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED |
| Wednesday, January 24, 2024 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, January 24, 2024 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, January 24, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Thursday, January 25, 2024 | ASSIGNED TO LIE |
| Thursday, January 25, 2024 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED |
| Tuesday, April 2, 2024 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Monday, February 26, 2024 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, March 13, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, September 4, 2024 | SOU TEAS EXTENSION RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, September 4, 2024 | NOTICE OF APPROVAL OF EXTENSION REQUEST E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, September 4, 2024 | SOU EXTENSION 1 FILED |
| Wednesday, September 4, 2024 | SOU EXTENSION 1 GRANTED |
| Tuesday, June 4, 2024 | NOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT |
| Tuesday, April 2, 2024 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |