
| Serial Number | 79354975 |
| Word Mark | VA-Q-TEC |
| Filing Date | Thursday, August 11, 2022 |
| Status | 700 - REGISTERED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, May 28, 2024 |
| Registration Number | 7393948 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, May 28, 2024 |
| Mark Drawing | 5 - Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Stylized form |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, March 12, 2024 |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of "VA-Q-TEC" stylized in blue except for the letter "Q" which appears in blue and red. |
| Goods and Services | Recorded content, namely, downloadable electronic publications in the nature of white papers and manuals in the field of insulating materials, thermal insulation, and transportation and storage of temperature controlled products; information technology and audio-visual, multimedia and photographic devices, namely, apparatus and instruments for recording, transmitting, reproducing or processing sound, images or data; scientific and laboratory devices for treatment using electricity, namely, lasers, not for medical purposes; navigation, guidance, tracking, targeting and map making devices, namely, radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, RFID readers, encoded bar code labels, and electronic devices for locating and tracking transportation containers using global positioning systems; measuring, detecting, monitoring and controlling devices, namely, temperature sensors, pressure sensors, and electronic sensors for measuring heat transfer between two objects |
| Goods and Services | Building and construction materials and elements of metal, namely, building panels of metal, building boards of metal, wall panels of metal, floor panels of metal, ceiling panels of metal, composite panels composed primarily of metal, and metal panels for building heat storage tanks; structures of metal, namely, metal storage shelters, metal shelter structures, and portable metal structures with flexible covers for commercial or industrial storage; transportable buildings of metal; containers of metal for storage, transport and packaging |
| Goods and Services | Non-metallic flexible pipes, tubes, and hoses; non-metal fittings for flexible pipes, for flexible tubes, and flexible hoses; non-metallic fittings for rigid pipes; valves of india-rubber or vulcanized fibre not including machine elements used as fittings for flexible pipes, tubes, and hoses; building insulation featuring stainless steel foil and stainless steel panels; metal foil for insulation featuring stainless steel; foils of stainless steel metal for insulating furnaces, batteries and laboratory equipment; weatherizing membranes and vapor barriers featuring stainless steel foil; sealing and insulating materials featuring stainless steel foil; sealants for buildings featuring stainless steel foil; fillers for expansion joints featuring stainless steel foil; shock-absorbing and packing materials, namely, packaging materials of rubber or plastic and rubber for shipping containers; vibration dampers, namely, rubber foam in sheet form and molded foam for packaging; membranes and semi-processed synthetic filtering materials, namely, insulating waterproofing membranes, weatherizing membranes for foundations of buildings, and semi-processed films of plastic in the nature of filtering materials in the insulation material and thermal packaging industry; adhesive tapes, strips, bands and films, namely, adhesive tapes for industrial purposes, adhesive tapes, other than stationery and not for medical or household purposes, adhesive bands for industrial use, adhesive bands for sealing pharmaceutical containers, adhesive polymer films for use in commercial or manufacturing, adhesive plastic film for use in commercial or industrial manufacturing; polyester, namely, insulation fabrics made from polyester and polyester sheets for use in the manufacture of labels; mineral fibers, namely, mineral vulcanized-fiber; semi-worked plastic substances, namely, semi-worked synthetic plastic as semi-finished products in form of pellets, rods, foils, foams, fibers, films and sheets; elastomers, namely, elastomers for bonding to articles used for shot-blasting, elastomer expansion joints, and thermoplastic elastomer pellets for use as infill for synthetic field turf; pipe connectors, non-metallic, namely, non-metal seals for pipe connections and rings of rubber for use as pipe connection seals |
| Goods and Services | Transport, namely, transport of goods; packaging and storage of goods, namely, packaging articles for transportation and storage of goods; transport, packaging and storage of goods; rental services related to transportation, and storage, namely, rental of storage containers and rental of shipping containers; transport information, advice and reservation services, namely, transport reservation, providing information relating to transportation of temperature-sensitive goods, providing information via a website in the field of delivery of temperature-sensitive goods, and freight transportation consultation in the field of freight transportation by truck, rail, air and ocean |
| Goods and Services | Paper bags for packaging, wrapping and storage; plastic bags for packaging and wrapping; plastic food storage bags for household use; articles for packaging, wrapping and storage of paper, cardboard or plastics, namely, packaging materials of paper, wrapping paper, storage containers made of paper, cardboard boxes, cardboard tubes, plastic films for packaging, plastic sheets for packaging, plastic wrap, and plastic gift wrap |
| Pseudo Mark | VA Q TEC |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The color(s) blue and red is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Advertising, marketing and promotion services; advertising services; marketing services; promotional services, namely, promotional marketing services and promotional services in the nature of promoting the goods of others by providing online coupons; retail and online retail store services featuring construction materials and components of metal, goods of semi-processed or unprocessed common metal having no specific use, articles of metal hardware, transportable buildings and structures of metal, containers, and transportation and packaging articles, of metal; retail and online retail store services featuring medical and veterinary apparatus and instruments, namely, heat insulated containers for medical purposes sold empty to store and transport medical instruments, pharmaceuticals, vaccines, human tissue, organs and blood and cooling containers for medical purposes sold empty to store and transport medical instruments, pharmaceuticals, vaccines, human tissue, organs and blood; retail and online retail store services featuring bags and articles for packaging, wrapping and storage of paper, cardboard or plastics; retail and online retail store services featuring flexible ducting, tubes, hoses and junctions therefor, including valves, and junctions for rigid pipes, all not of metal, insulating materials and articles, seals, caulking materials and filling compounds, shock-absorbing and packaging materials and vibration dampers; retail and online retail store services featuring membranes and semi-processed synthetic filtering materials, adhesive tapes, strips, bands and transparent film, polyester, mineral fibres, plastics in extruded form, and elastomers; retail and online retail store services featuring containers, and closures and holders therefor, not of metal, fastening material, not of metal, cable fasteners, connectors and holders, non-metallic, and pipe fasteners, connectors and holders, non-metallic |
| Goods and Services | Medical and veterinary apparatus and instruments, namely, heat insulated containers for medical purposes sold empty to store and transport medical instruments, pharmaceuticals, vaccines, human tissue, organs and blood and cooling containers for medical purposes sold empty to store and transport medical instruments, pharmaceuticals, vaccines, human tissue, organs and blood |
| Goods and Services | Non-metallic containers, namely, non-metal containers for transport, non-metal storage boxes for general use, non-metal and non-paper insulated shipping containers, and non-metal and non-paper storage containers for storing temperature-sensitive goods; non-metallic closures for containers; non-metal fasteners, namely, non-metal bolts, non-metal plugs, non-metal pins, non-metal screws, and non-metal nuts |
| Goods and Services | Scientific and technological services, namely, scientific and technological research, analysis, testing and consultation in the field of insulation material and thermal packaging; product testing; authentication in the field of insulation material and thermal packaging; quality control for others; information technology (IT) services being computer hardware, software and computer peripherals design and technical consultancy in the field of computer hardware, software and computer peripherals design |
| 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 | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Monday, November 14, 2022 |
| Primary Code | 006 |
| 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 | Monday, November 14, 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 | Monday, November 14, 2022 |
| Primary Code | 010 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 016 - Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials, not included in other classes; printed matter; bookbinding material; photographs; stationery; adhesives for stationery or household purposes; artists' materials; paint brushes; typewriters and office requisites (except furniture); instructional and teaching material (except apparatus); plastic materials for packaging (not included in other classes); printers' type; printing blocks. |
| US Class Codes | 002, 005, 022, 023, 029, 037, 038, 050 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Monday, November 14, 2022 |
| Primary Code | 016 |
| 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 | Monday, November 14, 2022 |
| Primary Code | 017 |
| 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 | Monday, November 14, 2022 |
| Primary Code | 042 |
| 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 | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Monday, November 14, 2022 |
| Primary Code | 020 |
| 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 | Monday, November 14, 2022 |
| Primary Code | 035 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 039 - Transport; packaging and storage of goods; travel arrangement. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 105 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Monday, November 14, 2022 |
| Primary Code | 039 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | va-Q-tec Thermal Solutions GmbH |
| Party Type | 31 - New Owner After Registration |
| Legal Entity Type | 98 - Unknown |
| Address | DE |
| Party Name | va-Q-tec AG |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 84 - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Address | DE |
| Party Name | va-Q-tec AG |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 84 - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Address | DE |
| Party Name | va-Q-tec AG |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | DE |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Thursday, November 10, 2022 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB |
| Monday, November 14, 2022 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Friday, November 18, 2022 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Wednesday, May 31, 2023 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Thursday, June 1, 2023 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Friday, June 2, 2023 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Saturday, July 8, 2023 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU |
| Saturday, July 8, 2023 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB |
| Tuesday, August 1, 2023 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Tuesday, December 12, 2023 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, December 12, 2023 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Wednesday, December 13, 2023 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Wednesday, January 3, 2024 | FINAL REFUSAL WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, January 3, 2024 | FINAL REFUSAL E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, January 3, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED |
| Wednesday, January 31, 2024 | TEAS REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, January 31, 2024 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Thursday, February 1, 2024 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Thursday, February 1, 2024 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Monday, March 11, 2024 | NOTIFICATION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Wednesday, February 21, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, February 21, 2024 | NOTICE OF START OF OPPOSITION PERIOD CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, February 21, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, February 21, 2024 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, March 12, 2024 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Wednesday, April 10, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Tuesday, March 12, 2024 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, April 10, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION SENT TO IB |
| Monday, April 29, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION - PROCESSED BY IB |
| Tuesday, May 28, 2024 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, May 28, 2024 | NOTICE OF REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION EMAILED |
| Friday, October 25, 2024 | CHANGE OF OWNER RECEIVED FROM IB |
| Thursday, January 16, 2025 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE SENT TO IB |
| Saturday, February 8, 2025 | FINAL DECISION TRANSACTION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Thursday, January 16, 2025 | FINAL DISPOSITION PROCESSED |
| Saturday, October 26, 2024 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |