VW AG Trademark
Trademark Overview
On Thursday, March 17, 2011, a trademark application was filed for VW AG with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the VW AG trademark a serial number of 79104474. The federal status of this trademark filing is SECTION 71 ACCEPTED as of Thursday, February 9, 2023. This trademark is owned by Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft. The VW AG trademark is filed in the Lubricant & Fuel Products, Metal Products, Machinery Products, Computer & Software Products & Electrical & Scientific Products, Environmental Control Instrument Products, and Vehicles & Locomotive Products categories with the following description:
[ Scientific, nautical, surveying, electric, photographic, cinematographic,optical, weighing, measuring, signaling, checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments, namely, contact lenses, spectacles, spectacle cases, binoculars, magnifying glasses, sunglasses, simulators for steering and controlling vehicles, ] [ voltage regulators for vehicles, vehicle breakdown warning triangles, vehicle breakdown warning lamps, cigar lighters for automobiles, electric batteries and their parts, electric accumulators and their pads, fuel cells and their parts, chargers for electric batteries, ] [ burglar alarms, anti-theft alarms, fire alarms, smoke alarms, gas alarms,speed indicators, graduated rulers, measuring apparatus and measuring instruments, namely, revolution counters; revolution counters, ] electronic control mechanisms and power and voltage supply units for vehicle headlights and their parts, control mechanisms and power and voltage supply units for vehicle ligh...
[ Metal, wood, plastics working machines, machines for production, repair and dismantling of land, air and water vehicles, for the chemical industry, for agriculture, for mining, for the textile industry, for the food industry, for the beverage industry, for the construction industry, for the packaging industry; motors, other than for land vehicles; ] [ motor parts for motors of all kind, namely, motor starters, machine cylinders, machine cylinder heads, machine pumps, pistons, flywheels, bearings, valves, exhausts for engines, injectors for engines, glow plugs for diesel engines, carburetors for engines; ] electric motors, not for land vehicles; parts for electric motors of all kind, namely, alternators, armatures, motor brushes, coils; filters for cleaning cooling air for engines; glow plugs for Diesel engines [ ; machine couplings and transmissions, except for land vehicles; clutches, other than for land vehicles; pads of machine couplings and transmissions, namely, transmission bel...
[ Common metals and their alloys; transportable buildings of metal;railway material of metal; cables and wires of metal, non-electric; ironmongery and small items of metal hardware, namely, metal badges for vehicles, metal locks for vehicles, metal license plates for vehicles, wheel boots, metal key rings; license plates of metal; signboards of metal; metal wheel clamps (denver boots); rings of common of metal for keys; empty tool boxes of metal; empty tool chests of metal; tubes of metal; metal safes; metal ores ]
[ industrial grease and oil; lubricants for automobiles; dust laying compositions for use on unpaved roads; fuel, namely, motor fuel, lighting fuel; candles, wicks for candles ]
Vehicles, for locomotion by land, air and/or water arid their structural parts; motorized land vehicles and their structural parts; trailers and semi trailers for vehicles and their structural parts [ ; engines for land vehicles; rims for land vehicle wheels; alarm systems for vehicles; anti-theft devices for vehicles; alarm systems for motorized land vehicles; anti-theft devices for motorized land vehicles ]
[ Apparatus for lighting, heating, steam generating, cooking, refrigerating, drying, ventilating, water supply and sanitary purposes, namely, pocket flashlights, gas igniters for gas ovens, ] climate control systems for automobiles consisting of air conditioners for automobiles, ventilation systems for automobiles, defrosters for vehicles, heaters for defrosting windows of vehicles, vehicle headlights, [ electric coffee makers, pots and percolators, vehicle breakdown warning lamps; Lighting apparatus and installations, namely, lighting installations; Lamps; Electric torches for Fighting; Arc lamps; Electric coffee machines; Electric fans for personal use; Electric discharge tubes for lighting; Bicycle lights; ] Vehicle lights and their pads; Vehicle reflectors and their pads; Vehicle headlights and their pads; [ Sockets for electric lights; Friction lighters for igniting gas; Light bulbs; Light bulbs, electric; Incandescent burners; Filaments for electric lamps; Miners' lamps; ] Air co...
General Information
| Serial Number | 79104474 |
| Word Mark | VW AG |
| Filing Date | Thursday, March 17, 2011 |
| Status | 706 - SECTION 71 ACCEPTED |
| Status Date | Thursday, February 9, 2023 |
| Registration Number | 4177648 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, July 24, 2012 |
| Mark Drawing | 4 - Illustration: Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Block form |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, May 8, 2012 |
Trademark Statements
| Goods and Services | [ Scientific, nautical, surveying, electric, photographic, cinematographic,optical, weighing, measuring, signaling, checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments, namely, contact lenses, spectacles, spectacle cases, binoculars, magnifying glasses, sunglasses, simulators for steering and controlling vehicles, ] [ voltage regulators for vehicles, vehicle breakdown warning triangles, vehicle breakdown warning lamps, cigar lighters for automobiles, electric batteries and their parts, electric accumulators and their pads, fuel cells and their parts, chargers for electric batteries, ] [ burglar alarms, anti-theft alarms, fire alarms, smoke alarms, gas alarms,speed indicators, graduated rulers, measuring apparatus and measuring instruments, namely, revolution counters; revolution counters, ] electronic control mechanisms and power and voltage supply units for vehicle headlights and their parts, control mechanisms and power and voltage supply units for vehicle lights and their pads, electronic controls for internal combustion engines and electric motors for land vehicles, [ life saving apparatus and equipment, namely, life-saving rafts, fire escape ladders, safety nets, safety tarpaulins, life belts, life buoys, life jackets, acid hydrometers, fuses,electric relays, lasers not for medical purposes, laser pointers, remote controlling apparatus for radios, television and stereos; solar batteries, compasses, ] [ navigation systems, spirit levels, ] balancing apparatus, namely, tire balancing machines for land vehicles; [ apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating and controlling electricity; apparatus for recording, transmission and/or reproduction of sound and images, aerials radios, television apparatus for projection purposes, telephone apparatus, video telephones, projection apparatus,cinematographic cameras, cameras (photography), photocopiers, electronic translation apparatus, pocket translators, electronic, exposed films; magnetic, electronic and optical data carriers except unexposed films, recording discs, encoded magnetic cards,integrated circuit cards (smart cards), magnetically encoded telephone cards; automatic vending machines, mechanisms for coin operated apparatus; automatic banking machines; cash registers, calculators, data processing apparatus, computers, electronic calendars and organizers, facsimile apparatus, computer monitors, computer peripheral devices,pocket calculators; ] [ recorded and downloadable computer programs and software and collected data recorded on data carriers in the field of automobiles recorded on data carriers for use in data base management ] [ ; fire extinguishers; amusement apparatus and apparatus for games adapted for use with external screens or monitors ] |
| Goods and Services | [ Metal, wood, plastics working machines, machines for production, repair and dismantling of land, air and water vehicles, for the chemical industry, for agriculture, for mining, for the textile industry, for the food industry, for the beverage industry, for the construction industry, for the packaging industry; motors, other than for land vehicles; ] [ motor parts for motors of all kind, namely, motor starters, machine cylinders, machine cylinder heads, machine pumps, pistons, flywheels, bearings, valves, exhausts for engines, injectors for engines, glow plugs for diesel engines, carburetors for engines; ] electric motors, not for land vehicles; parts for electric motors of all kind, namely, alternators, armatures, motor brushes, coils; filters for cleaning cooling air for engines; glow plugs for Diesel engines [ ; machine couplings and transmissions, except for land vehicles; clutches, other than for land vehicles; pads of machine couplings and transmissions, namely, transmission belts, clutches for machines other than for land vehicles; power-operated jacks ] [ ; motorized lawn mowers; agricultural implements other than hand-operated, namely, cultivators, harvesters, disk harrows, seeders ] |
| Goods and Services | [ Common metals and their alloys; transportable buildings of metal;railway material of metal; cables and wires of metal, non-electric; ironmongery and small items of metal hardware, namely, metal badges for vehicles, metal locks for vehicles, metal license plates for vehicles, wheel boots, metal key rings; license plates of metal; signboards of metal; metal wheel clamps (denver boots); rings of common of metal for keys; empty tool boxes of metal; empty tool chests of metal; tubes of metal; metal safes; metal ores ] |
| Pseudo Mark | VOLKS WAGEN AKTIEN GESELLSCHAFT |
| Goods and Services | [ industrial grease and oil; lubricants for automobiles; dust laying compositions for use on unpaved roads; fuel, namely, motor fuel, lighting fuel; candles, wicks for candles ] |
| Indication of Colors claimed | Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Vehicles, for locomotion by land, air and/or water arid their structural parts; motorized land vehicles and their structural parts; trailers and semi trailers for vehicles and their structural parts [ ; engines for land vehicles; rims for land vehicle wheels; alarm systems for vehicles; anti-theft devices for vehicles; alarm systems for motorized land vehicles; anti-theft devices for motorized land vehicles ] |
| Goods and Services | [ Apparatus for lighting, heating, steam generating, cooking, refrigerating, drying, ventilating, water supply and sanitary purposes, namely, pocket flashlights, gas igniters for gas ovens, ] climate control systems for automobiles consisting of air conditioners for automobiles, ventilation systems for automobiles, defrosters for vehicles, heaters for defrosting windows of vehicles, vehicle headlights, [ electric coffee makers, pots and percolators, vehicle breakdown warning lamps; Lighting apparatus and installations, namely, lighting installations; Lamps; Electric torches for Fighting; Arc lamps; Electric coffee machines; Electric fans for personal use; Electric discharge tubes for lighting; Bicycle lights; ] Vehicle lights and their pads; Vehicle reflectors and their pads; Vehicle headlights and their pads; [ Sockets for electric lights; Friction lighters for igniting gas; Light bulbs; Light bulbs, electric; Incandescent burners; Filaments for electric lamps; Miners' lamps; ] Air conditioning installations; Air conditioning apparatus [ ; Refrigerators; Electric lamps: Lamp glasses; Lamp mantles; Lamp globes; Lamp chimneys.; Lamp shades; Lampshade holders; Luminous tubes for lighting; Discharge tubes, electric, for lighting;Light diffusers; electric air deodorizers; Air reheaters; Filters for air conditioning Air filtering installations; Air cooling apparatus; Air purifying apparatus and machines; Germicidal lamps for purifying air; Spa baths vessels; Air sterilizers; Air driers, namely, portable electric warm air dryer; air conditioning and ventilation installations and apparatus; Lamp reflectors; Safety lamps; Solar collectors heating; Electric pocket torches; Ultraviolet ray lamps, not for medical purposes ] |
| NOT AVAILABLE | "AG" |
Classification Information
| International Class | 004 - Industrial oils and greases; lubricants; dust absorbing, wetting and binding compositions; fuels (including motor spirit) and illuminants; candles and wicks for lighting. |
| US Class Codes | 001, 006, 015 |
| Class Status Code | G - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Class Status Date | Friday, December 8, 2017 |
| Primary Code | 004 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| 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 | G - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Class Status Date | Friday, December 8, 2017 |
| Primary Code | 006 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| 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, 024, 031, 034, 035 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, November 18, 2011 |
| Primary Code | 007 |
| 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, November 18, 2011 |
| 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, 031, 034 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, November 18, 2011 |
| Primary Code | 011 |
| 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 | Friday, November 18, 2011 |
| Primary Code | 012 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
Trademark Owner History
| Party Name | Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 09 - Joint Stock Company |
| Address | Wolfsburg 38440
DE |
| Party Name | Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 09 - Joint Stock Company |
| Address | DE |
| Party Name | Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 09 - Joint Stock Company |
| Address | DE |
Trademark Events
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Friday, November 18, 2011 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Friday, November 18, 2011 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Tuesday, November 29, 2011 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) WITHDRAWN FOR REVIEW |
| Thursday, November 17, 2011 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB |
| Tuesday, November 22, 2011 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Monday, November 28, 2011 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Tuesday, November 29, 2011 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Friday, March 2, 2012 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Wednesday, December 21, 2011 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Thursday, December 22, 2011 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Thursday, December 22, 2011 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU |
| Thursday, December 22, 2011 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB |
| Monday, January 9, 2012 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Thursday, January 26, 2012 | FAX RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, January 31, 2012 | PAPER RECEIVED |
| Thursday, February 9, 2012 | ASSIGNED TO LIE |
| Friday, March 2, 2012 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Thursday, November 15, 2012 | FINAL DECISION TRANSACTION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Wednesday, March 7, 2012 | DATA MODIFICATION COMPLETED |
| Thursday, March 29, 2012 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Friday, March 30, 2012 | LAW OFFICE PUBLICATION REVIEW COMPLETED |
| Wednesday, April 18, 2012 | NOTICE OF PUBLICATION |
| Tuesday, May 8, 2012 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, July 24, 2012 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, October 24, 2012 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Thursday, October 25, 2012 | FINAL DISPOSITION PROCESSED |
| Thursday, October 25, 2012 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE SENT TO IB |
| Monday, November 13, 2017 | TEAS SECTION 71 & 15 RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, August 28, 2018 | INVALIDATION PROCESSED |
| Friday, April 17, 2020 | NOTICE OF SUIT |
| Thursday, April 1, 2021 | INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION RENEWED |
| Thursday, November 23, 2017 | CHANGE OF NAME/ADDRESS REC'D FROM IB |
| Wednesday, December 6, 2017 | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL |
| Friday, December 8, 2017 | REGISTERED - PARTIAL SEC. 71 ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK. |
| Friday, December 8, 2017 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 71 & 15 - E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, August 8, 2018 | PARTIAL INVALIDATION OF REG EXT PROTECTION CREATED |
| Tuesday, August 28, 2018 | PARTIAL INVALIDATION OF REG EXT PROTECTION SENT TO IB |
| Friday, October 12, 2018 | PARTIAL INVALIDATION PROCESSED BY THE IB |
| Wednesday, April 7, 2021 | NOTICE OF SUIT |
| Saturday, July 24, 2021 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 71 (10-YR) E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, April 5, 2022 | NOTICE OF SUIT |
| Friday, January 20, 2023 | TEAS SECTION 71 RECEIVED |
| Thursday, February 9, 2023 | REGISTERED-SEC.71 ACCEPTED |
| Thursday, February 9, 2023 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 71 - E-MAILED |
| Monday, October 9, 2023 | PARTIAL INVALIDATION OF REG EXT PROTECTION CREATED |
| Wednesday, October 11, 2023 | INVALIDATION PROCESSED |
| Wednesday, October 11, 2023 | PARTIAL INVALIDATION OF REG EXT PROTECTION SENT TO IB |
| Sunday, November 12, 2023 | PARTIAL INVALIDATION PROCESSED BY THE IB |
