ETHERCAT

What this means for you

Registered since 24 Oct 2006. The owner can stop confusingly similar uses in the classes it covers; it stays on the register as long as the owner keeps up the maintenance filings (next due by 24 Oct 2016).

Record

Serial number

78348839

Registration number

3163435

Mark type

Stylized text

Filed

07 Jan 2004

Published for opposition

25 Oct 2005

Registered

24 Oct 2006

Next maintenance due

24 Oct 2016

Attorney of record

Cathleen F. Dahl

Goods and services

• Class 009 — Scientific and electric apparatus: Electrical, electronic, optical measuring, signaling, checking and supervising, regulating and control apparatus, instruments and installations; namely, electrical bus couplers, electrical bus terminal controllers, man-machine computer interface boards, electrical connectors, digital input/output terminals for data processors, and optical filters; data processing equipment and computer and network components and interfaces, namely, counters for data processors, analog input/output computer terminals, computer terminals for angular position displacement measurement, computer sensor interfaces, encoder interfaces, computer communication terminals, computer system terminals, bus end terminals for computers, computer voltage supply terminals, potential distribution terminals for computers, shield terminals for computers; process control systems comprised of computer hardware; network-based computer programs, namely, data processing computer programs for controlling, supervising, optimizing and diagnosing of industrial machinery and automation systems; computer software for projecting, planning, parameterization and commissioning of computer terminal stations; software for run-time environment for enabling other software programs to self-execute; computer software for enabling data exchange between compilers and interpreters; computer software for creating visualization computer programs and for controlling the operation of computer peripherals; programming software for developing computer programs; software for online diagnosis of fault errors in communications lines and in control devices, interpreters and message routers; multi-task computer software for database management and data exchange management; computer software for position control of industrial machinery; computer editor software for linking compiled programs to industrial machinery; computer software for enabling data exchange between personal computers and industrial machines; automation software for use in general purpose computers for controlling the operation of industrial machinery and for storing and retrieving information in program files in industrial machinery; computer software for creating automation software; computer programs recorded on data carriers for controlling the operation of industrial machinery; software for storing and retrieving information in program files in industrial machinery and for creating automation software; * all the aforementioned goods not for construction and mining equipment, diesel generator sets, natural gas generator sets and industrial gas turbines *
• Class 016 — Paper goods and printed matter: Printed matter, namely, instructional manuals for computer programs for use with industrial machinery, for automation software for general purposes, for computer programs for controlling the operation of industrial machinery and for storing and retrieving information in program files, for computer software for creating automation software, for computer programs for controlling, supervising, optimizing and diagnosing industrial machinery arid automation systems, all abovementioned programs recorded on data carriers; * all the aforementioned goods not for construction and mining equipment, diesel generator sets, natural gas generator sets and industrial gas turbines *
• Class 042 — Scientific and technological services: Computer programming for others; * all the aforementioned goods not for construction and mining equipment, diesel generator sets, natural gas generator sets and industrial gas turbines *

Owner

• BECKHOFF AUTOMATION GMBH, Verl, DE
• Beckhoff, Hans, Verl, DE
• Beckhoff, Hans, Verl, DE
• Beckhoff, Hans, Verl, DE

Prosecution history

• 24 Oct 2025 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED
• 31 Jul 2019 — APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED
• 31 Jul 2019 — TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED
• 13 Dec 2016 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED
• 13 Dec 2016 — REGISTERED AND RENEWED (FIRST RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
• 13 Dec 2016 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED
• 06 Dec 2016 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
• 27 Sept 2016 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED
• 24 Oct 2015 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED
• 14 May 2014 — AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP
• 23 Jun 2012 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 15 - E-MAILED
• 23 Jun 2012 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK.
• 23 Jun 2012 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
• 18 Jun 2012 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 15 RECEIVED
• 18 Oct 2011 — SEC 7 REQUEST FILED