SWAN-FINCH ESTABLISHED 1853 MOTUL REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. MOTOR OILS SWAN-FINCH OIL CORPORATION NEW YORK, NEWARK, CHICAGO, BUFFALO, BOSTON, PITTSBURG, SAN FRANCISCO, TORONTO

What this means for you

Registered since 29 May 2018. The owner can stop confusingly similar uses in the classes it covers.

Record

Serial number

79196864

Registration number

5477563

Mark type

Design + words

Filed

14 Apr 2016

Published for opposition

13 Mar 2018

Registered

29 May 2018

Attorney of record

Jeannine A Rittenhouse

Goods and services

• Class 001 — Chemicals: [ Chemical products for cooling liquids, chemical compositions as ingredients for lubricants; chemical additives for motor fuel; chemicals for use in industry, science, photography, as well as in agriculture, horticulture and forestry; unprocessed artificial resins; unprocessed plastics; soil fertilizers; fire-extinguishing compositions; tempering preparations and soldering chemicals; chemical substances for preserving foodstuffs; tanning materials, namely, enzymes for use in the tanning of leather; adhesives for use in industry; waterproofing chemical compositions; antifreeze; scale removers, other than for household use ]
• Class 004 — Lubricants and fuels: Industrial oils and greases; lubricants, namely, automobile and motorcycle lubricants; oils, greases and lubricants for vehicle motors and engines [ ; non-chemical additives to motor fuel; dust absorbing, wetting and binding compositions, for use in the maintenance of vehicle motors and engines and all machine motors and engines; fuels, motor fuel and lighting fuel; candles; wicks for candles for lighting; dust binding compositions used as binding agents; agglomerating agents being dust binding agents, fork oil being oils for all types of motor engines, in particular for motor vehicles, machinery and power generation ]
• Class 016 — Paper goods and printed matter: [ digital printing products, namely printing paper; bookbinding material; photographs; stationery; adhesives for stationery or household purposes; artists' materials, namely, paintbrushes; typewriters and office requisites except furniture, namely, envelope sealing machines; printing instructional or teaching material, except apparatus, in the field of sports, races and motor engines including oils, greases and lubricants; plastic bags, plastic films for packaging, not included in other classes; printing type; printing blocks; boxes of cardboard or paper; writing or drawing books; folders for papers; files, namely, card files; posters; albums for coins, photographs; cards, namely, greeting cards, note cards, invitation cards; business cards; postcards; books, namely, guest books, books in the field of sports, races and motor engines including oils, greases and lubricants; newspapers; printed prospectuses; pamphlets in the field of sports, races and motor engines including oils, greases and lubricants; advertising pamphlets; printed publications, namely, brochures, booklets, and teaching materials in the field of sports, races and motor engines including oils, greases and lubricants; informational flyers featuring sports, races and motor engines including oils, greases and lubricants; journals in the field of sports, races and motor engines including oils, greases and lubricants; printed periodicals in the field of sports, races and motor engines including oils, greases and lubricants; magazines featuring sports, races and motor engines including oils, greases and lubricants; catalogs in the field of sports, races and motor engines including oils, greases and lubricants; calendars; diaries; writing pads; notepads; printed sports competition guides; writing instruments; pens; pencils; print engravings or lithographic works of art; pictures; paintings, framed or unframed; graphic prints; drawing instruments; handkerchiefs of paper; face towels of paper; table linen of paper; plastic or paper bags and pouches for merchandise packaging; envelopes, garbage bags of paper or of plastics; non-magnetically encoded plastic or laminated gift cards for purchase as gifts for others and to enable them to make purchases under conditions previously agreed by the issuer and purchaser of the card; printed vouchers redeemable for the purchase of goods or services; printed vouchers exchangeable for goods or services; non-magnetically encoded gift cards; non-magnetically encoded subscription cards; printed gift certificates; printed gift vouchers and certificates; product data sheets ]
• Class 025 — Clothing: [ Clothing, namely, shirts, suits, sweaters, vests, tank tops, t-shirts, dresses, skirts, pants, slips, blazers, coats, blousons, motorcycling jackets, jackets, underwear, rainwear, swimwear, shorts, briefs; knitwear, namely, sweaters; ] head coverings, namely, hats, [ visors, ] caps [ , hoods; clothing for sports, namely, sports warm-up suits; sweatshirts; jackets; sports jerseys; belts; suspenders; gloves; footwear; footwear for sports; boots; half-boots; Masquerade costumes; scarves; shawls; uniforms ]
• Class 028 — Toys and sporting goods: [ Games, namely, action skill games, card games, dice games; toys, namely, electronic action toys, toy cars, toy motorcycles; balloons, board games; portable electronic games designed for use with television receivers only; video games, namely, coin-operated video-games, arcade car and motorcycle racing video game machines; video game machines; video game consoles; hand-held game machines with liquid crystal displays; robots for entertainment; arcade games; model cars; portable hand-held game apparatus with liquid crystal displays; portable electronic game apparatus; consumer video game apparatus; controls for mass-market video game apparatus, equipment for portable game apparatus with liquid crystal displays; dolls; modeled plastic toy figurines; toy figurines; arcade game machines and apparatus; arcade video game apparatus; slot machines; sports equipment, namely, starting blocks for sports, protective paddings as part of sports suits for racing and motor sports; gymnastic articles, namely, parallel bars; sports flags, namely, corner flags ]
• Class 041 — Education and entertainment services: [ Education, namely, training in the field of sports, races and motor engines including oils, greases and lubricants; entertainment, namely, organizing sporting and cultural activities; editing of books and of magazines; book lending; animal training; television show and film production; rental of films, phonographic recordings, cinema projection apparatus and accessories, stage scenery; videotape editing; organization of competitions relating to education and entertainment in the field of sports, races and motor sports competitions; organization and conducting of colloquiums, conferences, conventions in the field of sports, races and motor engines including oils, greases and lubricants for non-business and non-commercial purposes; organization of exhibitions for cultural or educational purposes; operating of lotteries; booking of seats for shows ]

Owner

• MOTUL, FR
• MOTUL, Société Anonyme, FR
• MOTUL, Société Anonyme, FR

Prosecution history

• 10 Sept 2026 — Further Decision Processed by IB
• 08 Jul 2026 — GENERIC MADRID TRANSACTION SENT TO IB
• 08 Jul 2026 — INVALIDATION REVIEWED - NO ACTION REQUIRED BY OFFICE
• 08 Jul 2026 — GENERIC MADRID TRANSACTION CREATED
• 12 Feb 2026 — INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION RENEWED
• 16 Dec 2025 — PARTIAL INVALIDATION OF REG EXT PROTECTION CREATED
• 16 Apr 2025 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 71 - E-MAILED
• 16 Apr 2025 — REGISTERED - PARTIAL SEC 71 ACCEPTED
• 15 Apr 2025 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
• 26 Nov 2024 — TEAS SECTION 71 RECEIVED
• 29 May 2023 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 71 (6-YR) E-MAILED
• 07 May 2022 — CHANGE OF NAME/ADDRESS REC'D FROM IB
• 30 Nov 2018 — FINAL DECISION TRANSACTION PROCESSED BY IB
• 11 Sept 2018 — GENERIC MADRID TRANSACTION SENT TO IB
• 11 Sept 2018 — GENERIC MADRID TRANSACTION CREATED