SKS

What this means for you

Registered since 06 Dec 2016. The owner can stop confusingly similar uses in the classes it covers.

Record

Serial number

86492082

Registration number

5093555

Mark type

Stylized text

Filed

30 Dec 2014

Published for opposition

16 Aug 2016

Registered

06 Dec 2016

Attorney of record

Lauren K. Tagarao

Goods and services

• Class 007 — Machines and machine tools: Electric machines, namely, welding machines; welding torches; welding machines comprising wire or material feeding units for use in welding; electric welding machines; electric arc welding machines and cleaning systems comprised of a clamping unit, centering unit, reaming unit and spraying unit for the cleaning of the welding torch front-end, namely, the gas nozzle and contact tip and the retaining head of a welding torch; parts, fittings and components of the aforementioned goods, namely, torch cables for connecting the torch with the welding machine, torch necks; parts for welding torches, namely, insulator for insulation of the torch, retaining head for mounting the gas nozzle, contact tip and gas nozzle, all sold as integral components of the finished torches; welding systems and systems consisting thereof, namely, MIG/MAG (GMAW), laser hybrid, plasma, TIG, in particular automated welding machines for electric arc welding and soldering; components of welding systems, namely, welding torch apparatus of automatic welding machines, auxiliary power units for supplying electrical power, and machines for loading or feeding welding material to the welding location; electric welding machines and electric arc welding machines and replacement parts and fittings thereof; electronically controllable machines being wire feeders for welding machines and replacement components thereof; machines for robotic and automated arc welders, namely, electronically controllable wire feeders for feeding electrode wire and welding wire to welder; auxiliary power supply units for supplying electrical power for welding processes
• Class 009 — Scientific and electric apparatus: Electronic controllers for welding machines; software to control, administrate and document welding processes, including backup and retrieval of welding parameters; equipment for connecting welding systems with robots and automatic machines, namely, electric welding machine controllers; components for connecting welding systems with robots and automatic machines, namely, interfacing cables and interfacing devices for analogue and digital signals; accessories for connecting welding systems with robots and automatic machines, namely, mounting materials for cabinet mounting and external power supplies; electronic sensors and computer apparatus for measuring gases and liquids associated with welding processes; interface circuits and integrated circuit models for connecting welding machines to industrial robots; connecting electrical cables and integrated circuit modules for the special interfacing system of the robot and automated machines; voltage stabilizing power supply for welding processes, electronic controllers for wire feeder machines, pressure sensors and computer apparatus for monitoring electrode wire and welding wire in and next to wire feeding machines; circuit boards for welding power sources
• Class 035 — Advertising and business services: Consulting services to support customers by conducting commercial feasibility studies in the field of welding
• Class 037 — Building construction and repair services: Repair and servicing of welding systems and of components and accessories of welding systems; installation and assembly of welding systems and of components and accessories of welding systems; maintenance of welding systems and components and accessories of welding systems; customer services, namely, providing information about and maintenance and repair of welding machines
• Class 040 — Treatment of materials: Providing technical advice and information and about developments and processes used in electronic arc welding
• Class 041 — Education and entertainment services: Training, namely, training in the field of basic principles of welding technology when using welding systems, control concepts and use of software as well as its installation, maintenance and repair
• Class 042 — Scientific and technological services: Technical advice and development of computer software used in the field of welding technology, namely, electric arc welding; development of computer software for others; design and development of welding machines, and components and controls thereof to user specified requirements; development of computer software, namely, embedded software to control, administrate and document welding processes; designing modifications to and updating of welding machines systems comprising welding machines, and computer operating firmware; consulting services to support customers by conducting scientific feasibility studies in the field of new technologies for welding; consulting services in the field of design, selection, implementation and use of computer hardware and software systems in the field of welding for others

Owner

• SKS Welding Systems GmbH, Kaiserslautern, DE
• SKS Welding Systems GmbH, Kaiserslautern, DE
• SKS Welding Systems GmbH, Kaiserslautern, DE

Prosecution history

• 16 Feb 2026 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED
• 06 Dec 2025 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED
• 29 May 2022 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 15 - E-MAILED
• 29 May 2022 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK.
• 29 May 2022 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
• 07 Dec 2021 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 15 RECEIVED
• 06 Dec 2021 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED
• 06 Dec 2016 — REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
• 03 Nov 2016 — 1(B) BASIS DELETED; PROCEED TO REGISTRATION
• 17 Oct 2016 — NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE CANCELLED
• 01 Nov 2016 — CASE ASSIGNED TO INTENT TO USE PARALEGAL
• 17 Oct 2016 — TEAS DELETE 1(B) BASIS RECEIVED
• 11 Oct 2016 — NOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT
• 16 Aug 2016 — OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
• 16 Aug 2016 — PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION