THE CLEAR SOLUTION

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The "THE CLEAR SOLUTION" trademark, serial number 78973625 , was filed on 13th of September 2006 with a mark drawing code of 4000 and its transaction date is 78973625. The attorney assigned is Thomas W. Brooke, attorney docket number 104089/4. Since 24th of September 2012, the document can be found in the M70 law office in the publication and issue section. The employee responsible is BENMAMAN, ALICE MEDINA and the date it was published for opposition on 10/30/2007. The date when we last checked the status of this trademark was 01/15/2008.


The "THE CLEAR SOLUTION" trademark, serial number 85846174 , was filed on 11th of February 2013 with a mark drawing code of 4000 and its transaction date is 85846174. The attorney assigned is Sheryl L. De Luca, attorney docket number SLD-2476-95. Since 29th of April 2014, the document can be found in the L70 law office in the publication and issue section. The employee responsible is MITTLER, KEVIN A and the date it was published for opposition on 03/04/2014. The status of this trademark was checked last on 04/29/2014.

The corresponded responsible for this trademark is SHERYL L. DE LUCA, located at NIXON & VANDERHYE, P.C., 901 N GLEBE RD FL 11, ARLINGTON, VA 22203-1853.

The state or country where the trademark was organized is MD by Pixelligent Technologies, Llc. The legal entity type behing it is a Limited Liability Company, located at 6411 Beckley Street, Baltimore, MD zip 21224.

GOODS AND/OR SERVICES
International Class - 001 - Chemicals used in industry, science and photography, as well as in agriculture, horticulture and forestry; unprocessed artificial resins; unprocessed plastics; manures; fire extinguishing compositions; tempering and soldering preparations; chemical substances for preserving foodstuffs; tanning substances; adhesives used in industry.
U.S. Class046 - Foods and Ingredients of Foods
Class Status6 - Active
Status Date02/15/2013
Primary Code001
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.
U.S. Class038 - Prints and Publications
Class Status6 - Active
Status Date12/06/2013
Primary Code009
International Class - 040 - Treatment of materials.
U.S. Class106 - Material Treatment
Class Status6 - Active
Status Date02/15/2013
Primary Code040
Goods codes
GS0011Nanocrystal additives for making transparent, and high refractive index nanocomposites; Zirconia, Hafnia, Titania, alloys thereof, and zinc oxide nanocrystals and nanoparticles, Zirconia, Hafnia, Titania, alloys thereof, and zinc oxide nanocrystal additives and composites for use in electronics and semiconductors; Nanomaterial chemicals made of Zirconia, Hafnia, Titania, alloys thereof, and zinc oxide, namely, nanocrystals, nanoparticles, nanospheres, nanowires, nanoribbons, and nanorods, all for use in products in electronics, semiconductor, industrial and military applications, namely solid state lighting, flat panel displays, optical components and films, protective films, and lithography; Nanomaterial chemicals made of Zirconia, Hafnia, Titania, alloys thereof, and zinc oxide, namely, nanoscale coatings in the nature of spherical nanoparticles for use in products in electronics, semiconductor, industrial and military applications namely solid state lighting, flat panel displays, optical components and films, protective films, and lithography; Nanomaterial chemicals made of Zirconia, Hafnia, Titania, alloys thereof, and zinc oxide for use in electronics and semiconductors; Nanomaterial chemicals, namely, composites, namely, polymers, epoxies, acrylics, silicones, siloxanes, spin-on-glasses, and polyesters for use in electronics and semiconductors; Chemicals derived from nanotechnology for use in industry; Nanocomposites and nanocrystal dispersions composed of nanocrystals namely Zirconia, Hafnia, Titania, alloys thereof, and zinc oxide nanocrystals dispersed in a matrix including: solvents, ceramics, glasses, monomers, oligomers, polymers, pre-polymeric resins, pre-ceramics and glasses for use in electronics and semiconductors; Nanocrystal dispersions and nanocomposites made of Zirconia, Hafnia, Titania, alloys thereof, and zinc oxide, namely, nanocrystals, nanoparticles, nanospheres, nanowires, nanoribbons, and nanorods, and solvents, namely, polar solvent, nonpolar solvents, propylene glycol methyl ether acetate (PGMEA), alcohols, ethanol, methanol, propanol, isopropanol, butanol, other alcohols, water, benzyl alcohol, phenol, oleyl alcohol, toluene, mesitylene, xylene, water, propylene glycol monomethyl ether (PGME), ethyl lactate (EL), and 2-propoxy-propanol (PnP), acetone, tetrahydrofuran, cyclic ketones and mixtures thereof for use in electronics and semiconductors; Nanocrystal dispersions and nanocomposites, namely Nanocrystal dispersions and nanocomposites made of Zirconia, Hafnia, Titania, alloys thereof, and zinc oxide, namely, nanocrystals, nanoparticles, nanospheres, nanowires, nanoribbons, and nanorods in combination with one or more of poly(acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene) (ABS), poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), celluloid, cellulose acetate, poly(ethylene-vinyl acetate) (EVA), poly(ethylene vinyl alcohol) (EVOH), fluoroplastics, polyacrylates (Acrylic), polyacrylonitrile (PAN), polyamide (PA or Nylon), polyamide-imide (PAI), polyaryletherketone (PAEK), polybutadiene (PBD), polybutylene (PB), polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), polycaprolactone (PCL), polychlorotrifluoroethylene (PCTFE), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polycyclohexylene dimethylene terephthalate (PCT), polycarbonate (PC), polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), polyketone (PK), polyester, polyethylene (PE), polyetheretherketone (PEEK), polyetherketoneketone (PEKK), polyetherimide (PEI), polyethersulfone (PES), polyethylenechlorinates (PEC), polyimide (PI), polylactic acid (PLA), polymethylpentene (PMP), polyphenylene oxide (PPO), polyphenylene sulfide (PPS), polyphthalamide (PPA), polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS), polysulfone (PSU), polytrimethylene terephthalate (PTT), polyurethane (PU), polyvinyl acetate (PVA), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC), poly(styrene-acrylonitrile) (SAN), a spin-on-glass (SOG) polymer, namely, Siloxane-spin-on polymers in Ethanol, Propylene Glycol Methyl Ether Acetate (PGMEA), isopropyl alcohol or mixture of these solvents, and silicones, namely Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and polymethylphenylsiloxane for use in for use in electronics and semiconductors; Nanocrystal dispersions and nanocomposites made of Zirconia, Hafnia, Titania, alloys thereof, and zinc oxide, namely, nanocrystals, nanoparticles, nanospheres, nanowires, nanoribbons, and nanorods, and monomers, acrylic monomers, benzyl acrylate, benzyl methacrylate, trimethylolpropane triacrylate (TMPTA) bisphenol A acrylates, methyl methacrylate, and mixtures thereof for use in electronics and semiconductors; Nanomaterial chemicals, nanocrystal dispersions, and nanocomposites made of Zirconia, Hafnia, Titania, alloys thereof, and zinc oxide, namely, nanocrystals, nanoparticles, nanospheres, nanowires, nanoribbons, and nanorods for use in the manufacture of lubricants, corrosion-resistant materials, performance coatings, materials used in lithography, materials used in photolithography, spin-on hardmasks, photoresists, spin-on carbon and wear-resistant coatings; Nanomaterial chemicals, Nanocrystal dispersions, and nanocomposites made of Zirconia, Hafnia, Titania, alloys thereof, and zinc oxide, namely, nanocrystals, nanoparticles, nanospheres, nanowires, nanoribbons, and nanorods for use in industry and science, namely, for energy storage, lighting, and electronic display applications; Zirconia, Hafnia, Titania, alloys thereof, and zinc oxide-based nanomaterials for use as a material in the manufacture of products used in lighting, semiconductors, and electronic display applications; Zirconia, Hafnia, Titania, alloys thereof, and zinc oxide-based nanomaterials for use as a material in the manufacture of other goods; Zirconia, Hafnia, Titania, alloys thereof, and zinc oxide-based nanomaterials for use as a material in the manufacture of products used in nanotechnology; Zirconia, Hafnia, Titania, alloys thereof, and zinc oxide-based nanomaterials at least partially composed of Zirconia, Hafnia, Titania, alloys thereof, and zinc oxide for use as a material in the manufacture of other goods; Group of individual chemicals, namely, nanocrystalline metal oxides and their derivatives and nanoparticulate metal oxides, for use in a wide variety of industrial and manufacturing applications packaged or bundled together as a single product; Nanocomposite polymer resin for use in electronics and semiconductors; Chemical preparations, namely, colloids comprising unagglomerated nano-particles for use in coatings, as additives to polymeric materials, and for deposition on or into substrates; Micro- and nano-particles, namely those composed of polymers, used for general scientific and research purposes; micro- and nano-particles, namely those composed predominantly of semiconductor oxides, namely Zirconia, Hafnia, Titania, alloys thereof, and zinc oxide, used in the manufacture of industrial goods; micro- and nano-particles, namely those composed predominantly of semiconductor oxides, namely Zirconia, Hafnia, Titania, alloys thereof, and zinc oxide, modified with an encapsulated or surface-coated substance and dispersed into a matrix that is used in industrial goods; Tailor-made nano dispersions namely, metal oxide nano-dispersions for use in electronics and semiconductors; Dispersions of nano-particles for coating and impregnating purposes as chemicals used in industry, namely, Zirconia, Hafnia, Titania, alloys thereof, and zinc oxide nano-particles dispersed in solvents; Nano-sized chemicals in the form of powder, dispersion, and bulk for use in industry and science; Optical films, namely, micro-and nano-patterned films and membranes composed of polymers and inorganics, used for directing light, used for manufacture in a wide variety of industrial applications and for general scientific and research purposes
GS0091Nanomaterial chemicals made of Zirconia, Hafnia, Titania, alloys thereof, and zinc oxide, namely, nanocrystals, nanoparticles, nanospheres, nanowires, nanoribbons, and nanorods, all for use in products in electronics, and semiconductors; Nanomaterial chemicals made of Zirconia, Hafnia, Titania, alloys thereof, and zinc oxide, namely, nanoscale coatings in the nature of spherical nanoparticles for use in products in electronics, and semiconductors; Nanomaterial chemicals, nanocrystal dispersions, and nanocomposites made of Zirconia, Hafnia, Titania, alloys thereof, and zinc oxide, namely, nanocrystals, nanoparticles, nanospheres, nanowires, nanoribbons, and nanorods for use in the manufacture of materials used in the manufacture of LEDs, OLEDs, Touch screen devices, CMOS sensors, and devices comprised of engineered materials; Nanomaterials for use in lighting products, namely, crystalline semi-conductor material in the form of quantum dots, tubular Zirconia, Hafnia, Titania, alloys thereof, and zinc oxide molecules used in extremely small scale electronic and mechanical applications
GS0401Custom manufacture of nanomaterials to the order and specification of others for use in the manufacture of other goods to the order and specification of others; Custom manufacture of nanocrystal additives for making transparent, and high refractive index nanocomposites; Manufacture of Zirconia, Hafnia, Titania, alloys thereof, and zinc oxide nanocrystals and nanoparticles, Zirconia, Hafnia, Titania, alloys thereof, and zinc oxide nanocrystal additives and composites to the order and specification of others; Custom manufacture of nanomaterial chemicals made of Zirconia, Hafnia, Titania, alloys thereof, and zinc oxide, namely, nanocrystals, nanoparticles, nanospheres, nanowires, nanoribbons, and nanorods, all for use in products in electronics, semiconductor, industrial and military applications to the order and specification of others and; Custom manufacture of nanomaterial chemicals made of Zirconia, Hafnia, Titania, alloys thereof, and zinc oxide, namely, nanoscale coatings in the nature of spherical nanoparticles for use in products in electronics, semiconductor, industrial and military applications to the order and specification of others; Custom manufacture of nanomaterial chemicals made of Zirconia, Hafnia, Titania, alloys thereof, and zinc oxide; Manufacture of nanomaterial chemicals, namely, composites, namely, polymers, epoxies, acrylics, silicones, siloxanes, spin-on-glasses, and polyesters to the order and specification of others; Custom manufacture of chemicals derived from nanotechnology for use in industry; Custom manufacture of nanocomposites and nanocrystal dispersions composed of nanocrystals, namely, Zirconia, Hafnia, Titania, alloys thereof, and zinc oxide nanocrystals dispersed in a matrix including: solvents, ceramics, glasses, monomers, oligomers, polymers, pre-polymeric resins, pre-ceramics and glasses to the order and specification of others; Custom manufacture of nanocrystal dispersions and nanocomposites made of Zirconia, Hafnia, Titania, alloys thereof, and zinc oxide, namely, nanocrystals, nanoparticles, nanospheres, nanowires, nanoribbons, and nanorods, and solvents, namely, polar solvent, nonpolar solvents, propylene glycol methyl ether acetate (PGMEA), alcohols, ethanol, methanol, propanol, isopropanol, butanol, other alcohols, benzyl alcohol, phenol, oleyl alcohol, toluene, mesitylene, xylene, water, propylene glycol monomethyl ether (PGME), ethyl lactate (EL), and 2-propoxy-propanol (PnP), acetone, tetrahydrofuran, cyclic ketones and mixtures thereof to the order and specification of others; Custom manufacture of nanocrystal dispersions and nanocomposites, namely, Nanocrystal dispersions and nanocomposites made of Zirconia, Hafnia, Titania, alloys thereof, and zinc oxide, namely, nanocrystals, nanoparticles, nanospheres, nanowires, nanoribbons, and nanorods in combination with poly(acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene) (ABS), poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), celluloid, cellulose acetate, poly(ethylene-vinyl acetate) (EVA), poly(ethylene vinyl alcohol) (EVOH), fluoroplastics, polyacrylates (Acrylic), polyacrylonitrile (PAN), polyamide (PA or Nylon), polyamide-imide (PAI), polyaryletherketone (PAEK), polybutadiene (PBD), polybutylene (PB), polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), polycaprolactone (PCL), polychlorotrifluoroethylene (PCTFE), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polycyclohexylene dimethylene terephthalate (PCT), polycarbonate (PC), polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), polyketone (PK), polyester, polyethylene (PE), polyetheretherketone (PEEK), polyetherketoneketone (PEKK), polyetherimide (PEI), polyethersulfone (PES), polyethylenechlorinates (PEC), polyimide (PI), polylactic acid (PLA), polymethylpentene (PMP), polyphenylene oxide (PPO), polyphenylene sulfide (PPS), polyphthalamide (PPA), polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS), polysulfone (PSU), polytrimethylene terephthalate (PTT), polyurethane (PU), polyvinyl acetate (PVA), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC), poly(styrene-acrylonitrile) (SAN), a spin-on-glass (SOG) polymer, namely, Siloxane-spin-on polymers in Ethanol, Propylene Glycol Methyl Ether Acetate (PGMEA), isopropyl alcohol or mixture of these solvents, and silicones, namely, Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and polymethylphenylsiloxane to the order and specification of others; Custom manufacture of nanocrystal dispersions and nanocomposites made of Zirconia, Hafnia, Titania, alloys thereof, and zinc oxide, namely, nanocrystals, nanoparticles, nanospheres, nanowires, nanoribbons, and nanorods, and monomers, acrylic monomers, benzyl acrylate, benzyl methacrylate, trimethylolpropane triacrylate (TMPTA) bisphenol A acrylates, methyl methacrylate, and mixtures thereof to the order and specification of others; Custom manufacture of nanomaterial chemicals, nanocrystal dispersions, and nanocomposites made of Zirconia, Hafnia, Titania, alloys thereof, and zinc oxide, namely, nanocrystals, nanoparticles, nanospheres, nanowires, nanoribbons, and nanorods for use in the manufacture of lubricants, corrosion-resistant materials, performance coatings, materials used in lithography, materials used in photolithography, spin-on hardmasks, photoresists, spin-on carbon, materials used in the manufacture of LEDs, OLEDs, Touch screen devices, CMOS sensors, devices comprised of engineered materials, wear-resistant coatings and components to the order and specification of others; Custom manufacture of ophthalmic coatings, and scratch resistant coatings to the order and specification of others; Custom manufacture of nanomaterial chemicals, nanocrystal dispersions, and nanocomposites made of Zirconia, Hafnia, Titania, alloys thereof, and zinc oxide, namely, nanocrystals, nanoparticles, nanospheres, nanowires, nanoribbons, and nanorods for use in industry and science, namely, for energy storage, lighting, and electronic display applications to the order and specification of others; Custom manufacture of Zirconia, Hafnia, Titania, alloys thereof, and zinc oxide-based nanomaterials for use as a material in the manufacture of products used in lighting, semiconductors, and electronic display applications to the order and specification of others; Custom manufacture of Zirconia, Hafnia, Titania, alloys thereof, and zinc oxide-based nanomaterials for use as a material in the manufacture of other goods to the order and specification of others; Custom manufacture of Zirconia, Hafnia, Titania, alloys thereof, and zinc oxide-based nanomaterials for use as a material in the manufacture of products used in nanotechnology to the order and specification of others; Custom manufacture of Zirconia, Hafnia, Titania, alloys thereof, and zinc oxide-based nanomaterials at least partially composed of Zirconia, Hafnia, Titania, alloys thereof, and zinc oxide for use as a material in the manufacture of other goods to the order and specification of others; Custom manufacture of group of individual chemicals, namely, nanocrystalline metal oxides and their derivatives and nanoparticulate metal oxides, for use in a wide variety of industrial and manufacturing applications packaged or bundled together as a single product to the order and specification of others; Custom manufacture of nanocomposite polymer resin to the order and specification of others; Custom manufacture of chemical preparations, namely, colloids comprising unagglomerated nano-particles for use in coatings, as additives to polymeric materials, and for deposition on or into substrates to the order and specification of others; Custom manufacture of micro- and nano-particles, namely, those composed of polymers, used for general scientific and research purposes to the order and specification of others; Custom manufacture of micro- and nano-particles, namely, those composed predominantly of semiconductor oxides, namely, Zirconia, Hafnia, Titania, alloys thereof, and zinc oxide, used in the manufacture of industrial goods to the order and specification of others; Custom manufacture of micro- and nano-particles, namely, those composed predominantly of semiconductor oxides, namely, Zirconia, Hafnia, Titania, alloys thereof, and zinc oxide, modified with an encapsulated or surface-coated substance and dispersed into a matrix that is used in industrial goods to the order and specification of others; Custom manufacture of tailor-made nano dispersions; Custom manufacture of dispersions of nano-particles for coating and impregnating purposes as chemicals used in industry, namely, Zirconia, Hafnia, Titania, alloys thereof, and zinc oxide nano-particles dispersed in solvents to the order and specification of others; Custom manufacture of nano-sized chemicals in the form of powder, dispersion, and bulk for use in industry and science to the order and specification of others; Custom manufacture of optical films, namely, micro-and nano-patterned films and membranes composed of polymers and inorganics, used for directing light, used for manufacture in a wide variety of industrial applications and for general scientific and research purposes to the order and specification of others; Custom manufacture of nanomaterials to the order and specification of others for use in lighting products, namely, crystalline semi-conductor material in the form of quantum dots, tubular Zirconia, Hafnia, Titania, alloys thereof, and zinc oxide molecules used in extremely small scale electronic and mechanical applications
MADRID PROTOCOL INFORMATION
USPTO Reference NumberA0037383
Original Filing Date with USPTO08/09/2013
International Registration Number1198478
International Registration Date08/09/2013
International Registration StatusAPPLICATION FOR IR REGISTERED BY IB
Date of International Registration Status04/10/2014
International Registration Renewal Date08/09/2023
MADRID HISTORY
DateDescriptionCode
08/09/2013 AUTOMATICALLY CERTIFIED ACERT - AUTOMATICALLY CERTIFIED
08/09/2013 NEW APPLICATION FOR IR RECEIVED NEWAP - NEW APPLICATION FOR IR RECEIVED
08/09/2013 IR CERTIFIED AND SENT TO IB APPST - IR CERTIFIED AND SENT TO IB
12/06/2013 IRREGULARITY NOTICE RECEIVED FROM IB IRREG - IRREGULARITY RECEIVED FROM IB
02/06/2014 IRREGULARITY RESPONSE RECEIVED FROM APPLICANT IRRCV - IRREGULARITY RESPONSE RECEIVED FROM APPLICANT
02/10/2014 RESPONSE TO IRREGULARITY REVIEWED AND ACCEPTED IRRAC - RESPONSE TO IRREGULARITY REVIEWED AND ACCEPTED
02/10/2014 IRREGULARITY RESPONSE SENT TO IB IRSNT - IRREGULARITY RESPONSE SENT TO IB
04/10/2014 APPLICATION FOR IR REGISTERED BY IB CREAT - APPLICATION FOR IR REGISTERED BY IB
PROSECUTION HISTORY
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03/04/2014 OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED E NPUB - NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
03/04/2014 PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION A - Allowance for Publication PUBO - PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
02/12/2014 NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED E NONP
01/24/2014 LAW OFFICE PUBLICATION REVIEW COMPLETED O - Outgoing Correspondence PREV - LAW OFFICE PUBLICATION REVIEW COMPLETED
01/23/2014 ASSIGNED TO LIE A - Allowance for Publication ALIE - ASSIGNED TO LIE
12/30/2013 APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER P CNSA - APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
12/24/2013 EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED I - Incoming Correspondence XAEC - EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED
12/24/2013 NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED O - Outgoing Correspondence GNEN
12/24/2013 EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED O - Outgoing Correspondence GNEA - EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED
12/24/2013 EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN R - Renewal CNEA - EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN
12/06/2013 TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED I - Incoming Correspondence TEME - TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
12/05/2013 CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE I - Incoming Correspondence CRFA - CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
12/05/2013 TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED I - Incoming Correspondence TROA - TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED
06/06/2013 NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED O - Outgoing Correspondence GNRN
06/06/2013 NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED F - First Action GNRT - NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
06/06/2013 NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN R - Renewal CNRT - NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN
05/24/2013 ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER D - Assigned to Examiner DOCK - ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
02/15/2013 NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED IN TRAM I - Incoming Correspondence NWOS
02/14/2013 NEW APPLICATION ENTERED IN TRAM I - Incoming Correspondence NWAP - NEW APPLICATION ENTERED IN TRAM


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