USPTO serial 79431138
THE DORFNER EFFECT
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- Filing date
- Status date
- Registration date
- —
- Examiner
- MESSICK, TABITHA LEE
- Law office
- PUBLICATION AND ISSUE SECTION
What this means
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Owner
Gebrüder Dorfner GmbH & Co. Kaolin- und Kristallquarzsand-Werke KG
DE
Other trademarks owned by Gebrüder Dorfner GmbH & Co. Kaolin- und Kristallquarzsand-Werke KG
Gebrüder Dorfner GmbH & Co. Kaolin- und Kristallquarzsand-Werke KG
DE
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Gebrüder Dorfner GmbH & Co. KG
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Gebrüder Dorfner GmbH & Co. KG
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Gebrüder Dorfner GmbH & Co. KG
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Gebrüder Dorfner GmbH & Co. KG
DE
Goods and services
| Class | Description | Status | First use |
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | Chemicals for use in industry, as well as in agriculture, forestry and horticulture, except fungicides, herbicides, insecticides and parasiticides; Chemicals for use in construction industry, namely, coloured chemical components for production of resin based flooring or molding applications; Chemicals for use in industry, namely, mineral and chemical fillers and filler compounds, in particular for industrial applications and for building use; Chemicals for use in industry, namely, mineral and chemical fillers based on mineral raw materials for paper, fibreboard, cardboard, ceramics, ceramic-bonded grindstones, building materials and paints, adhesives and rubber materials; Chemical substances, chemical materials and chemical preparations and natural elements, in particular kaolin, metakaolin, partially calcined kaolin, mixtures comprising kaolin, mixtures comprising metakaolin, mixtures comprising partially calcined kaolin; Chemical additives for use in construction chemistry and acid-proof construction; Chemical additives for polymers, for paper, for reinforcing materials, for flame-proofing materials, for flame-resistant materials, for ceramics, for cold-curing ceramics and for coating materials; Reactive liquid-polymer compositions for use as hydraulic aggregates and for use as hydraulic reactive components; Unprocessed duroplastic resin based chemical polymers; Chemical additives to polymers; Adhesives used in industry; Tile adhesives; Adhesive materials for tiles | ACTIVE | — |
| 002 | Uni or colored or speckled outside or inside architectural protective coatings; Dyestuffs; Lacquers and varnishes; Colorants, pigments; Coatings in the form of or based on paints, namely, Uni or colored or speckled outside or inside architectural protective coatings | ACTIVE | — |
| 009 | Downloadable software for developing and optimizing recipes for coatings, preferred architectural coatings and duroplastic based recipes for flooring and molding applications; Downloadable software using artificial intelligence for developing and optimizing recipes for coatings, preferred architectural coatings and duroplastic based recipes for flooring and molding applications; Downloadable AI-based software tools for the improvement of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems; Downloadable software applications for mobile telephones, tablet computers and devices equipped with multimedia and interactive functions for developing and optimizing recipes for coatings, including architectural coatings, and duroplastic based recipes for flooring and molding applications; Software-based systems comprised of downloadable and recorded software for industrial design in the nature of industrial processes for the improvement of ergonomics; Apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling the distribution or use of electricity | ACTIVE | — |
| 011 | Sanitary installations, water supply and sanitation equipment in the nature of sinks integrated into counters or countertops; Sink units being sinks; Sinks; Kitchen sinks; Bathtubs; Resin based mostly acrylic or polyester based shower receptors in the nature of shower wash basins being parts of sanitary installations; Resin based mostly acrylic or polyester based shower pans in the nature of shower wash basins being parts of sanitary installations; Water purification, desalination and conditioning installations; Water conditioning units; Water purifying apparatus, namely, installations for the recycling of waste water from construction residuals; Air purifying apparatus; Air treatment apparatus being ionization apparatus for the treatment of air | ACTIVE | — |
| 019 | Building materials, not of metal, in the nature of non-metallic minerals for building in particular chemically modified minerals based on kaolin, metakaolin, partially calcined kaolin, quartz, feldspar, dolomite or other inorganic raw materials, and mixtures of the aforesaid materials; Building materials, not of metal, in the nature of non-metallic minerals for building in particular building materials made of kaolin, kaolin quartz, dolomite, feldspar, mica, quartz, quartz sand, quartz powder, kaolin fireclay, epoxy resin floor coatings, cement, plaster or gypsum fillers for building, coloured sand, and mixtures of the aforesaid materials; Building materials, not of metal, in the nature of non-metallic minerals for building comprising residues from industrial manufacturing processes as additives; Sand; Sand, namely, jointing sand and jointing-sand mixtures; Sand, namely, polymer joint sand; Sand, namely, coloured quartz sand; Sand, in particular for use in agriculture, forestry and horticulture; Lawn sands being sand; Play sand; Building materials, namely, bituminous roof coatings, asphalt roof coatings | ACTIVE | — |
| 035 | Retail store services and wholesale store services featuring mineral materials, materials containing polymers, mineral and chemical fillers and filler compounds, fillers based on renewable raw materials, fillers based on recycled materials or recyclate, filtering materials, chemicals for use in agriculture, forestry and horticulture, building materials, not of metal, sand, jointing sand and jointing-sand mixtures, polymer jointing sand, quartz sand, lawn sand, play sand, water treatment preparations, insulation and barrier articles and materials, chemicals for use in industry, as well as in agriculture, forestry and horticulture, chemicals for building | ACTIVE | — |
| 037 | Mining extraction of raw materials, mining extraction of mineral raw materials, mining extraction of quartz-sand mixtures and quartz sand | ACTIVE | — |
| 040 | Treatment of materials, in particular the processing of mineral raw materials; Recycling of residues; Treatment of materials for the manufacture and processing of fillers, filler compounds, building materials, chemicals for use in agriculture, forestry and horticulture, as well as in industry; Treatment of materials for the manufacture and processing of fillers, filler compounds, building materials, chemicals for use in agriculture, forestry and horticulture, as well as in industry, in accordance with customer-specific requirements, in particular with respect to particle size, particle size distribution, strength, abrasion resistance, optical properties, flame-retardant properties, surface coating; Treatment of materials for the manufacture and processing of fillers, filler compounds, building materials, chemicals for use in agriculture, forestry and horticulture, as well as in industry, in accordance with customer-specific requirements, in particular with respect to colour, hydrophobicity, hydrophilicity, ph, density or bulk density; Providing of information relating to the treatment of materials, namely in connection with the treatment and processing of fillers, filler compounds, building materials, chemicals for use in agriculture, forestry and horticulture, as well as in industry, in particular for enhancing the quality of the aforesaid products; Material treatment and processing of raw materials at material processing plants; Processing of mineral raw materials for waste-water and environmental technology and as application-oriented industrial minerals for industrial products, namely, water treatment being the reprocessing of waste water and environmentally harmful substances; Recycling services; Recycling of materials; Recycling of minerals, recycling of construction residuals; Material processing, namely, obtaining minerals contained in waste residues using wet or dry and dry processing to separate, to clean, to purify, and to classify mineral components; Processing of raw materials for further custom manufacturing of kitchen sinks, sink units, shower pans, sanitary installations or architectural coatings; Treatment of minerals, recycling of building materials and refining of minerals for further custom manufacturing; Custom manufacture of kitchen sinks, sink units, shower pans, sanitary installations; Custom manufacture of construction-chemistry products, glazes, paints, coatings, dispersion paints; Treatment of material in the nature of processing of raw materials | ACTIVE | — |
| 042 | Scientific and technological services, namely, scientific research; Development of treatment technologies for mineral raw materials; Development of waste-water and environmental technologies; Development of application techniques for industrial minerals, and research and development relating to products containing raw materials in particular kaolin, quartz and feldspar; chemical and physical testing of mineral raw materials, fillers and pigments, glass, ceramics, building materials and auxiliary building materials, paper, cardboard and environmental analysis materials; Development of technological processes for optimizing recipes for coatings, preferred architectural coatings and duroplastic based recipes for flooring and molding applications with respect to quality improvement, cost reduction, exchange of hazardous ingredients, or implementing eco-friendly materials; Development of technologies for industrial processes; Development of recycling processes; Development of recycling technologies; Technical consultancy in the field of development of material in resin based products as well as architectural coatings; Design and development of computer software for process optimization; Consultancy in connection with the redevelopment of composites, floor coatings, polymer-concrete elements and synthetic-resin-bonded floors; Scientific research consultancy in the field of development of effect fillers on composites, polymer-concrete elements and synthetic-resin-bonded floors, in particular for enhancing the quality of the aforesaid products; Technical consultancy in the field of pollution detection; Technological consultancy relating to quality control of industrial processes to separate, to clean, to purify, to classify components that will also improve workplace health and safety; Research and development relating to artificial intelligence (AI)-based solutions; Software as a service (SaaS) services featuring software for developing and optimizing recipes for surface coatings, preferred architectural coatings and duroplastic based recipes for flooring and molding applications; Software as a services (SaaS) services featuring artificial intelligence (AI) software for developing and optimizing recipes for surface coatings, preferred architectural coatings and duroplastic based recipes for flooring and molding applications; Platform as a service (PaaS) services featuring computer platforms for developing and optimizing recipes for surface coatings, preferred architectural coatings and duroplastic based recipes for flooring and molding applications; Software as a services (SAAS) services featuring artificial intelligence as software as a service (SaaS) computer platforms for developing and optimizing recipes for surface coatings, preferred architectural coatings and duroplastic based recipes for flooring and molding applications; Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable computer programs using artificial intelligence on data networks for developing and optimizing recipes for surface coatings, preferred architectural coatings and duroplastic based recipes for flooring and molding applications; Professional consultancy relating to the science of ergonomics; IT consulting services relating to installation, maintenance and repair of computer software; Advisory services relating to industrial engineering; Technical consultancy in the field of industrial research | ACTIVE | — |
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Prosecution history
| Date | Code | Event | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2026 | NPUB | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED | — |
| Aug 11, 2026 | PUBO | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION | Your mark was published in the USPTO Official Gazette for a 30-day opposition window. During that period, third parties who believe they would be harmed can file an opposition. If no opposition is filed, prosecution usually continues toward registration or a Notice of Allowance. |
| Aug 6, 2026 | GPNX | NOTIFICATION PROCESSED BY IB | — |
| Aug 5, 2026 | NONP | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED | — |
| Jul 22, 2026 | OPNS | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION SENT TO IB | — |
| Jul 22, 2026 | OP2R | NOTICE OF START OF OPPOSITION PERIOD CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB | — |
| Jul 11, 2026 | CNSA | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER | — |
| Jul 8, 2026 | TEME | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED | — |
| Jul 8, 2026 | CRFA | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE | — |
| Jul 8, 2026 | ERFR | TEAS REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION RECEIVED | — |
| May 21, 2026 | ADCH | CHANGE OF NAME/ADDRESS REC'D FROM IB | — |
| May 16, 2026 | GNFN | NOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED | — |
| May 16, 2026 | GNFR | FINAL REFUSAL E-MAILED | A final Office Action (final refusal) means the examining attorney is maintaining at least one refusal and your options are narrower. You can file a response addressing the refusal, appeal to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, or let the application abandon. |
| May 16, 2026 | CNFR | FINAL REFUSAL WRITTEN | A final Office Action (final refusal) means the examining attorney is maintaining at least one refusal and your options are narrower. You can file a response addressing the refusal, appeal to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, or let the application abandon. |
| Apr 9, 2026 | TEME | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED | — |
| Apr 9, 2026 | CRFA | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE | — |
| Apr 9, 2026 | TROA | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED | This event means the applicant filed a response to a USPTO Office Action — typically arguments, amendments, or evidence addressing the examiner's objections. The USPTO will review the response and either allow the mark to proceed or issue another action. |
| Dec 13, 2025 | ECDR | TEAS CHANGE OF DOMESTIC REPRESENTATIVES ADDRESS | — |
| Dec 13, 2025 | ARAA | ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED | This event means the applicant filed a response to a USPTO Office Action — typically arguments, amendments, or evidence addressing the examiner's objections. The USPTO will review the response and either allow the mark to proceed or issue another action. |
| Dec 13, 2025 | REAP | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED | — |
| Dec 13, 2025 | CHAN | APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED | — |
| Dec 13, 2025 | COAR | TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED | — |
| Dec 11, 2025 | LIMG | LIMITATION OF GOODS RECEIVED FROM IB | — |
| Nov 17, 2025 | RFNT | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB | — |
| Nov 15, 2025 | LIMG | LIMITATION OF GOODS RECEIVED FROM IB | — |
| Oct 23, 2025 | RFCS | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB | — |
| Oct 23, 2025 | RFRR | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU | — |
| Sep 6, 2025 | RFCR | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW | — |
| Sep 5, 2025 | CNRT | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN | A non-final Office Action means the USPTO examining attorney has raised at least one issue with your trademark application but has not made a final decision. You usually have three months to respond with arguments, amendments, or evidence. Missing the deadline can abandon the application. |
| Sep 1, 2025 | DOCK | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER | — |
| Aug 31, 2025 | MAFR | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED | — |
| Aug 31, 2025 | NWOS | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED | — |
| Aug 28, 2025 | REPR | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB | — |