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VFIT

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Status 688Notice of Allowance
Filing date
Status date
Registration date
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Examiner
RHIM, ANDREW
Law office
INTENT TO USE SECTION

What this means

The USPTO has issued a Notice of Allowance. To complete registration you generally need to file a Statement of Use or an extension request before the deadline.

Status 688: Status 688 means a Notice of Allowance was issued. For intent-to-use applications, you must file a Statement of Use with specimens or request an extension before the deadline — usually six months from the notice date.

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Owner

Attorney of record

The USPTO lists this attorney as the applicant's representative for correspondence on this application.

Gregory C. Golla

Gregory C. Golla Merchant & Gould P.C.P.O. Box 2910Minneapolis, MN 55402-0910United States

Goods and services

ClassDescriptionStatusFirst use
019Refractory shapes, not of metal; refractory bricks, not of metal; refractory blocks, not of metal; refractory tiles, not of metal; nonmetal building materials in the nature of refractory plates; Non-metal building materials in the nature of refractory clay, namely fireclay; refractory mortar; refractory cement; refractory concrete; non-metal building materials in the nature of refractory sand; refractory ceramic masses in the nature of ceramic shapes for use in refractory furnaces; fired refractory materials, not of metal; non-metal building materials in the nature of refractory aggregates; refractory furnace linings, not of metal; Non-metal metallurgical vessels, being ladles and tundishes; non-metal refractory compositions for lining metallurgical ladles and tundishes; fired refractory materials, not of metal, being ladle shrouds; fired refractory materials, not of metal, being stopper rods; fired refractory materials, not of metal, being nozzles for use in the casting of metals; fired refractory materials, not of metal, being plates for use in the casting of metals; parts, fittings, and accessories for all the aforesaid goodsACTIVE—

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Prosecution history

Latest event (NOAM): A Notice of Allowance means your intent-to-use application cleared examination and opposition but is not registered yet. You must file a Statement of Use showing the mark in commerce, or request an extension, before the deadline — usually six months from the notice date.

DateCodeEventWhat it means
Aug 11, 2026NOAMNOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANTA Notice of Allowance means your intent-to-use application cleared examination and opposition but is not registered yet. You must file a Statement of Use showing the mark in commerce, or request an extension, before the deadline — usually six months from the notice date.
Jul 2, 2026ETOPEXTENSION OF TIME TO OPPOSE PROCESS - TERMINATED—
Jan 7, 2026ETOFEXTENSION OF TIME TO OPPOSE RECEIVED—
Dec 23, 2025NPUBOFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED—
Dec 23, 2025PUBOPUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITIONYour 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.
Dec 17, 2025NONPNOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED—
Nov 21, 2025CNSAAPPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER—
Nov 21, 2025XAECEXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED—
Nov 21, 2025GNENNOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED—
Nov 21, 2025GNEAEXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED—
Nov 21, 2025CNEAEXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN—
Oct 23, 2025XELGAPPLICATION EXTENSION GRANTED/RECEIPT PROVIDED—
Oct 23, 2025XELRAPPLICATION EXTENSION TO RESPONSE PERIOD - RECEIVED—
Oct 23, 2025TEMETEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED—
Oct 23, 2025CRFACORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE—
Oct 23, 2025ERFRTEAS REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION RECEIVED—
Jul 23, 2025GNFNNOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED—
Jul 23, 2025GNFRFINAL REFUSAL E-MAILEDA 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.
Jul 23, 2025CNFRFINAL REFUSAL WRITTENA 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.
Jul 1, 2025TEMETEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED—
Jul 1, 2025CRFACORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE—
Jul 1, 2025TROATEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVEDThis 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.
Apr 4, 2025GNRNNOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILEDA 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.
Apr 4, 2025GNRTNON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILEDA 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.
Apr 4, 2025CNRTNON-FINAL ACTION WRITTENA 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.
Apr 2, 2025DOCKASSIGNED TO EXAMINER—
Apr 1, 2025NWOSNEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED—
Nov 12, 2024TAEATEAS AMENDMENT ENTERED BEFORE ATTORNEY ASSIGNED—
Nov 12, 2024PARITEAS VOLUNTARY AMENDMENT RECEIVED—
Sep 26, 2024NWAPNEW APPLICATION ENTERED—

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