USPTO serial 99224069
DOTS GEAR
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- Filing date
- Status date
- Registration date
- —
- Examiner
- FRENCH, CURTIS W
- Law office
- PUBLICATION AND ISSUE SECTION
What this means
Status 686 means your mark is published in the USPTO Official Gazette and in the 30-day opposition period. If no opposition is filed, prosecution typically continues toward registration or a Notice of Allowance. Monitor the opposition window. After it closes, watch for Notice of Allowance (intent-to-use) or registration (use-based).
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Owner
New Taipei City, TW
New Taipei City, TW
Attorney of record
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Michael T. Smith
Michael T. Smith Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch, LLP2600 Park Tower Drive, Suite 600Vienna, VA 22180United StatesGoods and services
| Class | Description | Status | First use |
|---|---|---|---|
| 008 | Fishing knives; Hunting knives; Folding hunting knives; Manually operated hand tools, namely, universal knives; Multi-tool knives; Climbing knives being hand tools; Diving knives; Scissors; Cutting pliers; Hatchets; Axes; Spanners; Hand tools, namely, wrenches; Box cutters; Hand-operated sharpening tools and instruments; Choppers being knives; Bayonets; Daggers; Knife sheaths; Knife sheaths in the nature of scabbards for knives also featuring belt clips for securing knives and knife carry systems to a utility belt | ACTIVE | — |
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Prosecution history
| Date | Code | Event | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2026 | NPUB | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED | — |
| Sep 29, 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. |
| Sep 23, 2026 | NONP | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED | — |
| Aug 31, 2026 | CNSA | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER | — |
| Aug 14, 2026 | TEME | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED | — |
| Aug 14, 2026 | CRFA | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE | — |
| Aug 14, 2026 | ERSI | TEAS RESPONSE TO SUSPENSION INQUIRY RECEIVED | — |
| Jul 27, 2026 | GNS2 | NOTIFICATION OF INQUIRY AS TO SUSPENSION E-MAILED | — |
| Jul 27, 2026 | GNSI | INQUIRY TO SUSPENSION E-MAILED | — |
| Jul 27, 2026 | CNSI | SUSPENSION INQUIRY WRITTEN | — |
| Jun 22, 2026 | RCCK | SUSPENSION CHECKED - TO ATTORNEY FOR ACTION | — |
| Nov 25, 2025 | GNS3 | NOTIFICATION OF LETTER OF SUSPENSION E-MAILED | — |
| Nov 25, 2025 | GNSL | LETTER OF SUSPENSION E-MAILED | — |
| Nov 25, 2025 | CNSL | SUSPENSION LETTER WRITTEN | — |
| Nov 5, 2025 | TEME | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED | — |
| Nov 5, 2025 | CRFA | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE | — |
| Nov 5, 2025 | 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. |
| Aug 14, 2025 | GNRN | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED | 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. |
| Aug 14, 2025 | GNRT | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED | 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. |
| Aug 14, 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. |
| Aug 7, 2025 | DOCK | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER | — |
| Jun 9, 2025 | MAFR | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED | — |
| Jun 9, 2025 | NWOS | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED | — |
| Jun 9, 2025 | NWAP | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED | — |