SIGMA

What this means for you

Registered since 12 Dec 2006. The owner can stop confusingly similar uses in the classes it covers; it stays on the register as long as the owner keeps up the maintenance filings (the §8 & §9 renewal is due by 12 Dec 2026, and its filing window is open now).

Record

Serial number

78285686

Registration number

3184359

Mark type

Word mark

Filed

11 Aug 2003

Published for opposition

29 Mar 2005

Registered

12 Dec 2006

Current term from

12 Dec 2016

Next maintenance filing

§8 & §9 renewal, due by 12 Dec 2026 (grace period to 12 Jun 2027)

Attorney of record

David A. W. Wong

Goods and services

• Class 010 — Medical apparatus: Orthopaedic joint implants; surgical instruments for use with orthopaedic joint implants

Owner

• DS ORTHOPAEDICS, INC., WARSAW, IN, US
• DEPUY SYNTHES, INC., WARSAW, IN, US
• DePuy, Inc., Warsaw, IN, US
• DePuy, Inc., Warsaw, IN, US
• DePuy, Inc., Warsaw, IN, US

Board proceedings on this mark

• Opposition No. 91165052 — Heine Optotechnik GmbH & Co. KG v. DePuy, Inc., filed 28 Apr 2005 (Terminated)

Prosecution history

• 07 Oct 2026 — AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP
• 25 Sept 2026 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
• 25 Sept 2026 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
• 25 Sept 2026 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
• 28 Aug 2026 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
• 28 Aug 2026 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
• 28 Aug 2026 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
• 12 Dec 2025 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED
• 03 Feb 2017 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED
• 03 Feb 2017 — REGISTERED AND RENEWED (FIRST RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
• 03 Feb 2017 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED
• 03 Feb 2017 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
• 30 Nov 2016 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED
• 12 Dec 2015 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED
• 08 May 2013 — ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY