MTS

What this means for you

Registered since 14 Nov 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 §71 ten-year affidavit of use is due by 14 Nov 2026, and its filing window is open now).

Record

Serial number

79002987

Registration number

3171643

Mark type

Stylized text

Filed

25 Feb 2004

Published for opposition

29 Aug 2006

Registered

14 Nov 2006

Next maintenance filing

§71 ten-year affidavit of use, due by 14 Nov 2026 (grace period to 14 May 2027)

Goods and services

• Class 006 — Metal goods: MANUALLY OPERATED VALVES OF METAL

Owner

• VALVOSPAIN SOLUTIONS AND LICENSES, S.L., ES
• VALVOSPAIN INDUSTRIAL, S.A., ES
• MTS VALVES AND TECHNOLOGY, S.L., ARRANKUDIAGA (Bizkaia), ES
• MTS TECNICA Y CONTROL DE FLUIDOS, S.A., ES
• MTS TECNICA Y CONTROL DE FLUIDOS, S.A., ES
• MTS TECNICA Y CONTROL DE FLUIDOS, S.A., ES

Board proceedings on this mark

• Cancellation No. 92054818 — MTS Systems Corporation v. MTS Valves and Technology, S.L., filed 11 Nov 2011 (Terminated)
• Ex Parte Appeal No. 79002987 — MTS TECNICA Y CONTROL DE FLUIDOS, S.A., filed 03 Nov 2005 (Terminated)

Prosecution history

• 14 Nov 2025 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 71 (10-YR) E-MAILED
• 03 Feb 2024 — NEW REPRESENTATIVE AT IB RECEIVED
• 07 Jan 2022 — CHANGE OF OWNER RECEIVED FROM IB
• 13 Feb 2020 — INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION RENEWED
• 13 Apr 2017 — CHANGE OF OWNER RECEIVED FROM IB
• 28 Jan 2016 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 71 - E-MAILED
• 28 Jan 2016 — SEC. 15 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT - E-MAILED
• 28 Jan 2016 — REGISTERED - SEC. 15 ACKNOWLEDGED
• 30 Dec 2015 — REGISTERED - SEC. 15 AFFIDAVIT FILED
• 28 Jan 2016 — REGISTERED-SEC.71 ACCEPTED
• 28 Jan 2016 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
• 30 Dec 2015 — TEAS SECTION 71 RECEIVED
• 30 Dec 2015 — TEAS SECTION 15 RECEIVED
• 14 Nov 2015 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 71 (10-YR) E-MAILED
• 09 Feb 2014 — POST REGISTRATION ACTION MAILED NO RESPONSE REQUIRED