GRIPPING SURFACE TECHNOLOGY

Registered
Combined Mark

Key Information

Serial Number

Registration Number

Status

Registered

Ownership

J&

Owner Name

Type: Organization / Corporation

Address

1 Johnson & Johnson Plaza
New Brunswick, NJ 08933

Critical Dates

First Use Date

Jul 23, 2024

Filing Date

Sep 29, 2020

Registration Date

Jul 15, 2025

Mark Descriptions

Goods

Class 10
surgical stapler reloads

Mark Elements

Text Mark
GRIPPING SURFACE TECHNOLOGY
Category
Trademark
Standard Characters
No
Color Claim
No
Drawing/Image Description

The mark consists of a circle containing the wording "GRIPPING SURFACE" appearing in an arc around the top inner portion of the circle, the wording "TECHNOLOGY" appearing in an arc around the bottom inner portion of the circle, and the stylized depiction of the cartridge surface with four staple pockets appearing in the center of the circle.

Design Search Codes
20.01.07
Adhesive tape dispensers
26.01.02
Circles with plain outline not used as carriers or borders
Data source: USPTO TSDR
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Trademark Timeline

First Use

Jul 23, 2024

Filing Date

Sep 29, 2020

Publication Date

Apr 5, 2022

Registration Date

Jul 15, 2025

USPTO Records

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Trademark Summary

The mark GRIPPING SURFACE TECHNOLOGY is a stylized design featuring the words "GRIPPING SURFACE" arched at the top and "TECHNOLOGY" arched at the bottom inside a circle, with a central stylized depiction of a cartridge surface containing four staple pockets; it disclaims the wording GRIPPING SURFACE TECHNOLOGY and covers surgical stapler reloads in International Class 010. It is owned by Johnson & Johnson, a New Jersey corporation based in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The mark is registered on the Principal Register (Reg. No. 7868318) as of July 15, 2025, following conversion from intent-to-use to use basis with first use in commerce on July 23, 2024; it is a divisional child of parent application Serial No. 90222043. No active oppositions or legal proceedings are present.

Recent Activity

Filed on September 29, 2020, the application faced non-final and final office actions in 2021 before approval and publication for opposition on April 5, 2022, with Notice of Allowance issued May 31, 2022. Multiple Statement of Use extensions were granted through 2024, a divisional request processed in late 2024, and the Statement of Use accepted in June 2025, leading to registration on July 15, 2025.
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