NA85
NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 15 - E-MAILED
09/05/2025
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Official data from USPTO
WD_BLACK
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Active USPTO registrationType: CombinedOffice: United States
Risk and opportunity diagnosis
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USPTO status
Active USPTO registration
Case type
Application and registration
Recorded events
47
Latest update
09/06/2025
Trademark type
Combined
Nice classes
9
Filing date
01/15/2019
Registration date
04/14/2020
Expiration date
-
Complete case details
Structured fields from the responsible authority and the official record.
Status date
09/05/2025
Last transaction
09/06/2025
Responsible office
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Status code
702
Official register
Principal Register
Filing basis
Intent to use
First use anywhere
01/08/2019
First use in commerce
01/08/2019
Drawing code
5
Owner type
03
Owner location
San Jose, CA
Examiner
FOSS,KATHERINE M
Current location
Historical data usage
Mark description
The mark consists of the literal element "WD_BLACK" with the "B" displayed as a capital letter and the upper half, left vertical portion of the "B" has been slanted inward to create a diagonal line.
Holders and representatives
Holders
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
Representatives
Aaron Fennimore Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
Technical classification
Nice Classes
Class 9
Vienna Codes
No Vienna codes available.
Goods and services
Class 9
Apparatus for recordingtransmission or reproduction of sound or images; backup drives for computers; cloud servers; communication servers; computer peripherals; computer database servers; computer disk drives and computer memories for network attached storage devices for file sharing and cloud backup; computer hardware; computer hardware and downloadable software for data storage; computer hardware for games and gaming; computer hardware for uploadstorageretrievaldownloadtransmission and delivery of digital content; computer hardware for uploadstorageretrievaldownloadtransmission and delivery of network content; computer hardware storage devices for data storage and retrieval; computer memories; computer network hardware; computer network servers; computer network storage devicesstorage and backup of electronic data either locally or via a telecommunications network; computer servers; downloadable computer software to enable retrieval of data; data processing equipment; data storage deviceshard disk drivesdigital disk drivessolid state drivesblank digital storage mediahybrid drives and computer peripherals; electronic components for computers; electronic memories; blank flash memory cards; hard disk drives; hard disk drive enclosures; hard disk drives featuring multi-core processors; hard disk drives for storage of gaming downloadable content; high-performance hard disk drives; integrated circuits; solid-state drive enclosures; semiconductor memory devices; downloadable software for accessing video and data stored on distributed computer storage devices; downloadable software for compressing data; downloadable software for computer system analysis and optimization; downloadable software for encrypting data; downloadable software for maximizing data storage; downloadable software for operating and administering data storage devices; solid-state drives
Publications
History of USPTO decisions and trademark events.
47 publications found
C15A
REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK.
09/05/2025
APRE
CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
09/05/2025
E815
TEAS SECTION 8 & 15 RECEIVED
04/28/2025
REM1
COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED
04/14/2025
EWAF
TEAS WITHDRAWAL OF ATTORNEY RECEIVED-FIRM RETAINS
03/28/2024
TCCA
TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
03/28/2024
ARAA
ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
03/28/2024
REAP
TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
03/28/2024
ASCK
ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY
08/23/2023
TCCA
TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
12/09/2022
ARAA
ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
12/09/2022
REAP
TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
12/09/2022
ASCK
ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY
06/23/2022
ASCK
ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY
03/09/2022
TCCA
TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
11/02/2021
EWAF
TEAS WITHDRAWAL OF ATTORNEY RECEIVED-FIRM RETAINS
11/02/2021
ARAA
ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
11/02/2021
REAP
TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
11/02/2021
TCCA
TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
12/04/2020
EWAF
TEAS WITHDRAWAL OF ATTORNEY RECEIVED-FIRM RETAINS
12/04/2020
ARAA
ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
12/04/2020
REAP
TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
12/04/2020
R.PR
REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
04/14/2020
SUNA
NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF STATEMENT OF USE E-MAILED
03/11/2020
CNPR
ALLOWED PRINCIPAL REGISTER - SOU ACCEPTED
03/10/2020
SUPC
STATEMENT OF USE PROCESSING COMPLETE
02/26/2020
AITU
CASE ASSIGNED TO INTENT TO USE PARALEGAL
02/25/2020
IUAF
USE AMENDMENT FILED
02/05/2020
EISU
TEAS STATEMENT OF USE RECEIVED
02/05/2020
NOAM
NOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT
08/06/2019
NPUB
OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
06/11/2019
PUBO
PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
06/11/2019
NONP
NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED
05/22/2019
PREV
LAW OFFICE PUBLICATION REVIEW COMPLETED
05/09/2019
ALIE
ASSIGNED TO LIE
05/06/2019
CNSA
APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
04/24/2019
XAEC
EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED
04/23/2019
GNEN
NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED
04/23/2019
GNEA
EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED
04/23/2019
CNEA
EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN
04/23/2019
GNRN
NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
03/26/2019
GNRT
NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
03/26/2019
CNRT
NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN
03/26/2019
DOCK
ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
03/20/2019
NWOS
NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED
02/06/2019
NWAP
NEW APPLICATION ENTERED
01/18/2019
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