NOVA
Pending · Under Examination LIVE/APPLICATION/Under Examination
What this record means
The record shows a live pending application for the mark NOVA filed by NOVA STEEL INC., a Canadian corporation, and it is being examined on the Principal Register. The goods and services listed are wholesale and distributorship services for steel bars, sheets, coils, rods, poles, pipes, plates, non‑electric wires and tubing (Class 035) and custom steel rolling, fabrication, machining, cutting, welding and related metal‑working services (Class 040); a similar name used in those steel‑related fields would raise the closest record‑based concern. The record does not give the owner control over every possible use of the word “NOVA.” The prosecution history shows the examiner issued a suspension inquiry in June 2025, the applicant responded, and the latest status update on May 28 2026 notes the suspension inquiry is still pending. No oppositions, cancellations or court actions appear in the supplied history. I'd treat this as a meaningful concern if you plan to use “NOVA” for steel‑related wholesale or fabrication services.
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| Drawing type | 4 - STANDARD CHARACTER MARK |
| Filing basis | Intent-to-Use (§1(b)). |
| Status | A suspension inquiry has been sent (issued) to the applicant. The applicant must respond to this suspension inquiry. To view all documents in this file, click on the Trademark Document Retrieval link at the top of this page. |
Key dates
| Application filed | Sep 12, 2024 |
| Status date | May 28, 2026 |
Goods & services
Wholesale services through direct solicitation by salespersons directed to end-users featuring steel bars, sheets, coils, rods, poles, pipes, plates, non-electric wires, and tubing; distributorship services in the field of stainless steel bars, sheets, coils, rods, poles, pipes, plates, non-electric wires, and tubing
Custom steel rolling and fabrication to the order and specification of others; Custom manufacture of general product lines in the field of steel bars, sheets, coils, rods, poles, pipes, plates, non-electric wires, and tubing; precision metal manufacturing for others, namely, machining, turning, and grinding; metalworking, namely, cutting, cut-to-length, slitting, sawing, priming, shot blasting, dimensioning, bevelling, water jet cutting, cutting-off, welding, laser welding, bending and plating of steel and metal steel bars, sheets, coils, rods, poles, pipes, plates, non-electric wires, and tubing
Owner & representation
| Owner | NOVA STEEL INC. |
| Address | 6001 Rue Irwin, Lasalle, Montreal, Quebec CANADA H8N1A1 |
| Entity | CORPORATION - organized in CANADA |
| Attorney of record | J. Damon Ashcraft |
| Correspondent | J. Damon Ashcraft |
| Attorney email | i********@*****.com |
| Correspondent email | 4 emails |
| Correspondent address | Phoenix, ARIZONA |