TOB NEW ENERGY Secures US Trademark for Battery Equipment

XIAMEN, China — XIAMEN TOB NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. (TOB NEW ENERGY), a premier global provider of advanced battery manufacturing equipment and technology solutions, officially announced that it has been granted a federal trademark registration certificate for the mark "TOB" by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

The trademark is registered on the Principal Register under Registration No. 8,350,946 (Serial No. 99-220,375), classified under International Class 7. The official certificate confirms the brand's established commercial standing dating back to its first commercial use in November 2012, marking a major milestone in TOB NEW ENERGY's long-term international expansion and brand protection strategy across North America and global clean energy markets.

A Crucial Milestone in Global Intellectual Property and Market Expansion

As international investments in electric mobility, grid-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS), and specialized electrochemical applications continue to accelerate, North America has developed into a central hub for advanced battery research, pilot validation lines, and gigawatt-hour (GWh) scale manufacturing facilities. Driven by localized supply chain initiatives and stringent industrial safety standards, tier-one battery innovators and regional cell manufacturers demand equipment suppliers with impeccable technological reliability and clear, transparent intellectual property governance.

For over two decades, TOB NEW ENERGY has actively supported this international ecosystem, supplying precision laboratory instruments, customized pilot-scale machinery, and fully integrated production equipment to global battery manufacturers, electric vehicle developers, national research laboratories, and top-tier academic institutions. Securing federal registration on the USPTO Principal Register grants TOB exclusive rights to the "TOB" mark across the United States. This milestone establishes enforceable legal protection in one of the world's most sophisticated and demanding industrial technology markets. It not only reinforces brand distinction across international trade fairs and project tenders, but also provides global engineering teams and procurement directors with unequivocal legal assurance when executing long-term capital equipment contracts.

Extensive Scope of Protection Across Core Battery Manufacturing Equipment

The approved registration under International Class 7 encompasses an exhaustive scope of machinery specifically engineered for the battery and energy accumulator industries. This federal recognition directly covers TOB NEW ENERGY's primary machinery portfolio, validating the breadth of the company's engineering capabilities:

• Electrode Fabrication and Slurry Processing: Mixing machines, fluid dispensing machines, high-precision coating machines and lines for web products, doctor blades, application units, rolling mills, and cutting and slitting machines for web materials.
• Cell Assembly and Precision Fabrication: Automated battery cell manufacturing machines, die-cutting machines, laminating machines, precision winding machines, stacking machines, laser welding machines, ultrasonic metal welding machines, and industrial sealing machines.
• Handling, Conveying, and Surface Preparation: Industrial surface treatment corona systems, conveyor systems, carrier rollers for web materials, and automated parts sorting equipment.

By obtaining federal trademark protection for these essential categories, TOB NEW ENERGY reinforces the integrity of its comprehensive battery production line solutions, ensuring that full turnkey projects—from raw active material mixing through finished cell packaging—operate under certified brand governance.

Similarly, this registration safeguards TOB's core technological portfolio in precision electrode preparation equipment, where micron-level coating uniformity, tension control, and slitting precision are vital to battery cell yield and electrochemical performance.

Furthermore, as the global energy landscape transitions toward next-generation battery chemistries, the trademark coverage extends robust protection to TOB's pioneering research and industrial platforms for solid-state battery equipment, encompassing dry-electrode processing systems, specialized isostatic lamination presses, and high-pressure hermetic sealing machinery.

Reinforcing Authenticity and Protecting Global Partners

With the accelerating international adoption of the TOB brand across competitive clean tech markets, formal trademark protection serves a critical operational purpose: safeguarding client investments against unauthorized gray-market distribution, substandard component counterfeiting, and misleading third-party representations. In high-precision battery manufacturing, where sub-micron machine tolerances and reliable thermal consistency directly determine cell safety and prevent catastrophic thermal runaway, genuine machinery standards are paramount.

The official registration of the TOB trademark on the USPTO Principal Register establishes a clear, statutory mechanism for global clients and distribution partners to verify authentic equipment provenance. Engineering teams and industrial procurement officers partnering directly with TOB NEW ENERGY receive measurable operational protections:

1. Guaranteed Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Performance: Every delivered machine is engineered, machined, assembled, and calibrated under TOB's certified ISO9001 quality management system, meeting strict international CE machinery directives and UL-aligned electrical safety standards.
2. Authorized Technical Service and Precision Spare Parts: Direct access to factory-trained field service engineers, comprehensive warranty terms, scheduled preventive maintenance programs, and certified replacement parts specifically fabricated for TOB equipment.
3. Traceable Factory Acceptance and Site Commissioning: Full transparency across the machine lifecycle, from initial engineering design review and factory acceptance testing (FAT) at TOB facilities to international logistics coordination, on-site mechanical installation, and final site acceptance testing (SAT).

Innovation-Driven Development: Integrating Patents and Trademarks

The acquisition of Registration No. 8,350,946 represents a vital component of TOB NEW ENERGY's dual-engine intellectual property strategy, which systematically integrates proactive trademark protection with extensive proprietary patent development. The company views legal brand protection not as an isolated administrative milestone, but as the outward manifestation of decades of engineering research and technological breakthroughs.

Since its incorporation in 2012, and drawing upon a core technical team with continuous involvement in battery equipment innovation since 2002, TOB NEW ENERGY has maintained an innovation-first growth trajectory. The enterprise has invested tens of millions of dollars into internal R&D infrastructure, establishing an expansive 3,000-square-meter modern engineering and testing center equipped with advanced dry rooms and comprehensive analytical testing benches.

Through ongoing collaborative research agreements with prestigious academic institutions—such as Central South University—and active participation in next-generation battery pilot programs, TOB has amassed dozens of invention patents and utility model rights. These proprietary innovations cover critical machine subsystems, including micro-gap roller adjustment mechanisms, multi-axis laser cutting controllers, automated stacking tension stabilizers, and dry-electrode powder compaction modules. Integrating federal trademark registration with this robust patent portfolio ensures that every technological advance delivers legally protected, verifiable value to global manufacturing partners.

Looking Forward: Empowering the Global Energy Transition

The successful registration of the TOB trademark in the United States highlights the company's sustained dedication to advancing electrochemical storage technologies on a global scale. Having completed over 200 specialized battery projects and delivered precision solutions to more than 8,000 customers across Europe, North America, the Asia-Pacific region, and emerging markets, TOB NEW ENERGY continues to bridge the vital gap between laboratory formulation and commercial production.

Looking ahead, TOB NEW ENERGY will leverage its strengthened intellectual property position to expand local customer support frameworks, enhance field engineering responsiveness, and streamline regional spare parts availability across key international manufacturing corridors. In tandem with these operational expansions, the company will continue collaborating closely with local system integrators, academic consortia, and manufacturing partners to accelerate equipment commissioning timelines. By continuing to engineer durable, energy-efficient, and highly automated battery manufacturing machinery, TOB NEW ENERGY reaffirms its enduring mission to empower battery innovators, optimize manufacturing economics, and accelerate the worldwide transition toward sustainable clean energy.

About TOB NEW ENERGY

XIAMEN TOB NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. is an internationally recognized high-tech enterprise dedicated to the design, engineering, and manufacturing of advanced machinery and materials for lithium-ion batteries, supercapacitors, solid-state batteries, and sodium-ion batteries. From specialized coin cell and pouch cell laboratory instruments to pilot manufacturing lines and full-scale automated GWh production facilities, TOB NEW ENERGY delivers comprehensive manufacturing equipment, customized process design, and dedicated turnkey engineering services to industrial pioneers and research laboratories worldwide.