USPTO serial 74454240
THE PAYROLL SOURCE
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- Filing date
- Status date
- Registration date
- Aug 27, 1996
- Examiner
- DONNELL, RICHARD
- Law office
- PUBLICATION AND ISSUE SECTION
What this means
This registration is in, or will soon enter, a USPTO maintenance window. Missing a Section 8 or Section 9 filing can cancel the registration.
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Owner
Attorney of record
The USPTO lists this attorney as the applicant's representative for correspondence on this application.
John W. Hazard
John W. Hazard Webster, Chamberlain & Bean LLP1747 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 1000Washington, DC 20006United StatesGoods and services
| Class | Description | Status | First use |
|---|---|---|---|
| 016 | printed matter, namely a periodically published textbook and desk reference book of payroll practice for the education of payroll administration and management in the field of employee determination; wage/hour laws; wage definitions; unemployment and disability insurance; payroll systems and automation; managing, motivating and training a department; record keeping and retention; payroll accounting and audits; payroll forms and instructions, and a glossary of terms | ACTIVE | — |
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Prosecution history
| Date | Code | Event | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2026 | NA89 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED | — |
| Jan 22, 2026 | RNL3 | REGISTERED AND RENEWED (THIRD RENEWAL - 10 YRS) | The trademark registration was renewed for another 10-year term after acceptable maintenance filings. RNL1, RNL2, and RNL3 indicate which renewal cycle (first, second, or third 10-year term) was recorded. The registration remains active. |
| Jan 22, 2026 | 89AG | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED | The USPTO accepted your combined Section 8 declaration and Section 9 renewal application. The registration is renewed for another 10-year term. The next combined maintenance filing will be due at the following 10-year anniversary. |
| Jan 22, 2026 | APRE | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL | — |
| Oct 15, 2025 | E89R | TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED | — |
| Aug 27, 2025 | REM2 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED | — |
| Jan 22, 2016 | NA89 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED | — |
| Jan 22, 2016 | RNL2 | REGISTERED AND RENEWED (SECOND RENEWAL - 10 YRS) | The trademark registration was renewed for another 10-year term after acceptable maintenance filings. RNL1, RNL2, and RNL3 indicate which renewal cycle (first, second, or third 10-year term) was recorded. The registration remains active. |
| Jan 22, 2016 | 89AG | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED | The USPTO accepted your combined Section 8 declaration and Section 9 renewal application. The registration is renewed for another 10-year term. The next combined maintenance filing will be due at the following 10-year anniversary. |
| Jan 22, 2016 | APRE | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL | — |
| Nov 9, 2015 | E89R | TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED | — |
| Dec 9, 2006 | RNL1 | REGISTERED AND RENEWED (FIRST RENEWAL - 10 YRS) | The trademark registration was renewed for another 10-year term after acceptable maintenance filings. RNL1, RNL2, and RNL3 indicate which renewal cycle (first, second, or third 10-year term) was recorded. The registration remains active. |
| Dec 9, 2006 | 89AG | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED | The USPTO accepted your combined Section 8 declaration and Section 9 renewal application. The registration is renewed for another 10-year term. The next combined maintenance filing will be due at the following 10-year anniversary. |
| Dec 6, 2006 | PLGL | ASSIGNED TO PARALEGAL | — |
| Sep 29, 2006 | 89AF | REGISTERED - COMBINED SECTION 8 (10-YR) & SEC. 9 FILED | — |
| Sep 29, 2006 | PAPER RECEIVED | — | |
| Jul 3, 2006 | CFIT | CASE FILE IN TICRS | — |
| Nov 19, 2001 | 8.OK | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED | The USPTO accepted your Section 8 declaration showing the mark is still in use in commerce (or excusable nonuse). This satisfies the six-year maintenance requirement and keeps the registration active until the next renewal deadline. |
| Nov 19, 2001 | PRAN | POST REGISTRATION ACTION MAILED NO RESPONSE REQUIRED | — |
| Oct 18, 2001 | 815F | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) & SEC. 15 FILED | — |
| Sep 21, 2000 | DOCK | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER | — |
| Aug 27, 1996 | R.SR | REGISTERED-SUPPLEMENTAL REGISTER | Your mark is registered on the Supplemental Register, which is available for marks that are not yet distinctive enough for the Principal Register but can still identify a source. Protection is more limited than Principal Register registration but can later support a Principal Register application. |
| Jun 24, 1996 | CNTA | APPROVED FOR REGISTRATION SUPPLEMENTAL REGISTER | — |
| Jun 24, 1996 | IUAA | USE AMENDMENT ACCEPTED | — |
| Jun 20, 1996 | CNEA | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT MAILED | — |
| Jun 4, 1996 | AUPC | AMENDMENT TO USE PROCESSING COMPLETE | — |
| Mar 25, 1996 | IUAF | USE AMENDMENT FILED | — |
| Mar 18, 1996 | CNRT | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED | A non-final Office Action means the USPTO examining attorney has raised at least one issue with your trademark application but has not made a final decision. You usually have three months to respond with arguments, amendments, or evidence. Missing the deadline can abandon the application. |
| Jun 21, 1995 | CRFA | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE | — |
| Jan 27, 1995 | UNPR | UNRESPONSIVE/DUPLICATE PAPER RECEIVED | — |
| Dec 21, 1994 | CNFR | FINAL REFUSAL MAILED | A final Office Action (final refusal) means the examining attorney is maintaining at least one refusal and your options are narrower. You can file a response addressing the refusal, appeal to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, or let the application abandon. |
| Oct 26, 1994 | CRFA | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE | — |
| May 9, 1994 | CNRT | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED | A non-final Office Action means the USPTO examining attorney has raised at least one issue with your trademark application but has not made a final decision. You usually have three months to respond with arguments, amendments, or evidence. Missing the deadline can abandon the application. |
| Mar 22, 1994 | DOCK | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER | — |
| Mar 22, 1994 | DOCK | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER | — |
| Mar 16, 1994 | DOCK | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER | — |