USPTO serial 74655687
THE RAPID SYSTEM
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- Filing date
- Status date
- Registration date
- Oct 15, 1996
- Examiner
- RICARDO, RANDY
- Law office
- POST REGISTRATION
What this means
Status 710 means the registration was cancelled because a required Section 8 declaration of continued use was not filed within the deadline (including any grace period). The federal registration is no longer active. Evaluate filing a new application if you still use the mark, or petition if cancellation was erroneous. Consult counsel on remaining common-law rights.
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Owner
New York, NY
AMERICAN MEMORIAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
RAPID CITY, SD
Other trademarks owned by AMERICAN MEMORIAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
CINCINNATI, OH
Laurentian Capital Corporation
Wayne, PA
Attorney of record
The USPTO lists this attorney as the applicant's representative for correspondence on this application.
Brian M. Davis
Brian M. Davis Alston & Bird LLP101 S. Tryon St.Bank of America Plaza, STE 4000Charlotte, NC 28280-4000Goods and services
| Class | Description | Status | First use |
|---|---|---|---|
| 036 | insurance underwriting, insurance brokerage services, estate trust administration, and financing services for funeral directors and their clients | SECTION 8 - CANCELLED | — |
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Prosecution history
| Date | Code | Event | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2020 | CAEX | CANCELLED SEC. 8 (10-YR)/EXPIRED SECTION 9 | — |
| Oct 15, 2015 | REM2 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED | — |
| Mar 27, 2015 | CHAN | APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED | — |
| Mar 27, 2015 | COAR | TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED | — |
| Nov 9, 2008 | ARAA | ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED | This event means the applicant filed a response to a USPTO Office Action — typically arguments, amendments, or evidence addressing the examiner's objections. The USPTO will review the response and either allow the mark to proceed or issue another action. |
| Nov 9, 2008 | REAP | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED | — |
| Jan 12, 2007 | TCCA | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED | — |
| Dec 12, 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 12, 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 12, 2006 | PLGL | ASSIGNED TO PARALEGAL | — |
| Oct 11, 2006 | 89AF | REGISTERED - COMBINED SECTION 8 (10-YR) & SEC. 9 FILED | — |
| Oct 11, 2006 | E89R | TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED | — |
| Oct 11, 2006 | ASGN | AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP | — |
| Jun 22, 2006 | CFIT | CASE FILE IN TICRS | — |
| Apr 1, 2004 | TCCA | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED | — |
| Jun 6, 2002 | PAPER RECEIVED | — | |
| Jan 26, 2002 | 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. |
| Dec 7, 2001 | 8.AF | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) FILED | — |
| Jun 20, 1997 | COC. | CORRECTION UNDER SECTION 7 - PROCESSED | — |
| Apr 25, 1997 | RRPR | RESPONSE RECEIVED TO POST REG. ACTION | — |
| Mar 28, 1997 | PRAM | POST REGISTRATION ACTION MAILED - SEC. 7 | — |
| Nov 22, 1996 | C.7F | REQUEST FOR NEW CERTIFICATE FILED | — |
| Oct 15, 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. |
| Aug 7, 1996 | CNTA | APPROVED FOR REGISTRATION SUPPLEMENTAL REGISTER | — |
| May 17, 1996 | CRFA | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE | — |
| Apr 22, 1996 | CRFA | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE | — |
| Mar 1, 1996 | 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. |
| Dec 11, 1995 | CRFA | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE | — |
| Oct 24, 1995 | 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. |
| Sep 6, 1995 | DOCK | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER | — |
| Aug 22, 1995 | DOCK | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER | — |