USPTO serial 74679028
VISION ENHANCING SYSTEM
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- Filing date
- Status date
- Registration date
- May 6, 1997
- Examiner
- PESKA, KEVIN
- Law office
- GENERIC WEB UPDATE
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
CHAPEL HILL, NC, US
CHAPEL HILL, NC, US
CHAPEL HILL, NC, US
Attorney of record
The USPTO lists this attorney as the applicant's representative for correspondence on this application.
Richard T. Matthews
Richard T. Matthews Williams Mullen, c/o IP Docketing8300 Greensboro Drive, Suite 100Tysons, VA 22102UNITED STATESGoods and services
| Class | Description | Status | First use |
|---|---|---|---|
| 009 | prescription low vision optical goods, namely telescopes mounted on eyeglass frames and through eyeglass lenses | ACTIVE | Aug 15, 1987 |
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Prosecution history
| Date | Code | Event | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2026 | REM2 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED | — |
| Mar 13, 2019 | NA89 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED | — |
| Mar 13, 2019 | 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. |
| Mar 13, 2019 | 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. |
| Jun 22, 2017 | PR89 | POST REGISTRATION ACTION MAILED - SEC. 8 & 9 | — |
| Jun 22, 2017 | APRE | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL | — |
| May 8, 2017 | E89R | TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED | — |
| May 6, 2016 | REM2 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED | — |
| Jun 3, 2014 | 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. |
| Jun 3, 2014 | REAP | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED | — |
| Feb 23, 2012 | TCCA | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED | — |
| Apr 9, 2007 | 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. |
| Apr 9, 2007 | 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. |
| Mar 29, 2007 | PLGL | ASSIGNED TO PARALEGAL | — |
| Mar 27, 2007 | 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. |
| Mar 27, 2007 | REAP | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED | — |
| Feb 22, 2007 | 89AF | REGISTERED - COMBINED SECTION 8 (10-YR) & SEC. 9 FILED | — |
| Feb 22, 2007 | E89R | TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED | — |
| Dec 15, 2006 | CFIT | CASE FILE IN TICRS | — |
| May 13, 2003 | 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. |
| Feb 5, 2003 | 815F | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) & SEC. 15 FILED | — |
| Feb 4, 2003 | E89R | TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED | — |
| May 6, 1997 | R.PR | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER | Your trademark is registered on the Principal Register — the strongest form of federal trademark protection. You may use the ® symbol for the covered goods and services. Maintenance filings (Section 8 and renewals) are required to keep the registration alive. |
| Mar 20, 1997 | OP.T | OPPOSITION TERMINATED NO. 999999 | — |
| Mar 20, 1997 | OP.D | OPPOSITION DISMISSED NO. 999999 | — |
| Oct 11, 1996 | OP.I | OPPOSITION INSTITUTED NO. 999999 | — |
| May 28, 1996 | PUBO | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION | Your mark was published in the USPTO Official Gazette for a 30-day opposition window. During that period, third parties who believe they would be harmed can file an opposition. If no opposition is filed, prosecution usually continues toward registration or a Notice of Allowance. |
| Apr 26, 1996 | NPUB | NOTICE OF PUBLICATION | — |
| Feb 14, 1996 | CNSA | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER | — |
| Feb 12, 1996 | ZZZX | PREVIOUS ALLOWANCE COUNT WITHDRAWN | — |
| Jan 24, 1996 | CNSA | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER | — |
| Dec 7, 1995 | CRFA | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE | — |
| Nov 13, 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. |
| Oct 26, 1995 | DOCK | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER | — |
| Oct 17, 1995 | DOCK | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER | — |
| Sep 29, 1995 | DOCK | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER | — |