USPTO serial 74699654
CREATORS SYNDICATE
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- Filing date
- Status date
- Registration date
- Sep 17, 1996
- Examiner
- SNAPP, TINA LOUISE
- 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
Hermosa Beach, CA, US
Los Angeles, CA, US
Los Angeles, CA, US
Attorney of record
The USPTO lists this attorney as the applicant's representative for correspondence on this application.
Sean C. Fifield
Sean C. Fifield Troutman Pepper Locke LLPP.O. Box 1470Church Street StationNew York, NY 10008-1470Goods and services
| Class | Description | Status | First use |
|---|---|---|---|
| 035 | marketing of syndicated newspaper columns and cartoons; licensing and merchandising of cartoon characters | ACTIVE | — |
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Prosecution history
| Date | Code | Event | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 2026 | NA89 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED | — |
| Jan 20, 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 20, 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 16, 2026 | APRE | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL | — |
| Nov 5, 2025 | TCCA | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED | — |
| Nov 5, 2025 | 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 5, 2025 | REAP | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED | — |
| Oct 10, 2025 | E89R | TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED | — |
| Sep 17, 2025 | REM2 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED | — |
| Jun 21, 2024 | TCCA | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED | — |
| Jun 21, 2024 | 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 21, 2024 | REAP | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED | — |
| Feb 23, 2016 | NA89 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED | — |
| Feb 23, 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. |
| Feb 23, 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. |
| Feb 23, 2016 | COC. | CORRECTION UNDER SECTION 7 - PROCESSED | — |
| Feb 18, 2016 | EROP | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION-POST REG RECEIVED | — |
| Feb 18, 2016 | EROP | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION-POST REG RECEIVED | — |
| Feb 3, 2016 | PRAM | POST REGISTRATION ACTION MAILED - SEC. 7 | — |
| Feb 2, 2016 | APRE | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL | — |
| Nov 17, 2015 | E89R | TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED | — |
| Nov 17, 2015 | ES7R | TEAS SECTION 7 REQUEST RECEIVED | — |
| Nov 17, 2015 | TCCA | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED | — |
| Nov 17, 2015 | TCCA | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED | — |
| Sep 16, 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. |
| Sep 16, 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. |
| Sep 7, 2006 | PLGL | ASSIGNED TO PARALEGAL | — |
| Jun 26, 2006 | CFIT | CASE FILE IN TICRS | — |
| Jun 6, 2006 | 89AF | REGISTERED - COMBINED SECTION 8 (10-YR) & SEC. 9 FILED | — |
| Jun 6, 2006 | E89R | TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED | — |
| Jan 26, 2002 | C15A | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK. | — |
| Dec 10, 2001 | 815F | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) & SEC. 15 FILED | — |
| Sep 17, 1996 | 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. |
| Jun 25, 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. |
| May 24, 1996 | NPUB | NOTICE OF PUBLICATION | — |
| Jan 19, 1996 | CNSA | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER | — |
| Jan 4, 1996 | CNEA | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT MAILED | — |
| Dec 21, 1995 | DOCK | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER | — |