USPTO serial 75116513
CONGRESS
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- Filing date
- Status date
- Registration date
- Jun 24, 1997
- Examiner
- FOSDICK, GEOFFREY A
- 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
McCORMICK DISTILLING CO., INC.
WESTON, MO, US
McCORMICK DISTILLING CO., INC.
Weston, MO, US
McCORMICK DISTILLING CO., INC.
Weston, MO, US
Attorney of record
The USPTO lists this attorney as the applicant's representative for correspondence on this application.
Dianne M. Smith-Misemer
Dianne M. Smith-Misemer Hovey Williams LLP10801 Mastin St., Suite 1000Overland Park, KS 66210United StatesGoods and services
| Class | Description | Status | First use |
|---|---|---|---|
| 033 | distilled alcoholic beverages, namely, [ straight bourbon whiskey, blended whiskey, ] vodka [ , gin, ] [ blended scotch whiskey, brandy, blended Canadian whiskey, rum ] | ACTIVE | — |
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Prosecution history
| Date | Code | Event | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2026 | NA89 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED | — |
| Aug 21, 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. |
| Aug 21, 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. |
| Aug 21, 2026 | APRE | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL | — |
| Jun 26, 2026 | E89R | TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED | — |
| Jun 24, 2026 | REM2 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED | — |
| Mar 3, 2026 | EWAF | TEAS WITHDRAWAL OF ATTORNEY RECEIVED-FIRM RETAINS | — |
| Mar 3, 2026 | TCCA | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED | — |
| Mar 3, 2026 | 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 3, 2026 | REAP | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED | — |
| Mar 3, 2026 | CHAN | APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED | — |
| Mar 3, 2026 | COAR | TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED | — |
| Aug 1, 2016 | NA89 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED | — |
| Aug 1, 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. |
| Aug 1, 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. |
| Jul 26, 2016 | E89R | TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED | — |
| Oct 19, 2011 | ASCK | ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY | — |
| Feb 14, 2008 | TCCA | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED | — |
| Aug 6, 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. |
| Aug 6, 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. |
| Jul 19, 2007 | PLGL | ASSIGNED TO PARALEGAL | — |
| Jun 25, 2007 | 89AF | REGISTERED - COMBINED SECTION 8 (10-YR) & SEC. 9 FILED | — |
| Jun 25, 2007 | E89R | TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED | — |
| Dec 6, 2006 | CFIT | CASE FILE IN TICRS | — |
| Feb 20, 2004 | C15A | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK. | — |
| Dec 22, 2003 | 815F | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) & SEC. 15 FILED | — |
| Mar 11, 2003 | 815F | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) & SEC. 15 FILED | — |
| Jun 24, 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. |
| Apr 1, 1997 | 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. |
| Feb 28, 1997 | NPUB | NOTICE OF PUBLICATION | — |
| Dec 23, 1996 | CNSA | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER | — |
| Dec 19, 1996 | DOCK | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER | — |