USPTO serial 75344960
ADVANCE AMERICA
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- Filing date
- Status date
- Registration date
- Aug 17, 1999
- Examiner
- HOWARD, CHERYL L
- Law office
- TMEG LAW OFFICE 103
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 The federal registration is no longer active.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
Spartanburg, SC
SPARTANBURG, SC
SPARTANBURG, SC
Attorney of record
The USPTO lists this attorney as the applicant's representative for correspondence on this application.
Nichole T. Andrighetti
Nichole T. Andrighetti Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP100 North Tryon Street42nd FloorCharlotte, NC 28202-4000Goods and services
| Class | Description | Status | First use |
|---|---|---|---|
| 036 | financial services in the nature of check cashing, deferred deposits, financial overdraft protection and short-term consumer loans | SECTION 8 - CANCELLED | Nov 6, 1997 |
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Prosecution history
| Date | Code | Event | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2010 | CAEX | CANCELLED SEC. 8 (10-YR)/EXPIRED SECTION 9 | — |
| Feb 26, 2010 | CFIT | CASE FILE IN TICRS | — |
| Dec 11, 2009 | 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. |
| Dec 11, 2009 | REAP | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED | — |
| Sep 14, 2005 | 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. |
| Jul 21, 2005 | 8.AF | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) FILED | — |
| Jul 21, 2005 | ES8R | TEAS SECTION 8 RECEIVED | — |
| Aug 17, 1999 | 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 17, 1999 | CNTA | APPROVED FOR REGISTRATION SUPPLEMENTAL REGISTER | — |
| Jun 17, 1999 | IUAA | USE AMENDMENT ACCEPTED | — |
| Jun 9, 1999 | CNEA | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT MAILED | — |
| Mar 26, 1999 | CRFA | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE | — |
| Jan 6, 1999 | 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. |
| Nov 9, 1998 | CRFA | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE | — |
| Aug 31, 1998 | 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. |
| Aug 26, 1998 | DOCK | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER | — |
| Apr 24, 1998 | DOCK | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER | — |
| Feb 20, 1998 | AUPC | AMENDMENT TO USE PROCESSING COMPLETE | — |
| Jan 9, 1998 | CRFA | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE | — |
| Jan 9, 1998 | IUAF | USE AMENDMENT FILED | — |