USPTO serial 75362129
MICHIGAN BLACK EXPO
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- Filing date
- Status date
- Registration date
- Jun 20, 2000
- Examiner
- MADDEN, ANNE
- Law office
- SCANNING ON DEMAND
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 The federal registration is no longer active.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
Attorney of record
The USPTO lists this attorney as the applicant's representative for correspondence on this application.
THOMAS L LOCKHART
THOMAS L LOCKHART VARNUM RIDDERING SCHMIDT & HOWLETT LLPP O BOX 352GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49501-0352UNITED STATESGoods and services
| Class | Description | Status | First use |
|---|---|---|---|
| 041 | organizing exhibitions for the promotion, celebration and economic development activities of African American culture and people | SECTION 8 - CANCELLED | — |
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Prosecution history
| Date | Code | Event | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 2011 | CAEX | CANCELLED SEC. 8 (10-YR)/EXPIRED SECTION 9 | — |
| Mar 27, 2006 | CFIT | CASE FILE IN TICRS | — |
| Feb 8, 2006 | 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. |
| Jan 9, 2006 | 8.AF | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) FILED | — |
| Jan 9, 2006 | PAPER RECEIVED | — | |
| Jun 20, 2000 | 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. |
| May 3, 2000 | CNTA | APPROVED FOR REGISTRATION SUPPLEMENTAL REGISTER | — |
| Apr 3, 2000 | CRFA | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE | — |
| Mar 14, 2000 | 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 2, 1999 | CRFA | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE | — |
| Aug 17, 1999 | IUAA | USE AMENDMENT ACCEPTED | — |
| Aug 11, 1999 | AUPC | AMENDMENT TO USE PROCESSING COMPLETE | — |
| Jun 3, 1999 | 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. |
| Jun 2, 1999 | DOCK | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER | — |
| Mar 30, 1999 | IURF | IU INFORMAL RESPONSE RECEIVED | — |
| Jan 25, 1999 | IUFF | USE AFFIDAVIT FAILED FORMALITIES | — |
| Nov 23, 1998 | IUAF | USE AMENDMENT FILED | — |
| Nov 23, 1998 | CRFA | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE | — |
| May 22, 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. |
| May 20, 1998 | DOCK | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER | — |
| May 13, 1998 | DOCK | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER | — |
| May 13, 1998 | DOCK | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER | — |