USPTO serial 77898799
AFRICA CHALLENGE
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Reg. 3924305Status 710
- Filing date
- Status date
- Registration date
- Feb 22, 2011
- Examiner
- ORNDORFF, LINDA
- Law office
- TMO LAW OFFICE 111
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 The federal registration is no longer active.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
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Edwin Komen
EDWIN KOMEN SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP2099 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, SUITE 100WASHINGTON, DC 20006-6801UNITED STATESGoods and services
| Class | Description | Status | First use |
|---|---|---|---|
| 041 | Entertainment in the nature of an ongoing game show featuring history, science, African culture, geography, literature, music and current events delivered on the internet | SECTION 8 - CANCELLED | — |
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Prosecution history
| Date | Code | Event | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2021 | CAEX | CANCELLED SEC. 8 (10-YR)/EXPIRED SECTION 9 | — |
| Feb 22, 2020 | REM2 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED | — |
| May 14, 2016 | NAS8 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 - E-MAILED | — |
| May 14, 2016 | 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. |
| May 14, 2016 | APRE | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL | — |
| Apr 22, 2016 | ES8R | TEAS SECTION 8 RECEIVED | — |
| Feb 22, 2011 | 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. |
| Jan 15, 2011 | PREV | LAW OFFICE PUBLICATION REVIEW COMPLETED | — |
| Jan 15, 2011 | ALIE | ASSIGNED TO LIE | — |
| Dec 21, 2010 | AAUA | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF AMENDMENT TO ALLEGE USE E-MAILED | — |
| Dec 20, 2010 | CNTA | APPROVED FOR REGISTRATION SUPPLEMENTAL REGISTER | — |
| Dec 20, 2010 | IUAA | USE AMENDMENT ACCEPTED | — |
| Dec 18, 2010 | AUPC | AMENDMENT TO USE PROCESSING COMPLETE | — |
| Dec 18, 2010 | IUAF | USE AMENDMENT FILED | — |
| Dec 17, 2010 | EAAU | TEAS AMENDMENT OF USE RECEIVED | — |
| Dec 17, 2010 | TEME | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED | — |
| Dec 17, 2010 | CRFA | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE | — |
| Dec 17, 2010 | ERFR | TEAS REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION RECEIVED | — |
| Aug 17, 2010 | GNFN | NOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED | — |
| Aug 17, 2010 | GNFR | FINAL REFUSAL E-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. |
| Aug 17, 2010 | CNFR | FINAL REFUSAL WRITTEN | 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. |
| Jul 29, 2010 | TEME | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED | — |
| Jul 29, 2010 | CRFA | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE | — |
| Jul 29, 2010 | TROA | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED | 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 24, 2010 | GNRN | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-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. |
| Mar 24, 2010 | GNRT | NON-FINAL ACTION E-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. |
| Mar 24, 2010 | CNRT | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN | 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. |
| Mar 23, 2010 | DOCK | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER | — |
| Dec 29, 2009 | NWOS | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED | — |
| Dec 25, 2009 | NWAP | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED | — |