USPTO serial 78617554
VERTICAL COMMUNICATIONS
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- Filing date
- Status date
- Registration date
- May 29, 2007
- Examiner
- DWYER, JOHN D
- Law office
- GENERIC WEB UPDATE
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
Attorney of record
The USPTO lists this attorney as the applicant's representative for correspondence on this application.
John C. Merchant
John C. Merchant Law Office of John Merchant412 Juana AvenueSan Leandro, CA 94577UNITED STATESGoods and services
| Class | Description | Status | First use |
|---|---|---|---|
| 009 | Multifunction units of hardware and software for integrating voice, data networking, and applications capabilities, comprised of private branch automatic telephone exchanges, wireless telephony apparatus and computer telephony software, voice over IP gateway routers in the nature of computer control hardware, voice mail software for recording and forwarding and subsequently playing voice mail messages, routers, local area network hardware and operating software, wide area network and operating software, server hardware and server operating software for remotely accessing networks, software for operating and managing telephone call centers, and graphical user interface for phone tasks | ACTIVE | May 12, 2005 |
| 041 | Educational services, namely, conducting programs in the field of telephone systems | ACTIVE | May 12, 2005 |
| 042 | Technical support, namely, troubleshooting of computer hardware and software problems for telephone systems | ACTIVE | May 12, 2005 |
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Prosecution history
| Date | Code | Event | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2026 | REM2 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED | — |
| Dec 21, 2017 | NA89 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED | — |
| Dec 21, 2017 | 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. |
| Dec 21, 2017 | 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. |
| Dec 21, 2017 | APRE | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL | — |
| Nov 27, 2017 | E89R | TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED | — |
| May 29, 2016 | REM2 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED | — |
| Jul 9, 2014 | ASCK | ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY | — |
| Aug 10, 2013 | NAS8 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 - E-MAILED | — |
| Aug 10, 2013 | 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. |
| Aug 8, 2013 | APRE | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL | — |
| Jul 22, 2013 | 8.AF | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) FILED | — |
| Jul 22, 2013 | ES8R | TEAS SECTION 8 RECEIVED | — |
| Dec 31, 2010 | WOAG | WITHDRAWAL OF ATTORNEY GRANTED | — |
| Dec 31, 2010 | WOAR | TEAS WITHDRAWAL OF ATTORNEY RECEIVED | — |
| May 29, 2007 | 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. |
| Apr 9, 2007 | PREV | LAW OFFICE PUBLICATION REVIEW COMPLETED | — |
| Apr 9, 2007 | CNTA | APPROVED FOR REGISTRATION SUPPLEMENTAL REGISTER | — |
| Apr 9, 2007 | IUAA | USE AMENDMENT ACCEPTED | — |
| Apr 3, 2007 | TEME | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED | — |
| Apr 3, 2007 | AUPC | AMENDMENT TO USE PROCESSING COMPLETE | — |
| Apr 3, 2007 | ALIE | ASSIGNED TO LIE | — |
| Feb 28, 2007 | CRFA | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE | — |
| Feb 28, 2007 | IUAF | USE AMENDMENT FILED | — |
| Feb 28, 2007 | EAAU | TEAS AMENDMENT OF USE RECEIVED | — |
| Feb 28, 2007 | 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. |
| Feb 20, 2007 | 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. |
| Feb 20, 2007 | REAP | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED | — |
| Aug 28, 2006 | 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. |
| Aug 28, 2006 | 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. |
| Aug 9, 2006 | ASGN | AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP | — |
| Aug 7, 2006 | TEME | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED | — |
| Jul 12, 2006 | CRFA | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE | — |
| Jul 12, 2006 | 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. |
| Jan 12, 2006 | GPRA | PRIORITY ACTION E-MAILED | A priority action is a type of Office Action the USPTO treats as time-sensitive. It usually means the examining attorney needs a specific response or amendment quickly — often relating to a foreign priority claim or a formal requirement. Respond within the stated deadline. |
| Jan 12, 2006 | CPRA | PRIORITY ACTION WRITTEN | A priority action is a type of Office Action the USPTO treats as time-sensitive. It usually means the examining attorney needs a specific response or amendment quickly — often relating to a foreign priority claim or a formal requirement. Respond within the stated deadline. |
| Dec 23, 2005 | ACEC | AMENDMENT FROM APPLICANT ENTERED | — |
| Dec 8, 2005 | CRFA | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE | — |
| Dec 8, 2005 | PAPER RECEIVED | — | |
| Jun 5, 2005 | 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. |
| Jun 5, 2005 | 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. |
| Jun 1, 2005 | DOCK | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER | — |
| May 10, 2005 | NWAP | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED | — |