USPTO serial 78650076
FOCUS
Reviewed by CopyMark Law Group
- Filing date
- Status date
- Registration date
- May 23, 2006
- Examiner
- STERKIN, DAVID
- 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.
Need help with FOCUS?
If you own this trademark, we can monitor new filings and help with USPTO deadlines. If you do not, we can file a new U.S. application.
Current trademark owner
Get help with this Renewal, set up monitoring, or talk with CopyMark.
Get Attorney Assistance for just $399*
Plus Government fees of $850
Not the owner?
File a new U.S. trademark application, or speak with our attorneys.
Owner
Ben Hughes Communication Products Company
Chester, CT, US
Other trademarks owned by Ben Hughes Communication Products Company
Ben Hughes Communication Products Company
Chester, CT, US
Other trademarks owned by Ben Hughes Communication Products Company
Ben Hughes Communication Products Company
Chester, CT, US
Other trademarks owned by Ben Hughes Communication Products Company
Attorney of record
The USPTO lists this attorney as the applicant's representative for correspondence on this application.
Michael K. Kinney
Michael K. Kinney Dilworth IP, LLC470 James Street, Suite 007New Haven, CT 06513United StatesGoods and services
| Class | Description | Status | First use |
|---|---|---|---|
| 008 | Manually operated hand tools, namely specialty pliers for removing cable connectors in confined spaces | ACTIVE | Aug 10, 2004 |
Related trademarks
CopyMark links this record to cited §2(d) serials, the owner's other marks, Nice classes, similar mark names, and recently changed USPTO applications.
- Other trademarks owned by Ben Hughes Communication Products Company
- Other trademarks owned by Ben Hughes Communication Products Company
- Other trademarks owned by Ben Hughes Communication Products Company
- Other trademarks in Class 008
- Similar marks named FOCUS
- Recently changed USPTO trademarks
- Recently filed trademarks
- Browse all trademark records
Prosecution history
| Date | Code | Event | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 | NA89 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED | — |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 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. |
| Apr 30, 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. |
| Apr 30, 2026 | APRE | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL | — |
| Feb 25, 2026 | E89R | TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED | — |
| May 23, 2025 | REM2 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED | — |
| May 8, 2023 | TCCA | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED | — |
| May 8, 2023 | 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. |
| May 8, 2023 | REAP | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED | — |
| Aug 12, 2016 | NA89 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED | — |
| Aug 12, 2016 | 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 12, 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. |
| Aug 12, 2016 | APRE | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL | — |
| May 20, 2016 | E89R | TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED | — |
| May 23, 2015 | REM2 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED | — |
| May 31, 2012 | NA85 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 15 - E-MAILED | — |
| May 31, 2012 | C15A | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK. | — |
| May 31, 2012 | APRE | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL | — |
| May 21, 2012 | E815 | TEAS SECTION 8 & 15 RECEIVED | — |
| May 23, 2006 | 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. |
| Feb 28, 2006 | 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 8, 2006 | NPUB | NOTICE OF PUBLICATION | — |
| Jan 18, 2006 | PREV | LAW OFFICE PUBLICATION REVIEW COMPLETED | — |
| Jan 6, 2006 | ALIE | ASSIGNED TO LIE | — |
| Jan 5, 2006 | XAEC | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED | — |
| Jan 5, 2006 | CNSA | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER | — |
| Jan 4, 2006 | CNEA | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT MAILED | — |
| Jan 4, 2006 | CNEA | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN | — |
| Jan 4, 2006 | DOCK | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER | — |
| Jun 20, 2005 | NWAP | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED | — |