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USPTO serial 79160654

THE MERCHANDISING REFERENCE

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Reg. 5051654Status 404
Filing date
Status date
Registration date
Oct 4, 2016
Examiner
LEE, DOUGLAS
Law office
PUBLICATION AND ISSUE SECTION

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Owner

Attorney of record

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Jeffrey H. Greger

Jeffrey H. Greger Lowe Hauptman & Ham, LLP2318 Mill RoadSuite 1400Alexandria, VA 22314

Goods and services

ClassDescriptionStatusFirst use
035Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions; advertising agencies; rental of advertising and commercial presentation material; market research and study; business management and organization consultancy; merchandising, namely, commercial advice and assistance relating to business merchandising displays and the decoration thereof, commercial advice and assistance relating to the presentation of goods on racks, payroll and accounting, price setting, commercial presentations; commercial presentation services for goods; sales promotion for others; shop window dressing; retail store services featuring DVDs, software, recorded computer programs, printed publications, computer programs, books and other media relating to merchandising; publication of advertising texts; television and radio advertisement; public relations; market and public opinion polling; compilation of statistics; word processing; distribution and dissemination of advertising matter, namely, leaflets, prospectuses, printed matter, samples, advertising material and advertisements; document reproduction; on line advertising on a computer network; rental of advertising space and advertising time; marketing services; business consultancy; services of a franchiser, namely, assistance in running or management of industrial or commercial enterprises; data processing services, namely, operation of an administrative data bank; commercial information and advice services for consumers; commercial data input, editing, compilation, analysis and processing services; business data analysis services in the field of merchandising; business analysis of consumer behavior for commercial purposes; commercial analyses combining existing technologies and studies relating to merchandising; arranging subscriptions for others to newspapers, printed matter or to all relevant information media, namely, digital audio compact disks, digital audio videodisks; agencies for advertising space; computer file management, organization of exhibitions for commercial and advertising purposes; organization of promotional activities and advertising campaigns; sponsorship searchSECTION 71 - CANCELLED—
041Education and training, namely, classes and workshops in the field of merchandising; entertainment, namely, organizing cultural events; teaching services, namely, teaching in business merchandising; conducting correspondence courses in the field of business merchandising; organization and conducting of educational colloquiums, conferences, congresses in the field of business merchandising; organizing exhibitions for cultural or educational purposes; training in the field of merchandising; training in the field of merchandising analysis regarding consumer behavior; editing and publishing of texts other than advertising texts, publishing of illustrations, books, journals, newspapers, periodicals, magazines; multimedia publishing of books, magazines, journals, software, games, music and electronic publications; Entertainment and educational services in the nature of competitions in the field of entertainment, education, and other non-business and non-commercial fields; creation and production of news radio and television programs, of radio and television programming; editing of written texts and/or still or animated images, and/or musical or non-musical sounds for interactive or other use; organization of cultural shows; film and video production of company events, presentations, exhibitions, shows and programs; rental of video cassettes, DVDs, film, videos, video tapes relating to merchandising; photographic reporting; scriptwriting services for non-advertising purposes; videotaping; business training provided by franchisers in the field of merchandisingSECTION 71 - CANCELLED—
042Interior design advice; design of interior decor; provision of advice relating to interior decoration; engineering services, namely, technical project studies relating to the interior design of merchandising displays and interior decorating; space planning of the interiors of buildings, of shops, of stores; research and development of new products for others; graphic design services; corporate identity graphic design services; styling being industrial design and the space planning, material and surface selection design of exhibitions; design of packaging; software design and development relating in particular to merchandising and interior design of shops and buildingsSECTION 71 - CANCELLED—

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Prosecution history

DateCodeEventWhat it means
Apr 4, 2025DENANOTIFICATION OF EFFECT OF CANCELLATION OF INTL REG E-MAILED—
Apr 4, 2025DETHDEATH OF INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION—
Jan 29, 2024INNTTOTAL INVALIDATION PROCESSED BY THE IB—
Jan 6, 2024INTSTOTAL INVALIDATION OF REG EXT PROTECTION SENT TO IB—
Jan 6, 2024INPCINVALIDATION PROCESSED—
Dec 21, 2023INTRTOTAL INVALIDATION OF REG EXT PROTECTION CREATED—
Apr 21, 2023C71TCANCELLED SECTION 71—
Apr 9, 2022NREPNEW REPRESENTATIVE AT IB RECEIVED—
Oct 4, 2021REM3COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 71 (6-YR) E-MAILED—
Jul 8, 2017GPNXNOTIFICATION PROCESSED BY IB—
Feb 8, 2017XXSSGENERIC MADRID TRANSACTION SENT TO IB—
Feb 8, 2017XXCRGENERIC MADRID TRANSACTION CREATED—
Jan 4, 2017FICRFINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB—
Oct 4, 2016R.PRREGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTERYour 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.
Aug 4, 2016OPNXNOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION - PROCESSED BY IB—
Jul 20, 2016OPNSNOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION SENT TO IB—
Jul 20, 2016OPNRNOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB—
Jul 19, 2016NPUBOFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED—
Jul 19, 2016PUBOPUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITIONYour 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.
Jun 29, 2016OPNSNOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION SENT TO IB—
Jun 29, 2016OP2RNOTICE OF START OF OPPOSITION PERIOD CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB—
Jun 29, 2016NONPNOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED—
Jun 15, 2016PREVLAW OFFICE PUBLICATION REVIEW COMPLETED—
Jun 8, 2016CNSAAPPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER—
May 18, 2016XAECEXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED—
May 18, 2016GNENNOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED—
May 18, 2016GNEAEXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED—
May 18, 2016CNEAEXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN—
Nov 23, 2015GNRNNOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILEDA 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.
Nov 23, 2015GNRTNON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILEDA 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.
Nov 23, 2015CNRTNON-FINAL ACTION WRITTENA 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.
Nov 15, 2015ADCHCHANGE OF NAME/ADDRESS REC'D FROM IB—
Nov 12, 2015ZZZXPREVIOUS ALLOWANCE COUNT WITHDRAWN—
Nov 10, 2015PBCRWITHDRAWN FROM PUB - OG REVIEW QUERY—
Oct 28, 2015PREVLAW OFFICE PUBLICATION REVIEW COMPLETED—
Oct 23, 2015ALIEASSIGNED TO LIE—
Sep 21, 2015CNSAAPPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER—
Sep 4, 2015XAECEXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED—
Sep 4, 2015GNENNOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED—
Sep 4, 2015GNEAEXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED—
Sep 4, 2015CNEAEXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN—
Aug 25, 2015TEMETEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED—
Aug 24, 2015CRFACORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE—
Aug 24, 2015TROATEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVEDThis 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 20, 2015RFNTREFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB—
Mar 4, 2015RFCSNON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB—
Mar 4, 2015RFRRREFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU—
Mar 4, 2015RFCRNON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW—
Mar 3, 2015CNRTNON-FINAL ACTION WRITTENA 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.
Feb 28, 2015MAFRAPPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED—
Feb 24, 2015DOCKASSIGNED TO EXAMINER—
Feb 24, 2015NWOSNEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED—
Feb 20, 2015REPRSN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB—

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