Drawing for MERIT

USPTO serial 86697162

MERIT

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Reg. 5548110Status 702Registered
Filing date
Status date
Registration date
Aug 28, 2018
Examiner
SHANOSKI, JOANNA MARIE
Law office
Historical data usage

What this means

Status 702 means the registration is active, Section 8 was accepted, and a Section 15 declaration of incontestability was also accepted. Incontestability strengthens your rights by limiting certain challenges after five years of continuous use. Continue use in commerce and plan for the 10-year Section 8 and 9 renewal.

Status 702: Status 702 means the registration is active, Section 8 was accepted, and a Section 15 declaration of incontestability was also accepted. Incontestability strengthens your rights by limiting certain challenges after five years of continuous use.

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Owner

Attorney of record

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D. Delos Larson

D. Delos Larson Merit Medical Systems, Inc.1600 W Merit ParkwayLegal DepartmentSouth Jordan, UT 84095

Goods and services

ClassDescriptionStatusFirst use
010Medical and surgical products, namely, catheters, catheter fixation devices, vascular retrieval and manipulation devices, syringes, coronary control syringes, guide wires, stents, stent positioning devices, stent sizing devices, stent delivery devices, needles, inflation devices and monitors therefor, safety needles, pressure sensors, vessel dilators, transseptal sheaths, radial support devices, biopsy kits, sheath introducers, valves, adapters, obturators, scalpels, hemostasis valves, hemostasis compression devices, guide wire bowls, suture retention devices, catheter extraction tools, probes, procedure packs and trays, towel packs, coronary sinus guides and lateral vein introducers; medical fluid management systems and intravenous fluid delivery components, namely, manifolds, stopcocks, tubing, burettes, spikes, valves, syringes, pen and label kits, drapes and pressure infusion bags; medical safety and waste management systems, namely, drainage bags, disposal basins, and sharps holdersACTIVEMar 28, 1988

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Prosecution history

DateCodeEventWhat it means
Jan 21, 2025NA85NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 15 - E-MAILED—
Jan 21, 2025C15AREGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK.—
Jan 21, 2025APRECASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL—
Aug 28, 2024E815TEAS SECTION 8 & 15 RECEIVED—
Aug 28, 2023REM1COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED—
Aug 28, 2018R.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.
Jul 25, 2018TCCATEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED—
Jul 25, 2018TMBNTTAB RELEASE CASE TO TRADEMARKS—
Jul 25, 2018OP.TOPPOSITION TERMINATED NO. 999999—
Jul 25, 2018OP.DOPPOSITION DISMISSED NO. 999999—
Dec 6, 2016DOCKASSIGNED TO EXAMINER—
Jun 21, 2016ARAAATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTEDThis 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.
Jun 21, 2016REAPTEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED—
May 25, 2016OP.IOPPOSITION INSTITUTED NO. 999999—
Feb 25, 2016ETOFEXTENSION OF TIME TO OPPOSE RECEIVED—
Feb 2, 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.
Jan 13, 2016NPUBNOTICE OF PUBLICATION—
Oct 29, 2015CNSAAPPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER—
Oct 28, 2015TEMETEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED—
Oct 27, 2015CRFACORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE—
Oct 27, 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.
Sep 16, 2015CNRTNON-FINAL ACTION 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.
Sep 16, 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.
Sep 15, 2015DOCKASSIGNED TO EXAMINER—
Jul 23, 2015NWOSNEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED—
Jul 20, 2015NWAPNEW APPLICATION ENTERED—

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