USPTO serial 86731259
RIPPLES
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- Filing date
- Status date
- Registration date
- Sep 5, 2017
- Examiner
- MORRIS, KRISTINA KLOIBER
- Law office
- TMO LAW OFFICE 116
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.
Scott W. Johnston
Scott W. Johnston MERCHANT & GOULD P CP.O. Box 2910MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55402-0910United StatesGoods and services
| Class | Description | Status | First use |
|---|---|---|---|
| 029 | Potato chips | ACTIVE | Mar 11, 1996 |
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Prosecution history
| Date | Code | Event | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2026 | REM2 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED | — |
| Sep 5, 2026 | REM2 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED | — |
| Sep 5, 2026 | REM2 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED | — |
| Sep 5, 2026 | REM2 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED | — |
| Nov 28, 2023 | NAS8 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 - E-MAILED | — |
| Nov 28, 2023 | 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. |
| Nov 28, 2023 | APRE | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL | — |
| Aug 21, 2023 | ES8R | TEAS SECTION 8 RECEIVED | — |
| Sep 5, 2022 | REM1 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED | — |
| Sep 5, 2017 | 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. |
| Jul 28, 2017 | PREV | LAW OFFICE PUBLICATION REVIEW COMPLETED | — |
| Jul 23, 2017 | ALIE | ASSIGNED TO LIE | — |
| Jul 13, 2017 | EXPT | EXPARTE APPEAL TERMINATED | — |
| Jul 13, 2017 | CNTA | APPROVED FOR REGISTRATION SUPPLEMENTAL REGISTER | — |
| Jun 29, 2017 | JURT | JURISDICTION RESTORED TO EXAMINING ATTORNEY | — |
| Mar 7, 2017 | GNS1 | NOTIFICATION OF SUBSEQUENT FINAL EMAILED | — |
| Mar 7, 2017 | GNSF | SUBSEQUENT FINAL EMAILED | — |
| Mar 7, 2017 | CFRC | SUBSEQUENT FINAL REFUSAL WRITTEN | — |
| Feb 16, 2017 | TEME | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED | — |
| Feb 15, 2017 | CRFA | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE | — |
| Feb 15, 2017 | 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. |
| Aug 15, 2016 | 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. |
| Aug 15, 2016 | 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. |
| Aug 15, 2016 | 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. |
| Jul 25, 2016 | EXPI | EX PARTE APPEAL-INSTITUTED | — |
| Jul 25, 2016 | JURT | JURISDICTION RESTORED TO EXAMINING ATTORNEY | — |
| Jul 25, 2016 | EXAF | EXPARTE APPEAL RECEIVED AT TTAB | — |
| Jul 23, 2016 | TEME | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED | — |
| Jul 23, 2016 | CRFA | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE | — |
| Jul 23, 2016 | ERFR | TEAS REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION RECEIVED | — |
| Jan 25, 2016 | GNFN | NOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED | — |
| Jan 25, 2016 | 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. |
| Jan 25, 2016 | 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. |
| Jan 8, 2016 | TEME | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED | — |
| Jan 7, 2016 | CRFA | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE | — |
| Jan 7, 2016 | 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. |
| Dec 11, 2015 | 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. |
| Dec 11, 2015 | 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. |
| Dec 11, 2015 | 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. |
| Dec 4, 2015 | DOCK | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER | — |
| Aug 26, 2015 | MDSC | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED | — |
| Aug 25, 2015 | NWOS | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED | — |
| Aug 24, 2015 | NWAP | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED | — |