USPTO serial 86756216
BETTER MATTERS
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Reg. 5281793Status 710
- Filing date
- Status date
- Registration date
- Sep 5, 2017
- Examiner
- BURKE, LAUREN
- Law office
- PUBLICATION AND ISSUE SECTION
What this means
Status 710 means the registration was cancelled because a required Section 8 declaration of continued use was not filed within the deadline (including any grace period). The federal registration is no longer active. Evaluate filing a new application if you still use the mark, or petition if cancellation was erroneous. Consult counsel on remaining common-law rights.
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Owner
Farmingdale, NY
FARMINGDALE, NY
FARMINGDALE, NY
Farmingdale, NY
Farmingdale, NY
Attorney of record
The USPTO lists this attorney as the applicant's representative for correspondence on this application.
Michelle M. Mikol
Michelle M. Mikol Barnes & Thornburg LLP555 12th Street NWSuite 1200Washington, DC 20004Goods and services
| Class | Description | Status | First use |
|---|---|---|---|
| 007 | Ultrasonic signal generators and waveform generators, namely, electric generators; Ultrasonic controllers, namely, generators; Ultrasonic surgical systems comprised primarily of an ultrasonic signal generator in the nature of an electric generator with probes including a handpiece and a piezoelectric transducer assembly mounted and contained in the handpiece for producing an ultrasonic vibration at an operative surface of a probe connected to the handpiece upon energization with an alternating-current electrical signal from the generator, irrigant fluid systems comprised of hoses, a reservoir, a pump, a cover, and fittings that connect to the handpiece and the cover for guiding water or other liquid from the reservoir to the handpiece and the probe, and user interfaces including hand controls, switches and electrical wiring for enabling user control of the ultrasonic surgical systems; Ultrasonic surgical aspirator systems comprised primarily of an ultrasonic signal generator in the nature of an electric generator with probes including a handpiece and a piezoelectric transducer assembly mounted and contained in the handpiece for producing an ultrasonic vibration at an operative surface of a probe connected to the handpiece upon energization with an alternating-current electrical signal from the generator, irrigant systems comprised of hoses, a reservoir, a pump, a cover, and fittings that connect to the handpiece and to the cover for guiding water or other liquid from the housing to the handpiece, user interfaces including hand controls, switches and electrical wiring for enabling user control of the ultrasonic surgical systems, and aspirating components, namely, hoses, a liquid trap or reservoir, a suction source, a cover, and fittings that connect to the handpiece and to the cover for guiding slurry liquid from the handpiece to the liquid trap or reservoir; Ultrasonic surgical systems comprised primarily of ultrasonic signal generator in the nature of electric generators with probes including a handpiece and a piezoelectric transducer assembly mounted and contained in the handpiece for producing an ultrasonic vibration at an operative surface of a probe connected to the handpiece upon energization with an alternating-current electrical signal from the generator, irrigant systems comprised of hoses, a reservoir, a pump, a cover, and fittings that connect to the handpiece and to the housing for guiding water or other liquid from the cover to the handpiece and user interfaces including hand controls, switches and electrical wiring for enabling user control of the ultrasonic surgical systems; all the foregoing used during surgical procedures | SECTION 8 - CANCELLED | Jun 30, 2017 |
| 010 | Ultrasonic surgical aspirators; ultrasonic scalpels; ultrasonic bone shavers; ultrasonic wound debriders; ultrasonic cutters for cutting human and animal bone, muscle, connective tissue and organs; ultrasonic bone cutters; ultrasonic bone ablating tools; surgical and medical kits for ultrasonic surgical procedures comprised of ultrasonic cutting blades for cutting human and animal bone, muscle, connective tissue and organs, ultrasonic bone cutting blades, osteotomes, ultrasonic osteotomes, ultrasonic ablating tools, namely, ultrasonic cutting blades for cutting human and animal bone, muscle, connective tissue and organs, ultrasonic osteotomes; ultrasonic bone ablating tools, namely, ultrasonic bone cutting blades, ultrasonic bone shavers, ultrasonic osteotomes; incising tools, namely, cutting instruments for cutting human and animal bone, muscle, connective tissue and organs, osteotomes; ultrasonic incising tools, namely, ultrasonic cutting blades for cutting human and animal bone, muscle, connective tissue and organs, ultrasonic osteotomes; ancillary ultrasonic surgical equipment, namely, hand-pieces with electro-mechanical transducers, in the nature of handles for connecting to ultrasonic cutting blades that are used to cut human and animal bone, muscle, connective tissue and organs; ultrasonic bone cutting blades; osteotomes; ultrasonic osteotomes; ultrasonic incising tools, namely, ultrasonic cutting blades for cutting human and animal bone, muscle, connective tissue and organs; surgical accessories, namely, ultrasonic probes to ablate or cut tissue; surgical blades; surgical irrigation sets comprised of pumps, tubing, connectors and fittings, valves | SECTION 8 - CANCELLED | Jun 30, 2017 |
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Prosecution history
| Date | Code | Event | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2024 | C8.. | CANCELLED SEC. 8 (6-YR) | — |
| Aug 23, 2023 | TCCA | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED | — |
| Aug 23, 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. |
| Aug 23, 2023 | REAP | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED | — |
| Aug 23, 2023 | CHAN | APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED | — |
| Aug 23, 2023 | COAR | TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED | — |
| May 24, 2023 | ASGN | AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP | — |
| May 17, 2023 | ASGN | AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP | — |
| Sep 5, 2022 | REM1 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED | — |
| Feb 7, 2022 | TCCA | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED | — |
| Feb 7, 2022 | EWAF | TEAS WITHDRAWAL OF ATTORNEY RECEIVED-FIRM RETAINS | — |
| Feb 7, 2022 | 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 7, 2022 | REAP | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED | — |
| Jun 16, 2021 | CHAN | APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED | — |
| Jun 16, 2021 | TCCA | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED | — |
| Jun 16, 2021 | EWAF | TEAS WITHDRAWAL OF ATTORNEY RECEIVED-FIRM RETAINS | — |
| Jun 16, 2021 | 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. |
| Jun 16, 2021 | REAP | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED | — |
| Jun 16, 2021 | COAR | TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED | — |
| Mar 18, 2020 | ASCK | ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY | — |
| Jan 15, 2020 | ASCK | ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY | — |
| Sep 5, 2017 | 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. |
| Jul 29, 2017 | SUNA | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF STATEMENT OF USE E-MAILED | — |
| Jul 28, 2017 | CNPR | ALLOWED PRINCIPAL REGISTER - SOU ACCEPTED | — |
| Jul 18, 2017 | EXRA | NOTICE OF APPROVAL OF EXTENSION REQUEST E-MAILED | — |
| Jul 17, 2017 | SUPC | STATEMENT OF USE PROCESSING COMPLETE | — |
| Jul 17, 2017 | EX1G | SOU EXTENSION 1 GRANTED | — |
| Jul 14, 2017 | AITU | CASE ASSIGNED TO INTENT TO USE PARALEGAL | — |
| Jul 6, 2017 | IUAF | USE AMENDMENT FILED | — |
| Jul 6, 2017 | EXT1 | SOU EXTENSION 1 FILED | — |
| Jul 6, 2017 | EEXT | SOU TEAS EXTENSION RECEIVED | The applicant requested more time to file a Statement of Use before the Notice of Allowance deadline. Each extension typically adds six months. A limited number of extensions are available for intent-to-use applications not yet in use. |
| Jul 6, 2017 | EISU | TEAS STATEMENT OF USE RECEIVED | The applicant filed a Statement of Use with specimens showing the mark in actual commerce. The USPTO will review the filing for compliance. If accepted, the mark can proceed to registration; if deficient, the USPTO may issue a requirement or office action. |
| Jan 10, 2017 | NOAM | NOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT | A Notice of Allowance means your intent-to-use application cleared examination and opposition but is not registered yet. You must file a Statement of Use showing the mark in commerce, or request an extension, before the deadline — usually six months from the notice date. |
| Nov 15, 2016 | NPUB | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED | — |
| Nov 15, 2016 | 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. |
| Oct 26, 2016 | NONP | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED | — |
| Oct 7, 2016 | PREV | LAW OFFICE PUBLICATION REVIEW COMPLETED | — |
| Oct 4, 2016 | CNSA | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER | — |
| Oct 4, 2016 | XAEC | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED | — |
| Oct 4, 2016 | GNEN | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED | — |
| Oct 4, 2016 | GNEA | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED | — |
| Oct 4, 2016 | CNEA | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN | — |
| Sep 10, 2016 | GNFN | NOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED | — |
| Sep 10, 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. |
| Sep 10, 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. |
| Aug 16, 2016 | TEME | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED | — |
| Aug 16, 2016 | CRFA | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE | — |
| Aug 14, 2016 | ALIE | ASSIGNED TO LIE | — |
| Aug 9, 2016 | NREV | NOTICE OF REVIVAL - E-MAILED | — |
| Aug 8, 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. |
| Aug 8, 2016 | PETG | PETITION TO REVIVE-GRANTED | — |
| Aug 8, 2016 | PROA | TEAS PETITION TO REVIVE RECEIVED | — |
| Aug 4, 2016 | MAB2 | ABANDONMENT NOTICE MAILED - FAILURE TO RESPOND | The trademark application was abandoned because a required response or document was not filed by the deadline — usually a missed Office Action response. The application is dead unless a petition to revive is granted within a limited time. |
| Aug 4, 2016 | ABN2 | ABANDONMENT - FAILURE TO RESPOND OR LATE RESPONSE | The trademark application was abandoned because a required response or document was not filed by the deadline — usually a missed Office Action response. The application is dead unless a petition to revive is granted within a limited time. |
| Jan 7, 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. |
| Jan 7, 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. |
| Jan 7, 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. |
| Dec 29, 2015 | DOCK | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER | — |
| Sep 17, 2015 | NWOS | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED | — |
| Sep 17, 2015 | NWAP | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED | — |