USPTO serial 86763251
OPENSTAX
Reviewed by CopyMark Law Group
- Filing date
- Status date
- Registration date
- Nov 15, 2016
- Examiner
- SHIH, SALLY
- Law office
- TMEG LAW OFFICE 106
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 OPENSTAX?
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 $650
Not the owner?
File a new U.S. trademark application, or speak with our attorneys.
Owner
Attorney of record
The USPTO lists this attorney as the applicant's representative for correspondence on this application.
Shannon T. Vale
Shannon T. Vale Pirkey Barber PLLC1801 East 6th Street, Suite 300Austin, TX 78702UNITED STATESGoods and services
| Class | Description | Status | First use |
|---|---|---|---|
| 016 | Educational publications, namely, educational curriculum, workbooks, textbooks, activity books, teacher guides, and manuals for students, instructors and authors for secondary, collegiate and post-collegiate fields of study | ACTIVE | Sep 1, 2016 |
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 William Marsh Rice University
- Other trademarks owned by William Marsh Rice University
- Other trademarks owned by William Marsh Rice University
- Other trademarks in Class 016
- Similar marks named OPENSTAX
- Recently changed USPTO trademarks
- Recently filed trademarks
- Browse all trademark records
Prosecution history
| Date | Code | Event | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 2025 | REM2 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED | — |
| Nov 13, 2023 | NA85 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 15 - E-MAILED | — |
| Nov 13, 2023 | C15A | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK. | — |
| Nov 13, 2023 | APRE | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL | — |
| May 15, 2023 | E815 | TEAS SECTION 8 & 15 RECEIVED | — |
| Nov 15, 2021 | REM1 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED | — |
| Jul 8, 2019 | 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. |
| Jul 8, 2019 | REAP | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED | — |
| Nov 15, 2016 | 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. |
| Oct 13, 2016 | SUNA | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF STATEMENT OF USE MAILED | — |
| Oct 12, 2016 | CNPR | ALLOWED PRINCIPAL REGISTER - SOU ACCEPTED | — |
| Oct 11, 2016 | SUPC | STATEMENT OF USE PROCESSING COMPLETE | — |
| Oct 11, 2016 | AITU | CASE ASSIGNED TO INTENT TO USE PARALEGAL | — |
| Sep 21, 2016 | IUAF | USE AMENDMENT FILED | — |
| Sep 21, 2016 | 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. |
| Apr 12, 2016 | NOAM | NOA 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. |
| Feb 16, 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. |
| Jan 27, 2016 | NPUB | NOTICE OF PUBLICATION | — |
| Jan 8, 2016 | CNSA | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER | — |
| Jan 7, 2016 | DOCK | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER | — |
| Sep 26, 2015 | MDSM | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE MAILED | — |
| Sep 25, 2015 | NWOS | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED | — |
| Sep 24, 2015 | NWAP | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED | — |