Drawing for ABOUT.COM

USPTO serial 86977568

ABOUT.COM

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Reg. 4863396Status 710
Filing date
Status date
Registration date
Dec 1, 2015
Examiner
COLEMAN, CIMMERIAN
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 The federal registration is no longer active.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.

Status 710: 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 The federal registration is no longer active.

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Owner

Attorney of record

The USPTO lists this attorney as the applicant's representative for correspondence on this application.

Mark Lerner, Esq.

Mark Lerner, Esq. DUANE MORRIS LLP230 Park Avenue, Suite 1130New York, NY 10169UNITED STATES

Goods and services

ClassDescriptionStatusFirst use
041Providing a website featuring blogs and non-downloadable publications in the nature of articles and columns in the field(s) of health, home, education, food, money, finance, technology, electronics, travel, automobiles, business and industry, dating and relationships, education, entertainment, hobbies and games, pets, jobs and careers, news, current events, topics of local interest, parenting, religion and spirituality, sports, fashion, style and beauty; providing on-line publications in the nature of articles, columns and blogs in the field of health, home, education, food, money, finance, technology, electronics, travel, automobiles, business and industry, dating and relationships, education, entertainment, hobbies and games, pets, jobs and careers, news, current events, topics of local interest, parenting, religion and spirituality, sports, fashion, style and beautySECTION 8 - CANCELLEDMay 11, 1999
042Computer services, namely, providing search engines for obtaining data on a global computer network; computer services, namely, providing search engines for obtaining information, expert content and articles in the fields of health, home, education, food, money, finance, technology, electronics, travel, automobiles, business and industry, dating and relationships, education, entertainment, hobbies and games, pets, jobs and careers, news, current events, topics of local interest, parenting, religion and spirituality, sports, fashion, style and beauty on a global computer network; developing customized web pages and other data feed formats featuring user-defined information in the field of health, home, education, food, money, finance, technology, electronics, travel, automobiles, business and industry, dating and relationships, education, entertainment, hobbies and games, pets, jobs and careers, news, current events, topics of local interest, parenting, religion and spirituality, sports, fashion, style and beauty; providing customized on-line web pages and data feeds featuring user-defined information, which includes blog posts, new media content, other on-line content, and on-line web links to other websites; providing customized on-line web pages featuring user-defined information, which includes search engines and on-line web links to other web sitesSECTION 8 - CANCELLEDMay 11, 1999

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Prosecution history

DateCodeEventWhat it means
Jun 23, 2022ASCKASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY—
Jun 17, 2022C8..CANCELLED SEC. 8 (6-YR)—
Apr 22, 2022CHANAPPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED—
Apr 22, 2022TCCATEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED—
Apr 22, 2022ARAAATTORNEY/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.
Apr 22, 2022REAPTEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED—
Apr 22, 2022COARTEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED—
Mar 30, 2022ASCKASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY—
Dec 1, 2020REM1COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED—
Sep 9, 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.
Sep 9, 2016REAPTEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED—
Dec 1, 2015R.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.
Oct 23, 2015MPMKNOTICE OF PSEUDO MARK E-MAILED—
Oct 22, 2015DP1B1(B) BASIS DELETED; PROCEED TO REGISTRATION—
Oct 22, 2015DPCCDIVISIONAL PROCESSING COMPLETE—
Oct 21, 2015AITUCASE ASSIGNED TO INTENT TO USE PARALEGAL—
Jun 2, 2015IUCNNOTICE OF ALLOWANCE CANCELLED—
Jun 2, 2015DRRRDIVISIONAL REQUEST RECEIVED—
Jun 2, 2015ERTDTEAS REQUEST TO DIVIDE RECEIVED—
Mar 16, 2015ARAAATTORNEY/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.
Mar 16, 2015REAPTEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED—
Dec 2, 2014NOAMNOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANTA 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.
Oct 7, 2014NPUBOFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED—
Oct 7, 2014PUBOPUBLISHED 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.
Sep 17, 2014NONPNOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED—
Aug 28, 2014CNSAAPPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER—
Aug 21, 2014DOCKASSIGNED TO EXAMINER—
Jun 4, 2014MPMKNOTICE OF PSEUDO MARK E-MAILED—
Jun 3, 2014NWOSNEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED—
May 22, 2014NWAPNEW APPLICATION ENTERED—

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