USPTO serial 99173960
THE PLUG
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Status 641Office Action
- Filing date
- Status date
- Registration date
- —
- Examiner
- KEAN, AMY C
- Law office
- TMO LAW OFFICE 121
What this means
The USPTO has issued an Office Action on this application. A response is typically required before the deadline, or the application can be abandoned.
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Owner
Lincoln, NE, US
Attorney of record
The USPTO lists this attorney as the applicant's representative for correspondence on this application.
Scot Ringenberg
Scot Ringenberg Suiter Swantz IP14301 FNB Parkway, Suite 220Omaha, NE 68154United StatesGoods and services
| Class | Description | Status | First use |
|---|---|---|---|
| 035 | Smoke shops; Retail store services featuring smoking accessories, cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, cigars, vaporizers, hookahs, shisha, rolling papers, glass pipes, metal pipes, acrylic pipes, water pipes, candles, incense, gifts, novelties, mods, lighters, lighter fluids, e-liquids, rolling accessories, smoke related products, tobacco products, alternative tobacco products, CBD products, kratom products, all of the foregoing containing ingredients, or for use with ingredients, solely derived from hemp with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis | ACTIVE | Sep 22, 2022 |
Related trademarks
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Prosecution history
| Date | Code | Event | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 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 1, 2026 | 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 1, 2026 | 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. |
| Apr 1, 2026 | TEME | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED | — |
| Mar 30, 2026 | CRFA | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE | — |
| Mar 30, 2026 | 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 29, 2025 | XELG | APPLICATION EXTENSION GRANTED/RECEIPT PROVIDED | — |
| Dec 29, 2025 | XELR | APPLICATION EXTENSION TO RESPONSE PERIOD - RECEIVED | — |
| Sep 29, 2025 | 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. |
| Sep 29, 2025 | 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. |
| Sep 29, 2025 | 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. |
| Sep 24, 2025 | DOCK | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER | — |
| Sep 24, 2025 | DOCK | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER | — |
| Sep 23, 2025 | DOCK | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER | — |
| May 7, 2025 | MAFR | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED | — |
| May 7, 2025 | NWOS | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED | — |
| May 7, 2025 | NWAP | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED | — |