VIVITAR SERIES 1

What this means for you

Registered since 06 Jul 1976. The owner can stop confusingly similar uses in the classes it covers; it stays on the register as long as the owner keeps up the maintenance filings (the §8 & §9 renewal was due 06 Jul 2026; it can still be filed, with a surcharge, until 06 Jan 2027).

Record

Serial number

73038567

Registration number

1042739

Mark type

Stylized text

Filed

02 Dec 1974

Registered

06 Jul 1976

Current term from

06 Jul 2016

Next maintenance filing

§8 & §9 renewal, due by 06 Jul 2026 (grace period to 06 Jan 2027)

Attorney of record

JOSEPH SUTTON

Goods and services

• Class 009 — Scientific and electric apparatus: AUTO TELEPHOTO LENSES; AND MICROFOCUSING AUTO ZOOM LENSES

Owner

• SAKAR INTERNATIONAL, INC., EDISON, NJ, US
• SAKAR ACQUISITION L.L.C., EDISON, NJ, US
• VIVITAR CORPORATION, City of Industry, CA, US
• PONDER & BEST, INC., SANTA MONICA, CA, US

Prior registrations

• Registration 808478
• Registration 984454

Board proceedings on this mark

The owner also pleads this mark in 1 other Board proceeding.

Prosecution history

• 06 Jul 2025 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED
• 09 Jul 2023 — TEAS WITHDRAWAL OF ATTORNEY RECEIVED-FIRM RETAINS
• 09 Jul 2023 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
• 09 Jul 2023 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
• 09 Jul 2023 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
• 09 Jul 2023 — APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED
• 09 Jul 2023 — TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED
• 25 Sept 2016 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED
• 25 Sept 2016 — REGISTERED AND RENEWED (THIRD RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
• 25 Sept 2016 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED
• 25 Sept 2016 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
• 06 Jul 2016 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED
• 06 Jul 2016 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
• 06 Jul 2015 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED
• 01 Jul 2015 — AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP