SUPERMAN
Live / Registered — Registered and renewed (as of 12 Jan 2016)
What this means for you
Registered since 26 Jul 1977. 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 is due by 26 Jul 2027, and its filing window is open now).
Record
- Serial number
- 73057161
- Registration number
- 1070290
- Mark type
- Word mark
- Filed
- 08 Jul 1975
- Registered
- 26 Jul 1977
- Current term from
- 26 Jul 2017
- Next maintenance filing
- §8 & §9 renewal, due by 26 Jul 2027 (grace period to 26 Jan 2028)
- Attorney of record
- Brian A. Rupp
Goods and services
- Class 028 — Toys and sporting goods: TOY DOLL FIGURES
Owner
- DC COMICS, BURBANK, CA, US
- DC COMICS, BURBANK, CA, US
- DC COMICS, NEW YORK, NY, US
- DC COMICS, NEW YORK, NY, US
- DC COMICS INC., NEW YORK, NY, US
- DC COMICS INC., NEW YORK, NY, US
Prior registrations
Board proceedings on this mark
- Cancellation No. 92056215 — Joel Beling dba Supa Characters Pty Ltd v. DC Comics, filed 21 Sept 2012 (Terminated)
The owner also pleads this mark in 30 other Board proceedings.
Prosecution history
- 26 Jul 2026 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED
- 27 Aug 2017 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED
- 27 Aug 2017 — REGISTERED AND RENEWED (THIRD RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
- 27 Aug 2017 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED
- 27 Aug 2017 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
- 17 Jul 2017 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED
- 12 Jan 2016 — TTAB RELEASE CASE TO TRADEMARKS
- 12 Jan 2016 — CANCELLATION TERMINATED NO. 999999
- 17 Nov 2014 — NOTICE OF SUIT
- 13 Aug 2014 — ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY
- 06 Aug 2014 — ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY
- 19 Jun 2014 — NOTICE OF SUIT
- 06 May 2014 — NOTICE OF SUIT
- 24 Mar 2014 — NOTICE OF SUIT
- 25 Nov 2013 — NOTICE OF SUIT