HARD SHELL
Live / Registered — Registered and renewed (as of 28 Nov 2023)
What this means for you
Registered since 15 May 1984. 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 (next due by 15 May 2034: the §8 & §9 renewal).
Record
- Serial number
- 73335482
- Registration number
- 1277674
- Mark type
- Word mark
- Filed
- 04 Nov 1981
- Published for opposition
- 14 Dec 1982
- Registered
- 15 May 1984
- Current term from
- 15 May 2024
- Next maintenance filing
- §8 & §9 renewal, due by 15 May 2034 (grace period to 15 Nov 2034)
- Attorney of record
- Kathleen Wilt
Goods and services
- Class 003 — Cosmetics and cleaning preparations: Automobile Waxing and Polishing Preparations
Owner
- Turtle Wax, Inc., Lombard, IL, US
- Turtle Wax, Inc., Chicago, IL, US
- Turtle Wax, Inc., Chicago, IL, US
Prior registrations
Board proceedings on this mark
- Opposition No. 91067341 — SHELL OIL COMPANY v. TURTLE WAX, INC., filed 17 Feb 1983 (Terminated)
Prosecution history
- 16 Apr 2026 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
- 16 Apr 2026 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
- 16 Apr 2026 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
- 18 Jun 2024 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
- 18 Jun 2024 — APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED
- 18 Jun 2024 — TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED
- 28 Nov 2023 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED
- 28 Nov 2023 — REGISTERED AND RENEWED (THIRD RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
- 28 Nov 2023 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED
- 27 Nov 2023 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
- 01 Jun 2023 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED
- 15 May 2023 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED
- 30 Aug 2016 — APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED
- 30 Aug 2016 — TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED
- 09 Sept 2015 — ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY