SOFTMAX

What this means for you

Registered since 08 Mar 1988. 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 08 Mar 2028: the §8 & §9 renewal).

Record

Serial number

73674798

Registration number

1479469

Mark type

Word mark

Filed

27 Jul 1987

Published for opposition

15 Dec 1987

Registered

08 Mar 1988

Current term from

08 Mar 2018

Next maintenance filing

§8 & §9 renewal, due by 08 Mar 2028 (grace period to 08 Sept 2028)

Attorney of record

Steven A. Abreu

Goods and services

• Class 009 — Scientific and electric apparatus: COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH CHEMICAL ASSAYS

Owner

• MOLECULAR DEVICES, LLC, San Jose, CA, US
• MOLECULAR DEVICES, INC., SUNNYVALE, CA, US
• MDS ANALYTICAL TECHNOLOGIES (US) INC., SUNNYVALE, CA, US
• MOLECULAR DEVICES CORPORATION, MENLO PARK, CA, US
• MOLECULAR DEVICES CORPORATION, PALO ALTO, CA, US
• MOLECULAR DEVICES CORPORATION, PALO ALTO, CA, US

Prosecution history

• 16 Sept 2026 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
• 16 Sept 2026 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
• 16 Sept 2026 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
• 16 Sept 2026 — APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED
• 16 Sept 2026 — TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED
• 12 Nov 2025 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
• 12 Nov 2025 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
• 12 Nov 2025 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
• 12 Oct 2020 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
• 12 Oct 2020 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
• 12 Oct 2020 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
• 28 Feb 2018 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED
• 27 Feb 2018 — APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED
• 27 Feb 2018 — TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED
• 28 Feb 2018 — REGISTERED AND RENEWED (SECOND RENEWAL - 10 YRS)