THE BACK THING
Live / Registered — Registered and renewed (as of 05 Aug 2016)
What this means for you
Registered since 27 Aug 1996. 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 27 Aug 2026; it can still be filed, with a surcharge, until 27 Feb 2027).
Record
- Serial number
- 74501769
- Registration number
- 1996384
- Mark type
- Stylized text
- Filed
- 18 Mar 1994
- Published for opposition
- 04 Jun 1996
- Registered
- 27 Aug 1996
- Current term from
- 27 Aug 2016
- Next maintenance filing
- §8 & §9 renewal, due by 27 Aug 2026 (grace period to 27 Feb 2027)
- Attorney of record
- JASON M. DRANGEL
Goods and services
- Class 010 — Medical apparatus: orthopedic back rests
Owner
- Flat-Back Corporation, The, Bedford Hills, NY, US
- Flat-Back Corporation, The, Katonah, NY, US
- Flat-Back Corporation, The, Katonah, NY, US
Board proceedings on this mark
The owner also pleads this mark in 1 other Board proceeding.
Prosecution history
- 27 Aug 2025 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED
- 05 Aug 2016 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED
- 05 Aug 2016 — REGISTERED AND RENEWED (SECOND RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
- 05 Aug 2016 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED
- 05 Aug 2016 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
- 17 May 2016 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED
- 21 Nov 2006 — REGISTERED AND RENEWED (FIRST RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
- 21 Nov 2006 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED
- 26 Oct 2006 — ASSIGNED TO PARALEGAL
- 24 Aug 2006 — REGISTERED - COMBINED SECTION 8 (10-YR) & SEC. 9 FILED
- 24 Aug 2006 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED
- 06 Jul 2006 — CASE FILE IN TICRS
- 25 Nov 2002 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED
- 04 Nov 2002 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) FILED
- 04 Nov 2002 — TEAS SECTION 8 RECEIVED