NATURE
Live / Registered — Registered and renewed (as of 26 Jul 2017)
What this means for you
Registered since 26 Dec 2006. 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 filed 28 Oct 2026 and is awaiting the USPTO's acceptance).
Record
- Serial number
- 75348155
- Registration number
- 3188408
- Mark type
- Word mark
- Filed
- 27 Aug 1997
- Published for opposition
- 05 Oct 2004
- Registered
- 26 Dec 2006
- Current term from
- 26 Dec 2016
- Next maintenance filing
- §8 & §9 renewal, filed 28 Oct 2026 — awaiting the USPTO's acceptance
- Attorney of record
- Steven M. Espenshade
Goods and services
- Class 009 — Scientific and electric apparatus: Sound recordings featuring educational topics in the field of technical sciences, technology and medicine; downloadable electronic publications in the nature of books and magazines relating to technical sciences, technology, and medicine; electronic publications, namely, books and magazines relating to technical sciences, technology, and medicine recorded on computer media; [ audio and video discs featuring information relating to technical sciences, technology and medicine; ] computer software relating to technical sciences, technology and medicine for educational, medical or scientific use, namely, interactive multimedia software for allowing access to databases, word processors, spreadsheets, encyclopedias, dictionaries, reference manuals, journals, magazines and books; [ prerecorded video tapes featuring information relating to technical sciences, technology, and medicine; multimedia software recorded on CD-ROMs or floppy discs featuring information relating to technical sciences, technology and medicine; digital video discs featuring information relating to technical sciences, technology and medicine; ] all of the above to express a technical, professional or academic scientific point of view
- Class 041 — Education and entertainment services: Educational services, namely, arranging and conducting conferences, seminars, workshops and symposia in the field of technical sciences, technology and medicine; publication of books, magazines, journals, periodicals, reports manuals, and texts featuring information relating to technical sciences, technology and medicine [ ; electronic publishing services, namely, publication of text and graphic works of others on CD ROM, DVD, and floppy disk featuring information relating to technical sciences, technology and medicine ] ; electronic publishing services, namely, on-line publication electronic books and journals featuring information relating to technical sciences, technology and medicine; providing on-line, non downloadable books and magazines in the field of technical sciences, technology and medicine; all of the above to express a technical, professional or academic scientific point of view
- Class 042 — Scientific and technological services: Providing information in the field of technical sciences, technology and medicine by means of a global computer network to express a technical, professional or academic scientific point of view
Owner
- SPRINGER NATURE HOLDINGS LIMITED, LONDON, GB
- HM PUBLISHERS HOLDINGS LIMITED, London, GB
- HM PUBLISHERS HOLDINGS LIMITED, HAMPSHIRE, GB
- MACMILLAN PUBLISHERS LIMITED, BASKINSTOKE, GB
- MACMILLAN PUBLISHERS LIMITED, BASKINSTOKE, GB
- Macmillan Magazines Limited, Hants RG21 6XS, GB
Prior registrations
Board proceedings on this mark
- Opposition No. 91162814 — EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION v. MACMILLAN PUBLISHERS LIMITED, filed 28 Oct 2004 (Terminated)
The owner also pleads this mark in 3 other Board proceedings.
Prosecution history
- 28 Oct 2026 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED
- 26 Dec 2025 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED
- 11 Jun 2024 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
- 11 Jun 2024 — TEAS WITHDRAWAL AS DOMESTIC REPRESENTATIVE RECEIVED
- 11 Jun 2024 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
- 11 Jun 2024 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
- 11 Jun 2024 — APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED
- 11 Jun 2024 — TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED
- 19 Sept 2018 — AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP
- 12 Jul 2018 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
- 12 Jul 2018 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
- 26 Jul 2017 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED
- 26 Jul 2017 — REGISTERED AND RENEWED (FIRST RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
- 26 Jul 2017 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED
- 18 Jul 2017 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL