PREPMATE
Live / Registered — Registered and renewed (as of 24 May 2023)
What this means for you
Registered since 27 Aug 2002. 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 27 Aug 2032: the §8 & §9 renewal).
Record
- Serial number
- 76285147
- Registration number
- 2612405
- Mark type
- Word mark
- Filed
- 13 Jul 2001
- Published for opposition
- 04 Jun 2002
- Registered
- 27 Aug 2002
- Current term from
- 27 Aug 2022
- Next maintenance filing
- §8 & §9 renewal, due by 27 Aug 2032 (grace period to 27 Feb 2033)
- Attorney of record
- Keith Toms, Esq.
Goods and services
- Class 009 — Scientific and electric apparatus: device for the preparation of cytology thin-layer slides for scientific use
- Class 010 — Medical apparatus: device for the preparation of cytology thin-layer slides for medical use and for clinical medical use
Owner
- TriPath Imaging, Inc., BURLINGTON, NC, US
- SILICON VALLEY BANK, SANTA CLARA, CA, US
- TriPath Imaging, Inc., Burlington, NC, US
- TriPath Imaging, Inc., Burlington, NC, US
- TriPath Imaging, Inc., Burlington, NC, US
Prosecution history
- 15 Jun 2026 — TEAS WITHDRAWAL OF ATTORNEY RECEIVED-FIRM RETAINS
- 15 Jun 2026 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
- 15 Jun 2026 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
- 15 Jun 2026 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
- 15 Jun 2026 — APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED
- 15 Jun 2026 — TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED
- 24 May 2023 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED
- 24 May 2023 — REGISTERED AND RENEWED (SECOND RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
- 24 May 2023 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED
- 24 May 2023 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
- 06 Nov 2022 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED
- 27 Aug 2021 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED
- 29 Aug 2012 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED
- 29 Aug 2012 — REGISTERED AND RENEWED (FIRST RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
- 29 Aug 2012 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED