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Live / Registered — Registered and renewed (as of 08 Feb 2022)
What this means for you
Registered since 06 Sept 2011. 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 06 Sept 2031: the §8 & §9 renewal).
Record
- Serial number
- 77662000
- Registration number
- 4023150
- Mark type
- Word mark
- Filed
- 03 Feb 2009
- Published for opposition
- 19 Jan 2010
- Registered
- 06 Sept 2011
- Current term from
- 06 Sept 2021
- Next maintenance filing
- §8 & §9 renewal, due by 06 Sept 2031 (grace period to 06 Mar 2032)
- Attorney of record
- Amanda M. Blackburn
Goods and services
- Class 016 — Paper goods and printed matter: [ Books and ] printed publications in the nature of directories in the field of law
Owner
- BL RANKINGS, LLC, Augusta, GA, US
- Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC, US
- Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC, US
- Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC, US
Prior registrations
Board proceedings on this mark
- Extension of Time to Oppose No. 77662000 — WASHINGTON MAGAZINE, INC. v. Woodward/White, Inc., filed 17 Feb 2010 (Terminated)
The owner also pleads this mark in 1 other Board proceeding.
Prosecution history
- 05 Apr 2024 — TEAS WITHDRAWAL OF ATTORNEY RECEIVED-FIRM RETAINS
- 05 Apr 2024 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
- 05 Apr 2024 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
- 05 Apr 2024 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
- 05 Apr 2022 — NOTICE OF SUIT
- 08 Feb 2022 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED
- 08 Feb 2022 — REGISTERED AND RENEWED (FIRST RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
- 08 Feb 2022 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED
- 08 Feb 2022 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
- 31 Aug 2021 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED
- 26 Aug 2021 — APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED
- 26 Aug 2021 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
- 26 Aug 2021 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
- 26 Aug 2021 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
- 26 Aug 2021 — TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED