GILLETTE VENUS
Live / Registered — Registered — Sections 8 & 15 accepted and acknowledged (as of 30 Nov 2022)
What this means for you
Registered since 16 May 2017. 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 31 Aug 2026 and is awaiting the USPTO's acceptance).
Record
- Serial number
- 78733596
- Registration number
- 5205160
- Mark type
- Word mark
- Filed
- 14 Oct 2005
- Published for opposition
- 14 Nov 2006
- Registered
- 16 May 2017
- Next maintenance filing
- §8 & §9 renewal, filed 31 Aug 2026 — awaiting the USPTO's acceptance
- Attorney of record
- John Lipchitz
Goods and services
- Class 003 — Cosmetics and cleaning preparations: shaving preparations, namely, shaving foams, oils, gels and lotions
Owner
- The Gillette Company LLC, Boston, MA, US
- The Gillette Company LLC, Boston, MA, US
- The Gillette Company, Boston, MA, US
- The Gillette Company, Boston, MA, US
Prior registrations
Board proceedings on this mark
- Opposition No. 91174871 — Kelemata S.p.A. v. The Gillette Company LLC, filed 21 Dec 2006 (Terminated)
- Extension of Time to Oppose No. 78733596 — Kelemata S.p.A. v. The Gillette Company, filed 13 Dec 2006 (Terminated)
The owner also pleads this mark in 6 other Board proceedings.
Prosecution history
- 31 Aug 2026 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED
- 16 May 2026 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED
- 30 Nov 2022 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 15 - E-MAILED
- 30 Nov 2022 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK.
- 30 Nov 2022 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
- 19 May 2022 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 15 RECEIVED
- 16 May 2022 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED
- 16 May 2017 — REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
- 11 Apr 2017 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF STATEMENT OF USE E-MAILED
- 10 Apr 2017 — ALLOWED PRINCIPAL REGISTER - SOU ACCEPTED
- 10 Apr 2017 — ATTORNEY REVIEW COMPLETED
- 07 Apr 2017 — TEAS POST PUBLICATION AMENDMENT RECEIVED
- 30 Mar 2017 — STATEMENT OF USE PROCESSING COMPLETE
- 17 Mar 2017 — USE AMENDMENT FILED
- 30 Mar 2017 — CASE ASSIGNED TO INTENT TO USE PARALEGAL