HOKIE
Live / Registered — Registered — Sections 8 & 15 accepted and acknowledged (as of 31 Aug 2024)
What this means for you
Registered since 13 Feb 2018. 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 13 Feb 2028: the §8 & §9 renewal).
Record
- Serial number
- 85531923
- Registration number
- 5398859
- Mark type
- Word mark
- Filed
- 02 Feb 2012
- Published for opposition
- 10 Jul 2012
- Registered
- 13 Feb 2018
- Next maintenance filing
- §8 & §9 renewal, due by 13 Feb 2028 (grace period to 13 Aug 2028)
- Attorney of record
- Rhett V. Barney
Goods and services
- Class 041 — Education and entertainment services: Education and entertainment services, namely, providing courses of instruction at the university level; educational research; arranging and conducting athletic competitions, organizing exhibitions for educational purposes in the nature of scientific shows and school fairs, conducting educational conferences in the field of math, politics, sociology, physics, chemistry and science and distributing course materials in connection therewith; live performances by a musical band and festivals featuring a variety of activities, namely, arts, music, dance, drama, sports and athletics
Owner
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, US
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, US
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, US
Prior registrations
Board proceedings on this mark
- Opposition No. 91207895 — Hokie Objective Onomastics Society LLC v. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, filed 07 Nov 2012 (Terminated)
- Extension of Time to Oppose No. 85531923 — River Corporation v. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State, filed 05 Nov 2012 (Terminated)
The owner also pleads this mark in 1 other Board proceeding.
Prosecution history
- 31 Aug 2024 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 15 - E-MAILED
- 31 Aug 2024 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK.
- 31 Aug 2024 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
- 13 Feb 2024 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 15 RECEIVED
- 13 Feb 2023 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED
- 29 Oct 2018 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
- 29 Oct 2018 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
- 13 Feb 2018 — REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
- 03 Jan 2018 — TTAB RELEASE CASE TO TRADEMARKS
- 03 Jan 2018 — OPPOSITION TERMINATED NO. 999999
- 20 Oct 2017 — OPPOSITION DISMISSED NO. 999999
- 29 Jan 2016 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
- 29 Jan 2016 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
- 07 Nov 2012 — OPPOSITION INSTITUTED NO. 999999
- 07 Aug 2012 — EXTENSION OF TIME TO OPPOSE RECEIVED