SIMPLY BETTER TEA
Live / Registered — Registered — Sections 8 & 15 accepted and acknowledged (as of 14 Jun 2023)
What this means for you
Registered since 14 Jun 2016. 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 due 14 Jun 2026; it can still be filed, with a surcharge, until 14 Dec 2026).
Record
- Serial number
- 85564960
- Registration number
- 4978248
- Mark type
- Word mark
- Filed
- 09 Mar 2012
- Published for opposition
- 21 May 2013
- Registered
- 14 Jun 2016
- Next maintenance filing
- §8 & §9 renewal, due by 14 Jun 2026 (grace period to 14 Dec 2026)
- Attorney of record
- Marcus Stephen Harris
Goods and services
- Class 035 — Advertising and business services: On-line retail and wholesale store services featuring tea and tea accessories, namely, tea balls not of precious metal, tea canisters, tea infusers not of precious metal, tea kettles, tea pots not of precious metal, tea sets, tea strainers, tea cups and mugs; retail and wholesale store services featuring tea and tea accessories, namely, tea balls not of precious metal, tea canisters, tea infusers not of precious metal, tea kettles, tea pots not of precious metal, tea sets, tea strainers, tea cups and mugs
Owner
- Teas Etc, Inc., West Palm Beach, FL, US
- Teas Etc, Inc., West Palm Beach, FL, US
- Teas Etc, Inc., West Palm Beach, FL, US
Board proceedings on this mark
- Opposition No. 91213542 — Simply Orange Juice Company v. Teas Etc, Inc., filed 18 Nov 2013 (Terminated)
- Extension of Time to Oppose No. 85564960 — Simply Orange Juice Company v. Teas Etc, Inc., filed 20 Jun 2013 (Terminated)
Prosecution history
- 14 Jun 2025 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED
- 14 Jun 2023 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 15 - E-MAILED
- 14 Jun 2023 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK.
- 14 Jun 2023 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
- 14 Dec 2022 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 15 RECEIVED
- 14 Jun 2021 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED
- 24 Mar 2018 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
- 22 May 2017 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
- 14 Jun 2016 — REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
- 13 May 2016 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF STATEMENT OF USE E-MAILED
- 12 May 2016 — ALLOWED PRINCIPAL REGISTER - SOU ACCEPTED
- 04 May 2016 — STATEMENT OF USE PROCESSING COMPLETE
- 24 Mar 2016 — USE AMENDMENT FILED
- 28 Apr 2016 — CASE ASSIGNED TO INTENT TO USE PARALEGAL
- 24 Mar 2016 — TEAS STATEMENT OF USE RECEIVED