BETTER MOUSETRAP
Live / Registered — Registered — Sections 8 & 15 accepted and acknowledged (as of 10 Feb 2023)
What this means for you
Registered since 09 Feb 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 filed 09 Aug 2026 and is awaiting the USPTO's acceptance).
Record
- Serial number
- 85629010
- Registration number
- 4898851
- Mark type
- Word mark
- Filed
- 18 May 2012
- Published for opposition
- 23 Oct 2012
- Registered
- 09 Feb 2016
- Next maintenance filing
- §8 & §9 renewal, filed 09 Aug 2026 — awaiting the USPTO's acceptance
- Attorney of record
- Kimberly Snead
Goods and services
- Class 035 — Advertising and business services: Marketing and consulting services in the field of media marketing and custom media marketing for entrepreneurs and inventors relating to inventions, musical and literary works, artwork and creative endeavors
Owner
- G. Douglas Johnson, Heber Springs, AR, US
- G. Douglas Johnson, San Diego, CA, US
- G. Douglas Johnson, San Diego, CA, US
Prosecution history
- 09 Aug 2026 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED
- 09 Feb 2025 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED
- 10 Feb 2023 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 15 - E-MAILED
- 10 Feb 2023 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK.
- 10 Feb 2023 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
- 26 Jul 2022 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 15 RECEIVED
- 11 Feb 2021 — APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED
- 11 Feb 2021 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
- 11 Feb 2021 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
- 11 Feb 2021 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
- 11 Feb 2021 — TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED
- 09 Feb 2021 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED
- 19 Aug 2020 — APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED
- 19 Aug 2020 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
- 19 Aug 2020 — TEAS WITHDRAWAL OF ATTORNEY RECEIVED-FIRM RETAINS