EQUAL PLUS
Live / Registered — Registered — Sections 8 & 15 accepted and acknowledged (as of 29 Aug 2025)
What this means for you
Registered since 30 Apr 2019. 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 30 Apr 2029: the §8 & §9 renewal).
Record
- Serial number
- 87948447
- Registration number
- 5741551
- Mark type
- Word mark
- Filed
- 05 Jun 2018
- Published for opposition
- 27 Nov 2018
- Registered
- 30 Apr 2019
- Next maintenance filing
- §8 & §9 renewal, due by 30 Apr 2029 (grace period to 30 Oct 2029)
- Attorney of record
- Lindsey N. Rothrock
Goods and services
- Class 001 — Chemicals: Artificial sweeteners; sweeteners principally comprised of artificial sweetener; artificial sweeteners containing vitamins and minerals
- Class 005 — Pharmaceuticals: Dietary aid, namely, a non-caloric sweetener for medical use; dietetic foods adapted for medical use; dietetic foods, namely, artificial sweeteners for medical use; artificial sweeteners adapted for diabetic use for medical purposes; dietetic foods, namely, artificial sweeteners for medical use containing vitamins and minerals
- Class 030 — Staple foods: Sugar substitutes; non-caloric sugar substitutes for use in foods and beverages; sugar substitutes containing vitamins and minerals
Owner
- HEARTLAND CONSUMER PRODUCTS LLC, CARMEL, IN, US
- Merisant Company, Carmel, IN, US
- Merisant Company, Chicago, IL, US
- Merisant Company, Chicago, IL, US
Board proceedings on this mark
The owner also pleads this mark in 3 other Board proceedings.
Prosecution history
- 02 Sept 2026 — AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP
- 12 Aug 2026 — TEAS WITHDRAWAL OF ATTORNEY RECEIVED-FIRM RETAINS
- 12 Aug 2026 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
- 12 Aug 2026 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
- 12 Aug 2026 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
- 12 Aug 2026 — APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED
- 12 Aug 2026 — TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED
- 29 Aug 2025 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 15 - E-MAILED
- 29 Aug 2025 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK.
- 22 Aug 2025 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
- 16 Apr 2025 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 15 RECEIVED
- 16 Aug 2024 — ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY
- 30 Apr 2024 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED
- 14 Mar 2023 — APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED
- 14 Mar 2023 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED