DIRECTOR OF THE DAY
Live / Registered — Registered (as of 15 Sept 2026)
What this means for you
Registered since 15 Sept 2026. 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 15 Sept 2032: the §8 declaration of use).
Record
- Serial number
- 97619973
- Registration number
- 8439400
- Mark type
- Slogan / phrase
- Filed
- 05 Oct 2022
- Published for opposition
- 30 Sept 2025
- Registered
- 15 Sept 2026
- Next maintenance filing
- §8 declaration of use, due by 15 Sept 2032 (grace period to 15 Mar 2033)
- Attorney of record
- Norman Dotson
Goods and services
- Class 041 — Education and entertainment services: Educational and entertainment services, namely, providing motivational and educational speakers
Owner
- Royster, Emmett Robert, Detroit, MI, US
- Royster, Emmett Robert, Detroit, MI, US
- Royster, Emmett Robert, Detroit, MI, US
Prosecution history
- 15 Sept 2026 — REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
- 26 Aug 2026 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF STATEMENT OF USE E-MAILED
- 26 Aug 2026 — ALLOWED PRINCIPAL REGISTER - SOU ACCEPTED
- 25 Aug 2026 — STATEMENT OF USE PROCESSING COMPLETE
- 09 Jul 2026 — USE AMENDMENT FILED
- 09 Jul 2026 — TEAS STATEMENT OF USE RECEIVED
- 09 Jul 2026 — SOU EXTENSION RECEIVED WITH TEAS PETITION
- 09 Jul 2026 — NOTICE OF REVIVAL - E-MAILED
- 09 Jul 2026 — PETITION TO REVIVE-GRANTED
- 09 Jul 2026 — TEAS PETITION TO REVIVE RECEIVED
- 29 Jun 2026 — ABANDONMENT NOTICE E-MAILED - NO USE STATEMENT FILED
- 29 Jun 2026 — ABANDONMENT - NO USE STATEMENT FILED
- 25 Nov 2025 — NOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT
- 30 Sept 2025 — OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
- 30 Sept 2025 — PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION