MERIT & STATE
Live / Registered — Registered (as of 29 Sept 2026)
What this means for you
Registered since 29 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 29 Sept 2032: the §8 declaration of use).
Record
- Serial number
- 98950627
- Registration number
- 8471897
- Mark type
- Word mark
- Filed
- 10 Jan 2025
- Published for opposition
- 04 Nov 2025
- Registered
- 29 Sept 2026
- Next maintenance filing
- §8 declaration of use, due by 29 Sept 2032 (grace period to 29 Mar 2033)
- Attorney of record
- Kailey Jacomet, Esq.
Goods and services
- Class 035 — Advertising and business services: Advertising copywriting; Brand concept and brand development services for corporate and individual clients; Marketing services
- Class 042 — Scientific and technological services: Graphic design; Web site design
Owner
- Merit & State LLC, Richardson, TX, US
- Merit & State LLC, Richardson, TX, US
- Merit & State LLC, Richardson, TX, US
Prosecution history
- 29 Sept 2026 — NOTICE OF REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION EMAILED
- 29 Sept 2026 — REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
- 09 Sept 2026 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF STATEMENT OF USE E-MAILED
- 09 Sept 2026 — ALLOWED PRINCIPAL REGISTER - SOU ACCEPTED
- 18 Aug 2026 — STATEMENT OF USE PROCESSING COMPLETE
- 29 Jun 2026 — USE AMENDMENT FILED
- 29 Jun 2026 — TEAS STATEMENT OF USE RECEIVED
- 30 Dec 2025 — NOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT
- 04 Nov 2025 — OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
- 04 Nov 2025 — PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
- 29 Oct 2025 — NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED
- 06 Oct 2025 — APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
- 26 Aug 2025 — TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
- 26 Aug 2025 — CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
- 26 Aug 2025 — TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED