MONTECRISTO

What this means for you

Registered since 24 Oct 2000. 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 24 Oct 2030: the §8 & §9 renewal).

Record

Serial number

75602798

Registration number

2396980

Mark type

Word mark

Filed

10 Dec 1998

Published for opposition

01 Aug 2000

Registered

24 Oct 2000

Current term from

24 Oct 2020

Next maintenance filing

§8 & §9 renewal, due by 24 Oct 2030 (grace period to 24 Apr 2031)

Attorney of record

Charles W. Grimes

Goods and services

• Class 026 — Lace, ribbons and embroidery: HAT ORNAMENTS NOT OF PRECIOUS METAL
• Class 034 — Smokers' articles: ASHTRAYS NOT OF PRECIOUS METAL
• Class 036 — Insurance and financial services: [ CREDIT CARD SERVICES ]

Owner

• AUSA PREMIUM CIGAR HOLDINGS INC., FORT LAUDERDALE, FL, US
• CUBAN CIGAR BRANDS B.V., Fort Lauderdale, FL, CW
• Cuban Cigar Brands, N.V., Ft. Lauderdale, FL, AN
• Cuban Cigar Brands, N.V., Ft. Lauderdale, FL, AN
• Cuban Cigar Brands, N.V., Ft. Lauderdale, FL, AN

Prior registrations

• Registration 332324
• Registration 1173547
• Registration 1435633

Board proceedings on this mark

The owner also pleads this mark in 20 other Board proceedings.

Board decisions about this mark

• Opposition dismissed on likelihood of confusion — MONTE CRISTO v. GARO, 09 Jun 2016
• Opposition sustained on likelihood of confusion — MONTE CRISTO v. MONTERO 1939 TOTALMENTE A MANO M 1939 MONTERO 1939, 03 Nov 2015

Prosecution history

• 13 Dec 2023 — AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP
• 06 Aug 2021 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 - E-MAILED
• 06 Aug 2021 — REGISTERED AND RENEWED (SECOND RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
• 06 Aug 2021 — REGISTERED - SEC. 9 GRANTED/CHECK RECORD FOR SEC. 8
• 06 Aug 2021 — REGISTERED - PARTIAL SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED
• 06 Aug 2021 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
• 21 Apr 2021 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED
• 26 Oct 2020 — APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED
• 26 Oct 2020 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
• 26 Oct 2020 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
• 26 Oct 2020 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
• 26 Oct 2020 — TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED
• 24 Oct 2019 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED
• 09 May 2016 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
• 03 Apr 2015 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED