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What You Don't Want to See
Written by: Shannon MooreArticle Overview: Definitions of statuses you don't want to see from the USPTO about your Federal trademark application.
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What You Don't Want to See
* Abandonment:
"An application that has been declared abandoned is 'dead' and no longer pending. Abandonment occurs under several circumstances. The most common reason is when the USPTO does not receive a response to an Office Action letter from an applicant within 6 months from the date the Office action letter was mailed."
The USPTO gives the applicant 6 months from the MAILING DATE (NOT the date you received it) to submit a response to an Office Action. You don't do that within 6 months...wave bye bye to your trademark filing. Unless...
"...Applications abandoned for failure to respond to an Office Action...can be revived or reinstated in certain circumstances. For more information, see Petition to Revive and Request for Reinstatement."
* Canceled:
"trademark registration is no longer viable. It may be due to the registrant's failure to file the required continued use affidavit under Section 8 of the Trademark Act, to a cancellation proceeding at the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board or to the outcome of a civil court action."
There's 3 main reasons a mark is canceled - (1) the applicant failed to file the necessary forms to keep the mark active; (2) the mark had been opposed lost to the 'other guy'; and (3) the applicant lost a civil court case and has to give up the name altogether.
* Expired:
No USPTO definition available.
If your status is expired, that means that you've failed to renew the mark. This is done between the 9th & 10th year after the date of registration. And then again at the 20 year, 30 year, etc. mark.
Article Tags: abandonment, affidavit, appeal board, cancellation, circumstances, civil court case, failure, petition, registrant, reinstatement, section 8, trademark act, trademark registration, trademark trial, uspto
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About the Author: Shannon Moore RSS for Shannon's articles - Visit Shannon's website Shannon Moore is the General Manager for TradeMark Express. Since 1992, TradeMark Express has met the needs of their clients with comprehensive research, application preparation, attorney referrals and trademark consultation. For further details, please visit us on the web at TradeMark Express or call Shannon directly at 800.340.2010. Click here to visit Shannon's website Trademark a Name and Logo Together or Separate Trademarks What You Ought to Know Trademark International Class Class 28 Toys and sporting goods Explanation of the Trademark International Classification System Trademark International Class Class 35 Advertising and Business Services |
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