Trademark Overview

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On Monday, October 2, 2000, a trademark application was filed for A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION trademark a serial number of 76138912. The federal status of this trademark filing is CANCELLED - SECTION 8 as of Saturday, May 2, 2009. This trademark is owned by Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation. The A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION trademark is filed in the Smoker's Products category with the following description:

Cigarettes

General Information

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Serial Number	76138912
Word Mark	A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
Filing Date	Monday, October 2, 2000
Status	710 - CANCELLED - SECTION 8
Status Date	Saturday, May 2, 2009
Registration Number	2602387
Registration Date	Tuesday, July 30, 2002
Mark Drawing	1000 - Typeset: Word(s) / letter(s) / number(s)
Published for Opposition Date	Tuesday, July 24, 2001

Trademark Statements

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Goods and Services

Cigarettes

Classification Information

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International Class	034 - Tobacco; smokers' articles; matches.
US Class Codes	002, 008, 009, 017
Class Status Code	2 - Sec. 8 - Entire Registration
Class Status Date	Saturday, May 2, 2009
Primary Code	034
First Use Anywhere Date	Sunday, November 18, 2001
First Use In Commerce Date	Thursday, April 4, 2002

Trademark Owner History

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Party Name	GMB, INC.
Party Type	31 - New Owner After Registration
Legal Entity Type	03 - Corporation
Address	Winston-Salem, NC 27102

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Party Name	Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation
Party Type	30 - Original Registrant
Legal Entity Type	03 - Corporation
Address	Louisville, KY 40202

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Party Name	Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation
Party Type	20 - Owner at Publication
Legal Entity Type	03 - Corporation
Address	Louisville, KY 40202

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Party Name	Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation
Party Type	10 - Original Applicant
Legal Entity Type	03 - Corporation
Address	Louisville, KY 40202

Trademark Events

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Event Date	Event Description
Saturday, May 2, 2009	CANCELLED SEC. 8 (6-YR)
Wednesday, January 21, 2009	APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED
Wednesday, January 21, 2009	TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED
Tuesday, January 13, 2009	APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED
Tuesday, January 13, 2009	TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED
Wednesday, November 7, 2007	CASE FILE IN TICRS
Wednesday, January 17, 2007	APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED
Wednesday, January 17, 2007	TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED
Tuesday, July 30, 2002	REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Wednesday, May 15, 2002	ALLOWED PRINCIPAL REGISTER - SOU ACCEPTED
Tuesday, May 14, 2002	ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Wednesday, May 1, 2002	STATEMENT OF USE PROCESSING COMPLETE
Wednesday, May 1, 2002	USE AMENDMENT FILED
Tuesday, March 26, 2002	EXTENSION 1 GRANTED
Tuesday, March 26, 2002	EXTENSION 1 FILED
Tuesday, October 16, 2001	NOA MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT
Tuesday, July 24, 2001	PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
Wednesday, July 11, 2001	NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
Monday, February 12, 2001	APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Monday, February 12, 2001	ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Thursday, February 8, 2001	ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER

Related Keywords

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