ACCESS Trademark

Trademark Overview


On Tuesday, September 3, 1996, a trademark application was filed for ACCESS with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the ACCESS trademark a serial number of 75160446. The federal status of this trademark filing is ABANDONED - NO STATEMENT OF USE FILED as of Wednesday, April 7, 1999. This trademark is owned by Jersey Central Power & Light Company. The ACCESS trademark is filed in the Advertising, Business and Retail Services, Communication Services, and Transportation & Storage Services categories with the following description:

providing electric usage data, other than cost/price billing data for programming in-home systems and appliances which use electricity, for use by customers in the operation of various in-home systems and appliances

electronic transmission of data and information between the customer's home and the electric utility via wiring such as telephone lines, RF broadcasting, and/or the home's electrical wiring connection to the outlast power lines

providing electric utility services which feature variable rate billing, namely, billing electricity customers at a multiple time-based rate using an interactive energy management smart system that allows either the utility or the customer to automatically and remotely control HVAC systems and appliances in reponse to an electric rate that reflects the utility's varying costs of producing and delivering electricity; providing electric utility services feature demand-side management services and load-conrol management using a compter controller which can remotely store electrical usage data aid read the customer's meter and consumption as a function of time; providing electric utility services which feature the use of remotley controlled and readable meters which can record electric use at each of a plurality of possible price levels and store a plurality of days of load profile data which may be used by the utility and the customer; providing electric utility services wherein the custo...

General Information


Serial Number75160446
Word MarkACCESS
Filing DateTuesday, September 3, 1996
Status606 - ABANDONED - NO STATEMENT OF USE FILED
Status DateWednesday, April 7, 1999
Registration Number0000000
Registration DateNOT AVAILABLE
Mark Drawing1000 - Typeset: Word(s) / letter(s) / number(s)
Published for Opposition DateTuesday, July 14, 1998

Trademark Statements


Goods and Servicesproviding electric usage data, other than cost/price billing data for programming in-home systems and appliances which use electricity, for use by customers in the operation of various in-home systems and appliances
Goods and Serviceselectronic transmission of data and information between the customer's home and the electric utility via wiring such as telephone lines, RF broadcasting, and/or the home's electrical wiring connection to the outlast power lines
Goods and Servicesproviding electric utility services which feature variable rate billing, namely, billing electricity customers at a multiple time-based rate using an interactive energy management smart system that allows either the utility or the customer to automatically and remotely control HVAC systems and appliances in reponse to an electric rate that reflects the utility's varying costs of producing and delivering electricity; providing electric utility services feature demand-side management services and load-conrol management using a compter controller which can remotely store electrical usage data aid read the customer's meter and consumption as a function of time; providing electric utility services which feature the use of remotley controlled and readable meters which can record electric use at each of a plurality of possible price levels and store a plurality of days of load profile data which may be used by the utility and the customer; providing electric utility services wherein the customer or utility may control electrical power usage to the customer's electric water heater and other major appliances such as pool/spa pumps according to instructions communicated from either the eitheg the customer or utility via wire and /or radio transmissions

Classification Information


International Class035 - Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions.
US Class Codes100, 101, 102
Class Status Code8 - Abandoned
Class Status DateWednesday, August 4, 1999
Primary Code035
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

International Class038 - Services allowing people to communicate with another by a sensory means.
US Class Codes100, 101, 104
Class Status Code8 - Abandoned
Class Status DateWednesday, August 4, 1999
Primary Code038
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

International Class039 - Transport; packaging and storage of goods; travel arrangement.
US Class Codes100, 105
Class Status Code8 - Abandoned
Class Status DateWednesday, August 4, 1999
Primary Code039
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

Trademark Owner History


Party NameJersey Central Power & Light Company
Party Type20 - Owner at Publication
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressMorristown, NJ 079621911

Party NameJersey Central Power & Light Company
Party Type10 - Original Applicant
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressMorristown, NJ 079621911

Trademark Events


Event DateEvent Description
Wednesday, June 9, 1999ABANDONMENT - NO USE STATEMENT FILED
Tuesday, October 6, 1998NOA MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT
Tuesday, July 14, 1998PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
Friday, June 12, 1998NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
Monday, April 6, 1998APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Monday, March 16, 1998ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Monday, March 16, 1998ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Friday, March 13, 1998REINSTATED
Wednesday, January 14, 1998ABANDONMENT - FAILURE TO RESPOND OR LATE RESPONSE
Tuesday, January 13, 1998ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Thursday, February 13, 1997NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED
Monday, February 3, 1997ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER