ANCESTRY HINTS Trademark

Trademark Overview


On Monday, January 5, 2015, a trademark application was filed for ANCESTRY HINTS with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the ANCESTRY HINTS trademark a serial number of 86495106. The federal status of this trademark filing is SECTION 8 & 15 - ACCEPTED AND ACKNOWLEDGED as of Sunday, August 22, 2021. This trademark is owned by Ancestry.com Operations Inc.. The ANCESTRY HINTS trademark is filed in the Personal, Legal & Social Services category with the following description:

providing an online resource center featuring information in the field of family history and genealogy; provision of information in the field of personal historical data and information, genealogy and family history; provision of information resulting from educational research in the field of personal historical data and information, genealogy and family history; providing genealogical information, namely, family history information services in the nature of retrieving, recording and reviewing ancestral data via the internet; consultancy, information and advisory services relating to personal historical data and information, genealogy and family history; providing an on-line computer database in the field of personal historical data and information, genealogy information and family history information; genealogical services, namely, genealogy and family history research, provided in person and via the internet
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General Information


Serial Number86495106
Word MarkANCESTRY HINTS
Filing DateMonday, January 5, 2015
Status702 - SECTION 8 & 15 - ACCEPTED AND ACKNOWLEDGED
Status DateSunday, August 22, 2021
Registration Number4917216
Registration DateTuesday, March 15, 2016
Mark Drawing4 - Illustration: Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Block form
Published for Opposition DateTuesday, December 29, 2015

Trademark Statements


Section 2(f) Limitation Statement"Ancestry" has become distinctive of the goods/services as evidenced by the ownership on the Principal Register for the same mark for sufficiently similar goods/services of active U.S. Registration No(s). 4280444 and 1577711.
Goods and Servicesproviding an online resource center featuring information in the field of family history and genealogy; provision of information in the field of personal historical data and information, genealogy and family history; provision of information resulting from educational research in the field of personal historical data and information, genealogy and family history; providing genealogical information, namely, family history information services in the nature of retrieving, recording and reviewing ancestral data via the internet; consultancy, information and advisory services relating to personal historical data and information, genealogy and family history; providing an on-line computer database in the field of personal historical data and information, genealogy information and family history information; genealogical services, namely, genealogy and family history research, provided in person and via the internet

Classification Information


International Class045 - Legal services; security services for the protection of property and individuals; personal and social services rendered by others to meet the needs of individuals.
US Class Codes100, 101
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateWednesday, January 14, 2015
Primary Code045
First Use Anywhere DateWednesday, July 26, 2006
First Use In Commerce DateWednesday, July 26, 2006

Trademark Owner History


Party NameAncestry.com Operations Inc.
Party Type30 - Original Registrant
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressLehi, UT 84043

Party NameAncestry.com Operations Inc.
Party Type20 - Owner at Publication
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressProvo, UT 84604

Party NameAncestry.com Operations Inc.
Party Type10 - Original Applicant
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressProvo, UT 84604

Trademark Events


Event DateEvent Description
Thursday, January 8, 2015NEW APPLICATION ENTERED
Wednesday, January 14, 2015NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED
Thursday, February 12, 2015ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Tuesday, February 17, 2015NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN
Tuesday, February 17, 2015NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Tuesday, February 17, 2015NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Wednesday, September 9, 2015ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY
Tuesday, September 15, 2015ABANDONMENT - FAILURE TO RESPOND OR LATE RESPONSE
Tuesday, September 15, 2015ABANDONMENT NOTICE MAILED - FAILURE TO RESPOND
Monday, October 12, 2015TEAS PETITION TO REVIVE RECEIVED
Monday, October 12, 2015PETITION TO REVIVE-GRANTED
Monday, October 12, 2015TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED
Monday, October 12, 2015CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Monday, October 12, 2015TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
Monday, October 12, 2015NOTICE OF REVIVAL - E-MAILED
Friday, October 16, 2015APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Wednesday, December 9, 2015NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED
Tuesday, December 29, 2015PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
Tuesday, December 29, 2015OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
Tuesday, March 15, 2016REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Wednesday, November 9, 2016ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY
Wednesday, November 16, 2016ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY
Tuesday, November 7, 2017TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
Tuesday, November 7, 2017ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
Thursday, June 6, 2019TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED
Thursday, June 6, 2019APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED
Monday, October 21, 2019TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
Monday, October 21, 2019ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
Wednesday, December 23, 2020ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY
Monday, March 15, 2021COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED
Wednesday, April 28, 2021TEAS SECTION 8 & 15 RECEIVED
Sunday, August 22, 2021CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
Sunday, August 22, 2021REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK.
Sunday, August 22, 2021NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 15 - E-MAILED
Wednesday, September 8, 2021ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY
Saturday, March 15, 2025COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED