BETTER MATTERS Trademark

Trademark Overview


On Monday, September 14, 2015, a trademark application was filed for BETTER MATTERS with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the BETTER MATTERS trademark a serial number of 86756216. The federal status of this trademark filing is CANCELLED - SECTION 8 as of Friday, March 15, 2024. This trademark is owned by Misonix, Inc.. The BETTER MATTERS trademark is filed in the Machinery Products and Medical Instrument Products categories with the following description:

Ultrasonic signal generators and waveform generators, namely, electric generators; Ultrasonic controllers, namely, generators; Ultrasonic surgical systems comprised primarily of an ultrasonic signal generator in the nature of an electric generator with probes including a handpiece and a piezoelectric transducer assembly mounted and contained in the handpiece for producing an ultrasonic vibration at an operative surface of a probe connected to the handpiece upon energization with an alternating-current electrical signal from the generator, irrigant fluid systems comprised of hoses, a reservoir, a pump, a cover, and fittings that connect to the handpiece and the cover for guiding water or other liquid from the reservoir to the handpiece and the probe, and user interfaces including hand controls, switches and electrical wiring for enabling user control of the ultrasonic surgical systems; Ultrasonic surgical aspirator systems comprised primarily of an ultrasonic signal generator in the nat...

Ultrasonic surgical aspirators; ultrasonic scalpels; ultrasonic bone shavers; ultrasonic wound debriders; ultrasonic cutters for cutting human and animal bone, muscle, connective tissue and organs; ultrasonic bone cutters; ultrasonic bone ablating tools; surgical and medical kits for ultrasonic surgical procedures comprised of ultrasonic cutting blades for cutting human and animal bone, muscle, connective tissue and organs, ultrasonic bone cutting blades, osteotomes, ultrasonic osteotomes, ultrasonic ablating tools, namely, ultrasonic cutting blades for cutting human and animal bone, muscle, connective tissue and organs, ultrasonic osteotomes; ultrasonic bone ablating tools, namely, ultrasonic bone cutting blades, ultrasonic bone shavers, ultrasonic osteotomes; incising tools, namely, cutting instruments for cutting human and animal bone, muscle, connective tissue and organs, osteotomes; ultrasonic incising tools, namely, ultrasonic cutting blades for cutting human and animal bone, mus...
better matters

General Information


Serial Number86756216
Word MarkBETTER MATTERS
Filing DateMonday, September 14, 2015
Status710 - CANCELLED - SECTION 8
Status DateFriday, March 15, 2024
Registration Number5281793
Registration DateTuesday, September 5, 2017
Mark Drawing4000 - Illustration: Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Block form
Published for Opposition DateTuesday, November 15, 2016

Trademark Statements


Goods and ServicesUltrasonic signal generators and waveform generators, namely, electric generators; Ultrasonic controllers, namely, generators; Ultrasonic surgical systems comprised primarily of an ultrasonic signal generator in the nature of an electric generator with probes including a handpiece and a piezoelectric transducer assembly mounted and contained in the handpiece for producing an ultrasonic vibration at an operative surface of a probe connected to the handpiece upon energization with an alternating-current electrical signal from the generator, irrigant fluid systems comprised of hoses, a reservoir, a pump, a cover, and fittings that connect to the handpiece and the cover for guiding water or other liquid from the reservoir to the handpiece and the probe, and user interfaces including hand controls, switches and electrical wiring for enabling user control of the ultrasonic surgical systems; Ultrasonic surgical aspirator systems comprised primarily of an ultrasonic signal generator in the nature of an electric generator with probes including a handpiece and a piezoelectric transducer assembly mounted and contained in the handpiece for producing an ultrasonic vibration at an operative surface of a probe connected to the handpiece upon energization with an alternating-current electrical signal from the generator, irrigant systems comprised of hoses, a reservoir, a pump, a cover, and fittings that connect to the handpiece and to the cover for guiding water or other liquid from the housing to the handpiece, user interfaces including hand controls, switches and electrical wiring for enabling user control of the ultrasonic surgical systems, and aspirating components, namely, hoses, a liquid trap or reservoir, a suction source, a cover, and fittings that connect to the handpiece and to the cover for guiding slurry liquid from the handpiece to the liquid trap or reservoir; Ultrasonic surgical systems comprised primarily of ultrasonic signal generator in the nature of electric generators with probes including a handpiece and a piezoelectric transducer assembly mounted and contained in the handpiece for producing an ultrasonic vibration at an operative surface of a probe connected to the handpiece upon energization with an alternating-current electrical signal from the generator, irrigant systems comprised of hoses, a reservoir, a pump, a cover, and fittings that connect to the handpiece and to the housing for guiding water or other liquid from the cover to the handpiece and user interfaces including hand controls, switches and electrical wiring for enabling user control of the ultrasonic surgical systems; all the foregoing used during surgical procedures
Goods and ServicesUltrasonic surgical aspirators; ultrasonic scalpels; ultrasonic bone shavers; ultrasonic wound debriders; ultrasonic cutters for cutting human and animal bone, muscle, connective tissue and organs; ultrasonic bone cutters; ultrasonic bone ablating tools; surgical and medical kits for ultrasonic surgical procedures comprised of ultrasonic cutting blades for cutting human and animal bone, muscle, connective tissue and organs, ultrasonic bone cutting blades, osteotomes, ultrasonic osteotomes, ultrasonic ablating tools, namely, ultrasonic cutting blades for cutting human and animal bone, muscle, connective tissue and organs, ultrasonic osteotomes; ultrasonic bone ablating tools, namely, ultrasonic bone cutting blades, ultrasonic bone shavers, ultrasonic osteotomes; incising tools, namely, cutting instruments for cutting human and animal bone, muscle, connective tissue and organs, osteotomes; ultrasonic incising tools, namely, ultrasonic cutting blades for cutting human and animal bone, muscle, connective tissue and organs, ultrasonic osteotomes; ancillary ultrasonic surgical equipment, namely, hand-pieces with electro-mechanical transducers, in the nature of handles for connecting to ultrasonic cutting blades that are used to cut human and animal bone, muscle, connective tissue and organs; ultrasonic bone cutting blades; osteotomes; ultrasonic osteotomes; ultrasonic incising tools, namely, ultrasonic cutting blades for cutting human and animal bone, muscle, connective tissue and organs; surgical accessories, namely, ultrasonic probes to ablate or cut tissue; surgical blades; surgical irrigation sets comprised of pumps, tubing, connectors and fittings, valves

Classification Information


International Class007 - Machines and machine tools; motors and engines (except for land vehicles); machine coupling and transmission components (except for land vehicles); agricultural implements other than hand-operated; incubators for eggs.
US Class Codes013, 019, 021, 023, 031, 034, 035
Class Status Code2 - Sec. 8 - Entire Registration
Class Status DateFriday, March 15, 2024
Primary Code007
First Use Anywhere DateFriday, June 30, 2017
First Use In Commerce DateFriday, June 30, 2017

International Class010 - Surgical, medical, dental, and veterinary apparatus and instruments, artificial limbs, eyes, and teeth; orthopedic articles; suture materials.
US Class Codes026, 039, 044
Class Status Code2 - Sec. 8 - Entire Registration
Class Status DateFriday, March 15, 2024
Primary Code010
First Use Anywhere DateFriday, June 30, 2017
First Use In Commerce DateFriday, June 30, 2017

Trademark Owner History


Party NameMISONIX, LLC
Party Type32 - New Owner After Registration
Legal Entity Type16 - Limited Liability Company
AddressFARMINGDALE, NY 11735

Party NameMISONIX, INC.
Party Type31 - New Owner After Registration
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressFARMINGDALE, NY 11735

Party NameMisonix, Inc.
Party Type30 - Original Registrant
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressFarmingdale, NY 11735

Party NameMisonix, Inc.
Party Type20 - Owner at Publication
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressFarmingdale, NY 11735

Party NameMisonix, Inc.
Party Type10 - Original Applicant
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressFarmingdale, NY 11735

Trademark Events


Event DateEvent Description
Friday, March 15, 2024CANCELLED SEC. 8 (6-YR)
Wednesday, August 23, 2023TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
Wednesday, August 23, 2023ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
Wednesday, August 23, 2023TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
Wednesday, August 23, 2023APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED
Wednesday, August 23, 2023TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED
Wednesday, May 24, 2023AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP
Wednesday, May 17, 2023AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP
Monday, September 5, 2022COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED
Monday, February 7, 2022TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
Monday, February 7, 2022TEAS WITHDRAWAL OF ATTORNEY RECEIVED-FIRM RETAINS
Monday, February 7, 2022ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
Monday, February 7, 2022TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
Wednesday, June 16, 2021APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED
Wednesday, June 16, 2021TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
Wednesday, June 16, 2021TEAS WITHDRAWAL OF ATTORNEY RECEIVED-FIRM RETAINS
Wednesday, June 16, 2021ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
Wednesday, June 16, 2021TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
Wednesday, June 16, 2021TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED
Wednesday, March 18, 2020ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY
Wednesday, January 15, 2020ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY
Tuesday, September 5, 2017REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Saturday, July 29, 2017NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF STATEMENT OF USE E-MAILED
Friday, July 28, 2017ALLOWED PRINCIPAL REGISTER - SOU ACCEPTED
Tuesday, July 18, 2017NOTICE OF APPROVAL OF EXTENSION REQUEST E-MAILED
Monday, July 17, 2017STATEMENT OF USE PROCESSING COMPLETE
Thursday, July 6, 2017USE AMENDMENT FILED
Monday, July 17, 2017SOU EXTENSION 1 GRANTED
Thursday, July 6, 2017SOU EXTENSION 1 FILED
Friday, July 14, 2017CASE ASSIGNED TO INTENT TO USE PARALEGAL
Thursday, July 6, 2017SOU TEAS EXTENSION RECEIVED
Thursday, July 6, 2017TEAS STATEMENT OF USE RECEIVED
Tuesday, January 10, 2017NOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT
Tuesday, November 15, 2016OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
Tuesday, November 15, 2016PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
Wednesday, October 26, 2016NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED
Friday, October 7, 2016LAW OFFICE PUBLICATION REVIEW COMPLETED
Tuesday, October 4, 2016APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Tuesday, October 4, 2016EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED
Tuesday, October 4, 2016NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED
Tuesday, October 4, 2016EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED
Tuesday, October 4, 2016EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN
Saturday, September 10, 2016NOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED
Saturday, September 10, 2016FINAL REFUSAL E-MAILED
Saturday, September 10, 2016FINAL REFUSAL WRITTEN
Tuesday, August 16, 2016TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
Tuesday, August 16, 2016CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Sunday, August 14, 2016ASSIGNED TO LIE
Tuesday, August 9, 2016NOTICE OF REVIVAL - E-MAILED
Monday, August 8, 2016TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED
Monday, August 8, 2016PETITION TO REVIVE-GRANTED
Monday, August 8, 2016TEAS PETITION TO REVIVE RECEIVED
Thursday, August 4, 2016ABANDONMENT NOTICE MAILED - FAILURE TO RESPOND
Thursday, August 4, 2016ABANDONMENT - FAILURE TO RESPOND OR LATE RESPONSE
Thursday, January 7, 2016NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Thursday, January 7, 2016NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Thursday, January 7, 2016NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN
Tuesday, December 29, 2015ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Thursday, September 17, 2015NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED
Thursday, September 17, 2015NEW APPLICATION ENTERED