| Serial Number | 85014752 |
| Word Mark | BETTER METAL.COM |
| Filing Date | Thursday, April 15, 2010 |
| Status | 710 - CANCELLED - SECTION 8 |
| Status Date | Friday, December 24, 2021 |
| Registration Number | 3980371 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, June 21, 2011 |
| Mark Drawing | 3000 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, April 5, 2011 |
| Indication of Colors claimed | Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of rectangle box that contains the phrase "BETTER" in all caps; above a same size rectangle box that contain the phrase "METAL" in all caps and on the right outer side has the phrase ".COM" in small caps. |
| Goods and Services | Metal cable ladder parts, namely, pre-punched angle rail and channel rung ladder sections for the purpose of supporting coaxial cables; metal brackets for use in supporting coaxial cables and for stabilizing antenna mounts; metal clamps for adapting coax hangers to angle members, for use in standing cable hangers away from round structures and for use in attaching pipes; Metal connectors in the nature of ground lugs used to secure ground wire to ground buss bars or connect similar gauge wire end to end; Metal hardware and metal hangers, namely, snap-in hangers, butterfly hangers, clip hangers, block hangers, threaded rod, washers, bolts, hex nuts, angle adapters, clamps, hoisting grips and ice bridge kits comprising metal ice bridges, burial posts and trapezes, all for the purpose of supporting coaxial cable; Metal equipment racks for supporting power and telecommunications boxes at the base of structures; Exothermic welding apparatus comprised primarily of weld metal in the nature of weld metal shots and weld metal discs and also comprised of flint ignitors, electronic ignitors, metal mold fasteners, namely, mechanical handle clamps to physically secure graphite molds during the exothermic welding process, metal mountings and metal clamps, non-metal welding molds, all sold as a unit for use in welding applications which employ exothermic energy |
| Goods and Services | Antenna mounts; Grounding kits for protecting coaxial cables comprising ground wire in the nature of electrical wires, weatherproofing tape and metal hardware; Safety helmets; Fall protection equipment for fall restraint and fall arrest in the nature of harnesses, lanyards, retracting lifelines, safety rope and safety rope and cable grabs; Metal connectors in the nature of splices for electrical transmission lines to secure ground wire to ground buss bars or connect similar gauge wire end to end; surge protectors; Metal cable trays used to form a rigid structural system specially adapted for securely fastening and supporting electrical cables and raceways |
| Goods and Services | Wholesale distributorships featuring site infrastructure products for the communications industry in the nature of metal hardware, communication tower and antenna mounting products, cable ladder, ice bridge, grounding products, weather proofing products, coaxial cable accessories and exothermic welding apparatus |
| Section 2(f) Limitation Statement | AS TO "BETTER METAL.COM" |
| International Class | 006 - Common metals and their alloys; metal building materials; transportable buildings of metal; materials of metal for railway tracks; nonelectric cables and wires of common metal; ironmongery, small items of metal hardware; pipes and tubes of metal; safes; goods of common metal not included in other classes; ores. |
| US Class Codes | 002, 012, 013, 014, 023, 025, 050 |
| Class Status Code | 2 - Sec. 8 - Entire Registration |
| Class Status Date | Friday, December 24, 2021 |
| Primary Code | 006 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Saturday, August 31, 2002 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Saturday, August 31, 2002 |
| International Class | 009 - Scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments; apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity; apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images; magnetic data carriers, recording discs; automatic vending machines and mechanisms for coin operated apparatus; cash registers, calculating machines, data processing equipment and computers; fire extinguishing apparatus. |
| US Class Codes | 021, 023, 026, 036, 038 |
| Class Status Code | 2 - Sec. 8 - Entire Registration |
| Class Status Date | Friday, December 24, 2021 |
| Primary Code | 009 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Saturday, August 31, 2002 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Saturday, August 31, 2002 |
| International Class | 035 - Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 102 |
| Class Status Code | 2 - Sec. 8 - Entire Registration |
| Class Status Date | Friday, December 24, 2021 |
| Primary Code | 035 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Saturday, August 31, 2002 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Saturday, August 31, 2002 |
| Party Name | Better Metal, LLC |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 16 - Limited Liability Company |
| Address | Murfreesboro, TN 37129 |
| Party Name | Better Metal, LLC |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 16 - Limited Liability Company |
| Address | La Vergne, TN 37086 |
| Party Name | Better Metal, LLC |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 16 - Limited Liability Company |
| Address | La Vergne, TN 37086 |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Friday, December 24, 2021 | CANCELLED SEC. 8 (10-YR)/EXPIRED SECTION 9 |
| Sunday, June 21, 2020 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED |
| Monday, July 31, 2017 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 15 - E-MAILED |
| Monday, July 31, 2017 | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK. |
| Monday, July 24, 2017 | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL |
| Monday, June 5, 2017 | TEAS SECTION 8 & 15 RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, June 21, 2011 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, April 5, 2011 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, April 5, 2011 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Thursday, March 3, 2011 | LAW OFFICE PUBLICATION REVIEW COMPLETED |
| Wednesday, March 2, 2011 | ASSIGNED TO LIE |
| Wednesday, February 2, 2011 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, February 2, 2011 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED |
| Wednesday, February 2, 2011 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, February 2, 2011 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, February 2, 2011 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN |
| Thursday, January 6, 2011 | NOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED |
| Thursday, January 6, 2011 | FINAL REFUSAL E-MAILED |
| Thursday, January 6, 2011 | FINAL REFUSAL WRITTEN |
| Tuesday, December 28, 2010 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Tuesday, December 28, 2010 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Tuesday, December 28, 2010 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Saturday, July 24, 2010 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Saturday, July 24, 2010 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Saturday, July 24, 2010 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Thursday, July 22, 2010 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Wednesday, April 21, 2010 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE MAILED |
| Tuesday, April 20, 2010 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED IN TRAM |
| Monday, April 19, 2010 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED IN TRAM |