BRIGHT MLS Trademark

Trademark Overview


On Friday, January 6, 2017, a trademark application was filed for BRIGHT MLS with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the BRIGHT MLS trademark a serial number of 87292399. The federal status of this trademark filing is SECTION 8 & 15 - ACCEPTED AND ACKNOWLEDGED as of Tuesday, October 31, 2023. This trademark is owned by Metropolitan Regional Information Services Inc.. The BRIGHT MLS trademark is filed in the Insurance & Financial Services category with the following description:

Real estate listing; Real estate multiple listing services
bright mls

General Information


Serial Number87292399
Word MarkBRIGHT MLS
Filing DateFriday, January 6, 2017
Status702 - SECTION 8 & 15 - ACCEPTED AND ACKNOWLEDGED
Status DateTuesday, October 31, 2023
Registration Number5444374
Registration DateTuesday, April 10, 2018
Mark Drawing3000 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s)
Published for Opposition DateTuesday, June 13, 2017

Trademark Statements


Description of MarkThe mark consists of The word "bright" in lower case in stylized font with a stylized four point star at the top of the "t". "MLS" in capital letters of equal size appears directly beneath the letters "br" in "bright".
Pseudo MarkBRIGHT MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICES
Goods and ServicesReal estate listing; Real estate multiple listing services
Indication of Colors claimedColor is not claimed as a feature of the mark.
Disclaimer with Predetermined Text"MLS"

Classification Information


International Class036 - Insurance; financial affairs; monetary affairs; real estate affairs.
US Class Codes100, 101, 102
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateFriday, January 13, 2017
Primary Code036
First Use Anywhere DateThursday, January 12, 2017
First Use In Commerce DateThursday, January 12, 2017

Trademark Owner History


Party NameBRIGHT MLS, INC.
Party Type30 - Original Registrant
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressROCKVILLE, MD 208503915

Party NameBRIGHT MLS, INC.
Party Type21 - New Owner After Publication
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressROCKVILLE, MD 208503915

Party NameMetropolitan Regional Information Systems, Inc.
Party Type20 - Owner at Publication
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressRockville, MD 20850

Party NameMetropolitan Regional Information Services Inc.
Party Type10 - Original Applicant
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressRockville, WA 208503915

Trademark Events


Event DateEvent Description
Wednesday, January 31, 2024ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY
Wednesday, January 24, 2024ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY
Tuesday, October 31, 2023NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 15 - E-MAILED
Tuesday, October 31, 2023REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK.
Monday, October 30, 2023CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
Monday, May 1, 2023TEAS SECTION 8 & 15 RECEIVED
Monday, April 10, 2023COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED
Tuesday, April 10, 2018REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Thursday, March 8, 2018NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF STATEMENT OF USE E-MAILED
Wednesday, March 7, 2018ALLOWED PRINCIPAL REGISTER - SOU ACCEPTED
Tuesday, March 6, 2018STATEMENT OF USE PROCESSING COMPLETE
Wednesday, February 28, 2018USE AMENDMENT FILED
Wednesday, February 28, 2018TEAS STATEMENT OF USE RECEIVED
Friday, February 23, 2018NOTICE OF APPROVAL OF EXTENSION REQUEST E-MAILED
Thursday, February 22, 2018SOU EXTENSION 1 GRANTED
Monday, February 5, 2018SOU EXTENSION 1 FILED
Wednesday, February 14, 2018AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP
Friday, February 9, 2018APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED
Monday, February 5, 2018SOU TEAS EXTENSION RECEIVED
Monday, February 5, 2018CASE ASSIGNED TO INTENT TO USE PARALEGAL
Wednesday, January 31, 2018TEAS POST PUBLICATION AMENDMENT RECEIVED
Tuesday, August 8, 2017NOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT
Tuesday, June 13, 2017OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
Tuesday, June 13, 2017PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
Wednesday, May 24, 2017NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED
Tuesday, May 9, 2017ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
Tuesday, May 9, 2017TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
Saturday, April 1, 2017APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Saturday, April 1, 2017EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED
Saturday, April 1, 2017NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED
Saturday, April 1, 2017EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED
Saturday, April 1, 2017EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN
Thursday, March 30, 2017ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Saturday, January 14, 2017NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED
Friday, January 13, 2017NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED
Tuesday, January 10, 2017NEW APPLICATION ENTERED