CLOSE ENCOUNTERS Trademark
Trademark Overview
On Friday, September 20, 1996, a trademark application was filed for CLOSE ENCOUNTERS with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the CLOSE ENCOUNTERS trademark a serial number of 75169288. The federal status of this trademark filing is ABANDONED - AFTER INTER-PARTES DECISION as of Thursday, June 11, 1998. This trademark is owned by WMS Gaming Inc.. The CLOSE ENCOUNTERS trademark is filed in the Computer & Software Products & Electrical & Scientific Products category with the following description:
coin-operated video output gaming machines; electro-mechanical and video display gaming machines
General Information
| Serial Number | 75169288 |
| Word Mark | CLOSE ENCOUNTERS |
| Filing Date | Friday, September 20, 1996 |
| Status | 604 - ABANDONED - AFTER INTER-PARTES DECISION |
| Status Date | Thursday, June 11, 1998 |
| Registration Number | 0000000 |
| Registration Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Mark Drawing | 1000 - Typeset: Word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, April 29, 1997 |
Trademark Statements
| Goods and Services | coin-operated video output gaming machines; electro-mechanical and video display gaming machines |
Classification Information
| 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 | 8 - Abandoned |
| Class Status Date | Wednesday, August 4, 1999 |
| Primary Code | 009 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
Trademark Owner History
| Party Name | WMS Gaming Inc. |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Chicago, IL 60618 |
| Party Name | WMS Gaming Inc. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Chicago, IL 60618 |
Trademark Events
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Thursday, June 11, 1998 | OPPOSITION TERMINATED NO. 999999 |
| Thursday, June 11, 1998 | ABANDONMENT - AFTER INTER PARTES DECISION |
| Thursday, June 11, 1998 | OPPOSITION SUSTAINED NO. 999999 |
| Tuesday, October 28, 1997 | OPPOSITION INSTITUTED NO. 999999 |
| Tuesday, May 27, 1997 | EXTENSION OF TIME TO OPPOSE RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, April 29, 1997 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Friday, March 28, 1997 | NOTICE OF PUBLICATION |
| Friday, February 28, 1997 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Friday, February 28, 1997 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Friday, February 21, 1997 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT MAILED |
| Thursday, February 20, 1997 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
