EASE Trademark
Trademark Overview
On Thursday, June 24, 1993, a trademark application was filed for EASE with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the EASE trademark a serial number of 74406460. The federal status of this trademark filing is CANCELLED - SECTION 8 as of Saturday, March 27, 2004. This trademark is owned by Van Kampen Merritt Inc.. The EASE trademark is filed in the Insurance & Financial Services category with the following description:
investment services for mutual fund account owners, namely automatically investing in an existing mutual fund account by periodically transferring funds from the account owner's checking account to the account owner's mutual fund account
General Information
| Serial Number | 74406460 |
| Word Mark | EASE |
| Filing Date | Thursday, June 24, 1993 |
| Status | 710 - CANCELLED - SECTION 8 |
| Status Date | Saturday, March 27, 2004 |
| Registration Number | 2072919 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, June 24, 1997 |
| Mark Drawing | 1000 - Typeset: Word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, April 1, 1997 |
Trademark Statements
| Goods and Services | investment services for mutual fund account owners, namely automatically investing in an existing mutual fund account by periodically transferring funds from the account owner's checking account to the account owner's mutual fund account |
Classification Information
| International Class | 036 - Insurance; financial affairs; monetary affairs; real estate affairs. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 102 |
| Class Status Code | 2 - Sec. 8 - Entire Registration |
| Class Status Date | Saturday, March 27, 2004 |
| Primary Code | 036 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Thursday, November 30, 1989 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Thursday, November 30, 1989 |
Trademark Owner History
| Party Name | VAN KAMPEN AMERICAN CAPTIAL DISTRIBUTORS, INC. |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181 |
| Party Name | VAN KAMPEN AMERICAN CAPTIAL DISTRIBUTORS, INC. |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181 |
| Party Name | VAN KAMPEN AMERICAN CAPTIAL DISTRIBUTORS, INC. |
| Party Type | 11 - New Owner Before Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181 |
| Party Name | Van Kampen Merritt Inc. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181 |
Trademark Events
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Saturday, March 27, 2004 | CANCELLED SEC. 8 (6-YR) |
| Tuesday, June 24, 1997 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, April 1, 1997 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Friday, February 28, 1997 | NOTICE OF PUBLICATION |
| Wednesday, February 5, 1997 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, January 29, 1997 | EXPARTE APPEAL TERMINATED |
| Wednesday, January 29, 1997 | EXPARTE APPEAL TERMINATED |
| Friday, June 14, 1996 | CONTINUATION OF FINAL REFUSAL MAILED |
| Tuesday, May 16, 1995 | JURISDICTION RESTORED TO EXAMINING ATTORNEY |
| Tuesday, May 16, 1995 | EX PARTE APPEAL-INSTITUTED |
| Tuesday, May 16, 1995 | EX PARTE APPEAL-INSTITUTED |
| Thursday, September 29, 1994 | FINAL REFUSAL MAILED |
| Thursday, August 11, 1994 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Monday, February 7, 1994 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED |
| Thursday, October 14, 1993 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
