EBAY Trademark

Trademark Overview


On Monday, April 30, 2001, a trademark application was filed for EBAY with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the EBAY trademark a serial number of 76249279. The federal status of this trademark filing is ABANDONED - FAILURE TO RESPOND OR LATE RESPONSE as of Thursday, May 8, 2003. This trademark is owned by eBay Inc.. The EBAY trademark is filed in the Advertising, Business and Retail Services and Communication Services categories with the following description:

On-line trading services in which seller posts items to be sold at a set price or alternatively, in an auction-style format where bidding is done electronically, and providing evaluative feedback and ratings of sellers' goods and services, the value and prices of sellers' goods, buyers' and sellers' performance, delivery and overall trading experience in connection therewith

providing an online, interactive bulletin board for the transmission of messages among computer users concerning hobbies, collectibles, trading, and the sale of items via a global computer network
ebay

General Information


Serial Number76249279
Word MarkEBAY
Filing DateMonday, April 30, 2001
Status602 - ABANDONED - FAILURE TO RESPOND OR LATE RESPONSE
Status DateThursday, May 8, 2003
Registration Number0000000
Registration DateNOT AVAILABLE
Mark Drawing3000 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s)
Published for Opposition DateNOT AVAILABLE

Trademark Statements


Disclaimer with Predetermined Text"WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?; FIND IT; WELCOME NEW USERS; REGISTER; HOW DO I BID?; HOW DO I SELL?; CATEGORIES; HOT PICKS; LOCAL TRADING; BROWSE BY THEMES; FEATURED ITEMS; SPOTLIGHT'S ON; DON'T MISS."
Description of MarkThe mark consists of the appearance and design of the home page of Applicant's web site, featuring Applicant's logo, certain text, selection of placement of text and links, navigation bars, and distinctive color bars in a specific color scheme, described as follows: for the logo, an "e" in red, overlapping "e" and "b" section in purple, "b" in blue, overlapping "b" and "a" section in orange, "a" in yellow, overlapping "a" and "y" section in brown and "y" in green; to right of Logo, a straight navigation bar consisting of six boxes connected by black bars; to right of Logo and below straight navigation bar, placement for current company tag line (the specific text of which is not claimed as a component of the application) large yellow bar, featuring text line "what are you looking for?" and "find it!" button; placed over the large yellow bar, an oval "welcome new users" tool consisting of a dark blue oval under the text line, with five dark blue oval buttons inside (one centered on top, three in the middle section and one centered at the bottom), featuring text lines inside the buttons as follows, "register," "new to eBay?" "how do I bid?" "how do I sell?" and "why eBay is safe"; small yellow bar featuring text line "Categories" and an internal white line, under which yellow bar links to specific site categories are placed (the specific text of which is not claimed as a component of the application); solid yellow lines connecting the large and small yellow bars, which branch across to the left as well as vertically down the page; a red bar with text line "Hot Picks," internal white line and off-shoot red line; a blue bar with text line "Local Trading," internal white line and off-shoot blue line; a green bar blue bar with text line "Local Trading," internal white line and off-shoot blue line; a green bar with text line "Browse By Themes," internal white line and off-shoot green line; red, yellow and green outline bars with internal texts as follows - "Featured Items" (green), "Don't Miss" (yellow), and "Spotlight's On" (red); below "Featured Items" bar, seven (7) yellow stars next to which featured item links are placed (the specific text of which is not claimed as a component of the application); a solid green line over which the text line "Gallery Items" appears; and two solid grey lines respectively on the left side of the page and underlining all of the elements noted above towards the lower part of the page.
Goods and ServicesOn-line trading services in which seller posts items to be sold at a set price or alternatively, in an auction-style format where bidding is done electronically, and providing evaluative feedback and ratings of sellers' goods and services, the value and prices of sellers' goods, buyers' and sellers' performance, delivery and overall trading experience in connection therewith
Goods and Servicesproviding an online, interactive bulletin board for the transmission of messages among computer users concerning hobbies, collectibles, trading, and the sale of items via a global computer network
Lining/Stippling StatementThe mark consists of the appearance and design of the home page of Applicant's web site, featuring Applicant's logo, certain text, selection of placement of text and links, navigation bars, and distinctive color bars in a specific color scheme, described as follows: for the logo, an "e" in red, overlapping "e" and "b" section in purple, "b" in blue, overlapping "b" and "a" section in orange, "a" in yellow, overlapping "a" and "y" section in brown and "y" in green; to right of Logo, a straight navigation bar consisting of six boxes connected by black bars; to right of Logo and below straight navigation bar, placement for current company tag line (the specific text of which is not claimed as a component of the application) large yellow bar, featuring text line "what are you looking for?" and "find it!" button; placed over the large yellow bar, an oval "welcome new users" tool consisting of a dark blue oval under the text line, with five dark blue oval buttons inside (one centered on top, three in the middle section and one centered at the bottom), featuring text lines inside the buttons as follows, "register," "new to eBay?" "how do I bid?" "how do I sell?" and "why eBay is safe"; small yellow bar featuring text line "Categories" and an internal white line, under which yellow bar links to specific site categories are placed (the specific text of which is not claimed as a component of the application); solid yellow lines connecting the large and small yellow bars, which branch across to the left as well as vertically down the page; a red bar with text line "Hot Picks," internal white line and off-shoot red line; a blue bar with text line "Local Trading," internal white line and off-shoot blue line; a green bar blue bar with text line "Local Trading," internal white line and off-shoot blue line; a green bar with text line "Browse By Themes," internal white line and off-shoot green line; red, yellow and green outline bars with internal texts as follows - "Featured Items" (green), "Don't Miss" (yellow), and "Spotlight's On" (red); below "Featured Items" bar, seven (7) yellow stars next to which featured item links are placed (the specific text of which is not claimed as a component of the application); a solid green line over which the text line "Gallery Items" appears; and two solid grey lines respectively on the left side of the page and underlining all of the elements noted above towards the lower part of the page.
Pseudo MarkELECTRONIC BAY

Classification Information


International Class035 - Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions.
US Class Codes100, 101, 102
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateMonday, May 14, 2001
Primary Code035
First Use Anywhere DateWednesday, April 26, 2000
First Use In Commerce DateWednesday, April 26, 2000

International Class038 - Services allowing people to communicate with another by a sensory means.
US Class Codes100, 101, 104
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateMonday, May 14, 2001
Primary Code038
First Use Anywhere DateWednesday, April 26, 2000
First Use In Commerce DateWednesday, April 26, 2000

Trademark Owner History


Party NameeBay Inc.
Party Type10 - Original Applicant
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressSan Jose, CA 95125

Trademark Events


Event DateEvent Description
Monday, February 27, 2006TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
Thursday, May 8, 2003ABANDONMENT - FAILURE TO RESPOND OR LATE RESPONSE
Monday, August 26, 2002FINAL REFUSAL MAILED
Monday, May 6, 2002CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Monday, May 6, 2002PAPER RECEIVED
Wednesday, November 7, 2001NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED
Wednesday, September 19, 2001ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Friday, August 24, 2001ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Monday, August 20, 2001ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER