| Serial Number | 73464357 |
| Word Mark | EQUAL |
| Filing Date | Monday, February 6, 1984 |
| Status | 800 - REGISTERED AND RENEWED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, June 24, 2025 |
| Registration Number | 1318800 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, February 12, 1985 |
| Mark Drawing | 1 - Typeset: Word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, December 4, 1984 |
| Goods and Services | Low Calorie Tabletop Sweetener |
| Goods and Services | Dietary Aid-Namely, a Low-Calorie Sweetener |
| Goods and Services | Chemical Low Calorie Sweetener |
| International Class | 001 - Chemicals used in industry, science and photography, as well as in agriculture, horticulture and forestry; unprocessed artificial resins; unprocessed plastics; manures; fire extinguishing compositions; tempering and soldering preparations; chemical substances for preserving foodstuffs; tanning substances; adhesives used in industry. |
| US Class Codes | 006, 046 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Tuesday, February 12, 1985 |
| Primary Code | 001 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Wednesday, August 29, 1979 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Wednesday, August 29, 1979 |
| International Class | 005 - Pharmaceutical and veterinary preparations; sanitary preparations for medical purposes; dietetic substances adapted for medical use, food for babies; plasters, materials for dressings; material for stopping teeth, dental wax; disinfectants; preparations for destroying vermin; fungicides, herbicides. |
| US Class Codes | 046 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Tuesday, February 12, 1985 |
| Primary Code | 005 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Wednesday, August 29, 1979 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Wednesday, August 29, 1979 |
| International Class | 030 - Coffee, tea, cocoa, sugar, rice, tapioca, sago, artificial coffee; flour and preparations made from cereals, bread, pastry and confectionery, ices; honey, treacle; yeast, baking powder; salt, mustard; vinegar, sauces (condiments); spices; ice. |
| US Class Codes | 046 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Tuesday, February 12, 1985 |
| Primary Code | 030 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Wednesday, August 29, 1979 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Wednesday, August 29, 1979 |
| Party Name | MERISANT COMPANY |
| Party Type | 43 - New Owner After Registration |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Chicago, IL 60606 |
| Party Name | NUTRASWEET COMPANY, THE |
| Party Type | 42 - New Owner After Registration |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | DEERFIELD, IL 600155239 |
| Party Name | Searle Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Chicago, IL 60680 |
| Party Name | Searle Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Chicago, IL 60680 |
| Party Name | Searle Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Chicago, IL 60680 |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Monday, July 30, 1984 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Monday, June 18, 1984 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Thursday, July 19, 1984 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT MAILED |
| Monday, July 30, 1984 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT MAILED |
| Friday, November 23, 1984 | NOTICE OF PUBLICATION |
| Tuesday, December 4, 1984 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, February 12, 1985 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, August 24, 2005 | RESPONSE RECEIVED TO POST REG. ACTION - SEC. 8 & 9 |
| Tuesday, February 20, 1990 | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) & SEC. 15 FILED |
| Monday, May 14, 1990 | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK. |
| Tuesday, March 22, 2005 | PAPER RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, March 22, 2005 | REGISTERED - COMBINED SECTION 8 (10-YR) & SEC. 9 FILED |
| Thursday, May 26, 2005 | ASSIGNED TO PARALEGAL |
| Friday, July 1, 2005 | POST REGISTRATION ACTION MAILED - SEC. 8 & 9 |
| Wednesday, August 24, 2005 | FAX RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, April 18, 2006 | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED |
| Tuesday, April 18, 2006 | REGISTERED AND RENEWED (FIRST RENEWAL - 10 YRS) |
| Wednesday, May 21, 2008 | CASE FILE IN TICRS |
| Wednesday, January 23, 2013 | ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY |
| Thursday, October 23, 2014 | ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY |
| Saturday, January 24, 2015 | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL |
| Monday, August 29, 2005 | PAPER RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, July 5, 2006 | ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY |
| Wednesday, January 7, 2015 | TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED |
| Saturday, January 24, 2015 | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED |
| Saturday, January 24, 2015 | REGISTERED AND RENEWED (SECOND RENEWAL - 10 YRS) |
| Monday, January 4, 2016 | APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED |
| Tuesday, March 14, 2023 | APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED |
| Sunday, January 25, 2015 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED |
| Monday, January 4, 2016 | TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, July 1, 2020 | ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY |
| Tuesday, March 14, 2023 | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, March 14, 2023 | TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, March 14, 2023 | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED |
| Thursday, January 16, 2025 | TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, June 24, 2025 | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL |
| Tuesday, June 24, 2025 | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED |
| Tuesday, June 24, 2025 | REGISTERED AND RENEWED (THIRD RENEWAL - 10 YRS) |
| Tuesday, June 24, 2025 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED |
| Friday, August 16, 2024 | ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY |
| Tuesday, March 14, 2023 | ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED |
| Monday, February 12, 2024 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED |