FORTE Trademark
Trademark Overview
On Monday, December 12, 1994, a trademark application was filed for FORTE with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the FORTE trademark a serial number of 74609714. The federal status of this trademark filing is ABANDONED - NO STATEMENT OF USE FILED as of Thursday, December 2, 1999. This trademark is owned by VERIFONE, INC.. The FORTE trademark is filed in the Computer & Software Products & Electrical & Scientific Products category with the following description:
electronic data terminals which accept smart cards, credit cards and debit cards and other authorization devices, for processing, authorizing and transferring credit and debit card transactions, payments, account balances, financial data, and other information presented thereto, and for use with on-line services, home shopping, transaction processing systems, point-of-sale or service systems, and financial transaction information and approval systems
General Information
| Serial Number | 74609714 |
| Word Mark | FORTE |
| Filing Date | Monday, December 12, 1994 |
| Status | 606 - ABANDONED - NO STATEMENT OF USE FILED |
| Status Date | Thursday, December 2, 1999 |
| Registration Number | 0000000 |
| Registration Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Mark Drawing | 1000 - Typeset: Word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, March 9, 1999 |
Trademark Statements
| Goods and Services | electronic data terminals which accept smart cards, credit cards and debit cards and other authorization devices, for processing, authorizing and transferring credit and debit card transactions, payments, account balances, financial data, and other information presented thereto, and for use with on-line services, home shopping, transaction processing systems, point-of-sale or service systems, and financial transaction information and approval systems |
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 | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Thursday, March 23, 1995 |
| Primary Code | 009 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
Trademark Owner History
| Party Name | VERIFONE, INC. |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Redwood City, CA 94065 |
| Party Name | VERIFONE, INC. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Redwood City, CA 94065 |
Trademark Events
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Wednesday, March 15, 2000 | ABANDONMENT - NO USE STATEMENT FILED |
| Tuesday, June 1, 1999 | NOA MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT |
| Tuesday, March 9, 1999 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Friday, February 5, 1999 | NOTICE OF PUBLICATION |
| Sunday, December 27, 1998 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, October 13, 1998 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Thursday, April 9, 1998 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED |
| Friday, January 26, 1996 | LETTER OF SUSPENSION MAILED |
| Wednesday, November 8, 1995 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Monday, June 19, 1995 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED |
| Thursday, May 11, 1995 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Wednesday, May 10, 1995 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
