GRIOT AUDIO Trademark

Trademark Overview


On Tuesday, November 21, 2000, a trademark application was filed for GRIOT AUDIO with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the GRIOT AUDIO trademark a serial number of 76169028. The federal status of this trademark filing is CANCELLED - SECTION 8 as of Friday, June 20, 2008. This trademark is owned by RECORDED BOOKS, LLC. The GRIOT AUDIO trademark is filed in the Computer & Software Products & Electrical & Scientific Products category with the following description:

AUDIO CASSETTES FEATURING SPOKEN WORD PERFORMANCES OF FICTION AND NONFICTION TEXT; COMPACT DISCS FEATURING SPOKEN WORD PERFORMANCES OF FICTION AND NONFICTION TEXT; DOWNLOADABLE SOUND RECORDINGS FEATURING SPOKEN WORD PERFORMANCES OF FICTION AND NONFICTION TEXT
griot audio

General Information


Serial Number76169028
Word MarkGRIOT AUDIO
Filing DateTuesday, November 21, 2000
Status710 - CANCELLED - SECTION 8
Status DateFriday, June 20, 2008
Registration Number2490872
Registration DateTuesday, September 18, 2001
Mark Drawing3000 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s)
Published for Opposition DateTuesday, June 26, 2001

Trademark Statements


Disclaimer with Predetermined Text"AUDIO"
Goods and ServicesAUDIO CASSETTES FEATURING SPOKEN WORD PERFORMANCES OF FICTION AND NONFICTION TEXT; COMPACT DISCS FEATURING SPOKEN WORD PERFORMANCES OF FICTION AND NONFICTION TEXT; DOWNLOADABLE SOUND RECORDINGS FEATURING SPOKEN WORD PERFORMANCES OF FICTION AND NONFICTION TEXT
Name/Portrait Description and/or Consent StatementThe name(s), portrait(s), and/or signature(s) shown in the mark does not identify a particular living individual.
Translation of Words in MarkThe foreign wording in the mark translates into English as (GREE-OH), a storyteller in traditional West African culture who entertains, teaches, and informs the tribe or village through the power of the spoken word.

Classification Information


International Class009 - 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 Codes021, 023, 026, 036, 038
Class Status Code2 - Sec. 8 - Entire Registration
Class Status DateFriday, June 20, 2008
Primary Code009
First Use Anywhere DateWednesday, August 2, 2000
First Use In Commerce DateWednesday, August 2, 2000

Trademark Owner History


Party NameRECORDED BOOKS, LLC
Party Type30 - Original Registrant
Legal Entity Type99 - Other
AddressPRINCE FREDERICK, MD 20678

Party NameRECORDED BOOKS, LLC
Party Type20 - Owner at Publication
Legal Entity Type99 - Other
AddressPRINCE FREDERICK, MD 20678

Party NameRECORDED BOOKS, LLC
Party Type10 - Original Applicant
Legal Entity Type99 - Other
AddressPRINCE FREDERICK, MD 20678

Trademark Events


Event DateEvent Description
Wednesday, December 23, 2009ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY
Wednesday, December 16, 2009ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY
Wednesday, September 10, 2008ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY
Friday, June 20, 2008CANCELLED SEC. 8 (6-YR)
Friday, February 2, 2007CASE FILE IN TICRS
Tuesday, September 18, 2001REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Tuesday, June 26, 2001PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
Wednesday, June 13, 2001NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
Friday, March 30, 2001APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Monday, March 26, 2001EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT MAILED
Thursday, March 15, 2001ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER