Trademark Overview

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On Friday, May 29, 2015, a trademark application was filed for IT'S BETTER TO BE DIRECT with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the IT'S BETTER TO BE DIRECT trademark a serial number of 86645554. The federal status of this trademark filing is SECTION 8 & 15 - ACCEPTED AND ACKNOWLEDGED as of Friday, December 3, 2021. This trademark is owned by MedMal Direct Insurance Company. The IT'S BETTER TO BE DIRECT trademark is filed in the Insurance & Financial Services category with the following description:

Insurance services, namely, underwriting, issuance and administration of medical malpractice insurance policies

General Information

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Serial Number	86645554
Word Mark	IT'S BETTER TO BE DIRECT
Filing Date	Friday, May 29, 2015
Status	702 - SECTION 8 & 15 - ACCEPTED AND ACKNOWLEDGED
Status Date	Friday, December 3, 2021
Registration Number	4880987
Registration Date	Tuesday, January 5, 2016
Mark Drawing	4000 - Illustration: Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Block form
Published for Opposition Date	Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Trademark Statements

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Goods and Services	Insurance services, namely, underwriting, issuance and administration of medical malpractice insurance policies
Pseudo Mark	IT IS BETTER TO BE DIRECT

Classification Information

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International Class	036 - Insurance; financial affairs; monetary affairs; real estate affairs.
US Class Codes	100, 101, 102
Class Status Code	6 - Active
Class Status Date	Thursday, June 4, 2015
Primary Code	036
First Use Anywhere Date	Monday, April 20, 2015
First Use In Commerce Date	Monday, April 20, 2015

Trademark Owner History

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Party Name	MedMal Direct Insurance Company
Party Type	30 - Original Registrant
Legal Entity Type	03 - Corporation
Address	Jacksonville, FL 32202

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Party Name	MedMal Direct Insurance Company
Party Type	20 - Owner at Publication
Legal Entity Type	03 - Corporation
Address	Jacksonville, FL 32202

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Party Name	MedMal Direct Insurance Company
Party Type	10 - Original Applicant
Legal Entity Type	03 - Corporation
Address	Jacksonville, FL 32202

Trademark Events

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Event Date	Event Description
Friday, December 3, 2021	NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 15 - E-MAILED
Friday, December 3, 2021	REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK.
Friday, December 3, 2021	CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
Wednesday, September 1, 2021	TEAS SECTION 8 & 15 RECEIVED
Tuesday, January 5, 2021	COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED
Wednesday, October 11, 2017	TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
Tuesday, January 5, 2016	REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Tuesday, October 20, 2015	OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
Tuesday, October 20, 2015	PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
Wednesday, September 30, 2015	NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED
Tuesday, September 15, 2015	APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Thursday, September 10, 2015	ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Friday, June 5, 2015	NOTICE OF PSEUDO MARK E-MAILED
Thursday, June 4, 2015	NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED IN TRAM
Tuesday, June 2, 2015	NEW APPLICATION ENTERED IN TRAM

Related Keywords

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direct better insurance medical malpractice policies administration issuance services namely underwriting