| Serial Number | 74711999 |
| Word Mark | MASTER FORGE |
| Filing Date | Monday, August 7, 1995 |
| Status | 800 - REGISTERED AND RENEWED |
| Status Date | Wednesday, June 7, 2017 |
| Registration Number | 2072529 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, June 17, 1997 |
| Mark Drawing | 1 - Typeset: Word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, July 2, 1996 |
| Goods and Services | tape measures |
| Goods and Services | hand tools, namely, bits for hand drills, carpenter's clamps, chisels, clamps, drill bits for hand drills, extension bars for hand tools, files, caulking guns, hammers, pliers, ratchet wrenches, saws, screwdrivers, socket sets, squares, and wrenches |
| NOT AVAILABLE | "FORGE" |
| International Class | 008 - Hand tools and implements (hand-operated); cutlery; side arms; razors. |
| US Class Codes | 023, 028, 044 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Thursday, August 31, 1995 |
| Primary Code | 008 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Tuesday, October 1, 1996 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Tuesday, October 1, 1996 |
| 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, April 25, 1996 |
| Primary Code | 009 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Tuesday, October 1, 1996 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Tuesday, October 1, 1996 |
| Party Name | APEX BRANDS, INC. |
| Party Type | 42 - New Owner After Registration |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | APEX, NC 24539 |
| Party Name | Easco Hand Tools, Inc. |
| Party Type | 41 - New Owner After Registration |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Simsbury, CT 06070 |
| Party Name | HAND TOOL DESIGN CORPORATION |
| Party Type | 40 - New Owner After Registration |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | WASHINGTON, DC 20037 |
| Party Name | General Tech International Corporation |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Carrollton, TX 75006 |
| Party Name | General Tech International Corporation |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Carrollton, TX 75006 |
| Party Name | General Tech International Corporation |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Carrollton, TX 75006 |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Monday, February 26, 1996 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED |
| Wednesday, February 14, 1996 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Friday, February 23, 1996 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Thursday, April 3, 1997 | ALLOWED PRINCIPAL REGISTER - SOU ACCEPTED |
| Wednesday, March 6, 1996 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Monday, April 8, 1996 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Monday, April 29, 1996 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Tuesday, April 30, 1996 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Friday, May 31, 1996 | NOTICE OF PUBLICATION |
| Tuesday, July 2, 1996 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, September 24, 1996 | NOA MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT |
| Tuesday, February 18, 1997 | USE AMENDMENT FILED |
| Thursday, March 27, 1997 | STATEMENT OF USE PROCESSING COMPLETE |
| Friday, May 11, 2007 | REGISTERED - COMBINED SECTION 8 (10-YR) & SEC. 9 FILED |
| Tuesday, June 17, 1997 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, June 17, 2003 | PAPER RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, June 17, 2003 | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) & SEC. 15 FILED |
| Wednesday, September 10, 2003 | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK. |
| Tuesday, October 14, 2003 | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED |
| Monday, December 5, 2005 | PAPER RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, October 11, 2006 | REVIEW OF CORRESPONDENCE COMPLETE |
| Friday, December 8, 2006 | CASE FILE IN TICRS |
| Friday, May 11, 2007 | TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, June 7, 2017 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED |
| Thursday, June 7, 2007 | ASSIGNED TO PARALEGAL |
| Saturday, June 9, 2007 | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED |
| Saturday, June 9, 2007 | REGISTERED AND RENEWED (FIRST RENEWAL - 10 YRS) |
| Monday, October 19, 2009 | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, September 10, 2014 | AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP |
| Friday, June 17, 2016 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED |
| Monday, June 5, 2017 | TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, June 7, 2017 | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED |
| Wednesday, June 7, 2017 | REGISTERED AND RENEWED (SECOND RENEWAL - 10 YRS) |
| Friday, May 14, 2021 | ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED |
| Friday, May 14, 2021 | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED |
| Friday, May 14, 2021 | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, March 9, 2022 | ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY |
| Wednesday, February 28, 2024 | ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY |
| Wednesday, May 8, 2024 | ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY |
| Thursday, June 23, 2022 | ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY |