Trademark Overview

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On Friday, August 29, 2003, a trademark application was filed for MAX GERMAN'S with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the MAX GERMAN'S trademark a serial number of 78294153. The federal status of this trademark filing is CANCELLED - SECTION 8 as of Friday, March 18, 2011. This trademark is owned by Ward's Cured Meats, Inc.. The MAX GERMAN'S trademark is filed in the Meat & Processed Food Products category with the following description:

Meat products, namely smoked hams, boneless gourmet ham, smoked bacon, smoked slab bacon, sliced bacon, smoked bacon skins, franks, wieners, knackwurst, link polish sausage, ring liver sausage, pork sausage, italian sausage, chorizo sausage, bratwurst, corned beef, bologna, braunschweiger, long liver sausage, pepper loaf, baked pickled loaf, salami, baked old fashioned loaf, thuringer, summer sausage, polish sausage, pork sausage, andoulle sausage, hank hog casings, hank sheep casings, beef middles, and beef rounds

General Information

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Serial Number	78294153
Word Mark	MAX GERMAN'S
Filing Date	Friday, August 29, 2003
Status	710 - CANCELLED - SECTION 8
Status Date	Friday, March 18, 2011
Registration Number	2874962
Registration Date	Tuesday, August 17, 2004
Mark Drawing	3000 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s)
Published for Opposition Date	Tuesday, May 25, 2004

Trademark Statements

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Goods and Services	Meat products, namely smoked hams, boneless gourmet ham, smoked bacon, smoked slab bacon, sliced bacon, smoked bacon skins, franks, wieners, knackwurst, link polish sausage, ring liver sausage, pork sausage, italian sausage, chorizo sausage, bratwurst, corned beef, bologna, braunschweiger, long liver sausage, pepper loaf, baked pickled loaf, salami, baked old fashioned loaf, thuringer, summer sausage, polish sausage, pork sausage, andoulle sausage, hank hog casings, hank sheep casings, beef middles, and beef rounds
Name/Portrait Description and/or Consent Statement	The name shown in the mark does not identify a living individual.
Pseudo Mark	MAX GERMANS

Classification Information

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International Class	029 - Meat, fish, poultry and game; meat extracts; preserved, frozen, dried and cooked fruits and vegetables; jellies, jams, compotes; eggs, milk and milk products; edible oils and fats.
US Class Codes	046
Class Status Code	2 - Sec. 8 - Entire Registration
Class Status Date	Friday, March 18, 2011
Primary Code	029
First Use Anywhere Date	Tuesday, May 7, 1996
First Use In Commerce Date	Tuesday, May 7, 1996

Trademark Owner History

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Party Name	PORCO, INC.
Party Type	31 - New Owner After Registration
Legal Entity Type	03 - Corporation
Address	BELLEVILLE, IL 62221

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Party Name	Ward's Cured Meats, Inc.
Party Type	30 - Original Registrant
Legal Entity Type	03 - Corporation
Address	Belleville, IL 62221

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Party Name	Ward's Cured Meats, Inc.
Party Type	20 - Owner at Publication
Legal Entity Type	03 - Corporation
Address	Belleville, IL 62221

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Party Name	Ward's Cured Meats, Inc.
Party Type	10 - Original Applicant
Legal Entity Type	03 - Corporation
Address	Belleville, IL 62221

Trademark Events

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Event Date	Event Description
Friday, March 18, 2011	CANCELLED SEC. 8 (6-YR)
Tuesday, August 17, 2004	REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Tuesday, May 25, 2004	PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
Wednesday, May 5, 2004	NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
Tuesday, March 9, 2004	APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Tuesday, March 9, 2004	EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT MAILED
Thursday, February 26, 2004	ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER

Related Keywords

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german sausage smoked bacon loaf beef pork liver polish baked casings