MERCHANTS' CHOICE Trademark
Trademark Overview
On Monday, September 16, 1996, a trademark application was filed for MERCHANTS' CHOICE with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the MERCHANTS' CHOICE trademark a serial number of 75166258. The federal status of this trademark filing is CANCELLED - SECTION 8 as of Saturday, May 16, 2009. This trademark is owned by Delta Card Services, Inc.. The MERCHANTS' CHOICE trademark is filed in the Insurance & Financial Services category with the following description:
credit card payment processing services provided to merchant acquiring banks, leasing of credit card account processing terminals, responding to telephone and written inquiries from merchants regarding account transactions and transaction processing, and credit card and check claims processing and verification
General Information
| Serial Number | 75166258 |
| Word Mark | MERCHANTS' CHOICE |
| Filing Date | Monday, September 16, 1996 |
| Status | 710 - CANCELLED - SECTION 8 |
| Status Date | Saturday, May 16, 2009 |
| Registration Number | 2181230 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, August 11, 1998 |
| Mark Drawing | 1000 - Typeset: Word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, September 2, 1997 |
Trademark Statements
| Goods and Services | credit card payment processing services provided to merchant acquiring banks, leasing of credit card account processing terminals, responding to telephone and written inquiries from merchants regarding account transactions and transaction processing, and credit card and check claims processing and verification |
| Pseudo Mark | MERCHANTS CHOICE |
Classification Information
| International Class | 036 - Insurance; financial affairs; monetary affairs; real estate affairs. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 102 |
| Class Status Code | 2 - Sec. 8 - Entire Registration |
| Class Status Date | Saturday, May 16, 2009 |
| Primary Code | 036 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Wednesday, October 1, 1997 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Wednesday, October 1, 1997 |
Trademark Owner History
| Party Name | TEXAS DCS, LTD. |
| Party Type | 31 - New Owner After Registration |
| Legal Entity Type | 13 - Limited Partnership |
| Address | HOUSTON, TX 77084 |
| Party Name | Delta Card Services, Inc. |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Houston, TX 77084 |
| Party Name | Delta Card Services, Inc. |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Houston, TX 77084 |
| Party Name | Delta Card Services, Inc. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Houston, TX 77084 |
Trademark Events
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Saturday, May 16, 2009 | CANCELLED SEC. 8 (10-YR)/EXPIRED SECTION 9 |
| Wednesday, August 4, 2004 | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK. |
| Tuesday, June 22, 2004 | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) & SEC. 15 FILED |
| Tuesday, August 11, 1998 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, June 24, 1998 | ALLOWED PRINCIPAL REGISTER - SOU ACCEPTED |
| Tuesday, June 23, 1998 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Tuesday, June 16, 1998 | STATEMENT OF USE PROCESSING COMPLETE |
| Monday, May 25, 1998 | USE AMENDMENT FILED |
| Tuesday, November 25, 1997 | NOA MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT |
| Tuesday, September 2, 1997 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Friday, August 1, 1997 | NOTICE OF PUBLICATION |
| Tuesday, July 1, 1997 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, June 10, 1997 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Friday, December 6, 1996 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED |
| Friday, November 29, 1996 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
