MERCHANTS FIRST Trademark
Trademark Overview
On Thursday, March 3, 1994, a trademark application was filed for MERCHANTS FIRST with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the MERCHANTS FIRST trademark a serial number of 74496171. The federal status of this trademark filing is CANCELLED - SECTION 8 as of Saturday, January 21, 2006. This trademark is owned by Merchant Transaction Systems, Inc.. The MERCHANTS FIRST trademark is filed in the Insurance & Financial Services category with the following description:
debit card services
General Information
| Serial Number | 74496171 |
| Word Mark | MERCHANTS FIRST |
| Filing Date | Thursday, March 3, 1994 |
| Status | 710 - CANCELLED - SECTION 8 |
| Status Date | Saturday, January 21, 2006 |
| Registration Number | 1890162 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, April 18, 1995 |
| Mark Drawing | 1000 - Typeset: Word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, January 24, 1995 |
Trademark Statements
| Goods and Services | debit card services |
Classification Information
| International Class | 036 - Insurance; financial affairs; monetary affairs; real estate affairs. |
| US Class Codes | 102 |
| Class Status Code | 2 - Sec. 8 - Entire Registration |
| Class Status Date | Saturday, January 21, 2006 |
| Primary Code | 036 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Thursday, September 30, 1993 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Thursday, September 30, 1993 |
Trademark Owner History
| Party Name | Merchant Transaction Systems, Inc. |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Anaheim, CA 91203 |
| Party Name | Merchant Transaction Systems, Inc. |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Anaheim, CA 91203 |
| Party Name | Merchant Transaction Systems, Inc. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Anaheim, CA 91203 |
Trademark Events
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Saturday, January 21, 2006 | CANCELLED SEC. 8 (10-YR)/EXPIRED SECTION 9 |
| Wednesday, June 27, 2001 | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK. |
| Wednesday, April 11, 2001 | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) & SEC. 15 FILED |
| Tuesday, April 18, 1995 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, January 24, 1995 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Friday, December 23, 1994 | NOTICE OF PUBLICATION |
| Thursday, October 13, 1994 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Monday, September 19, 1994 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Tuesday, July 26, 1994 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED |
| Friday, July 15, 1994 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
