MERIT Trademark
Trademark Overview
On Tuesday, December 20, 1977, a trademark application was filed for MERIT with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the MERIT trademark a serial number of 73152744. The federal status of this trademark filing is CANCELLED - SECTION 8 as of Saturday, June 21, 2003. This trademark is owned by Merit Merchandisers, Inc.. The MERIT trademark is filed in the Pharmaceutical Products category with the following description:
Vitamin and Mineral Preparations
General Information
| Serial Number | 73152744 |
| Word Mark | MERIT |
| Filing Date | Tuesday, December 20, 1977 |
| Status | 710 - CANCELLED - SECTION 8 |
| Status Date | Saturday, June 21, 2003 |
| Registration Number | 1207777 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, September 14, 1982 |
| Mark Drawing | 1000 - Typeset: Word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, September 4, 1979 |
Trademark Statements
| Goods and Services | Vitamin and Mineral Preparations |
Classification Information
| International Class | 005 - Pharmaceutical and veterinary preparations; sanitary preparations for medical purposes; dietetic substances adapted for medical use, food for babies; plasters, materials for dressings; material for stopping teeth, dental wax; disinfectants; preparations for destroying vermin; fungicides, herbicides. |
| US Class Codes | 018 |
| Class Status Code | 2 - Sec. 8 - Entire Registration |
| Class Status Date | Saturday, June 21, 2003 |
| Primary Code | 005 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Friday, May 31, 1963 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Friday, May 31, 1963 |
Trademark Owner History
| Party Name | Merit Merchandisers, Inc. |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Avon, MA 02322 |
| Party Name | Merit Merchandisers, Inc. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Avon, MA 02322 |
Trademark Events
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Saturday, June 21, 2003 | CANCELLED SEC. 8 (10-YR)/EXPIRED SECTION 9 |
| Monday, November 28, 1988 | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK. |
| Monday, October 31, 1988 | RESPONSE RECEIVED TO POST REG. ACTION |
| Tuesday, October 4, 1988 | POST REGISTRATION ACTION MAILED - SEC. 8 & 15 |
| Friday, August 26, 1988 | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) & SEC. 15 FILED |
| Tuesday, September 14, 1982 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
