MERIT Trademark

Trademark Overview


On Monday, July 9, 2007, 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 77224650. The federal status of this trademark filing is ABANDONED - NO STATEMENT OF USE FILED as of Monday, October 5, 2009. This trademark is owned by Merit Junior Sports, LLC. The MERIT trademark is filed in the Education & Entertainment Services category with the following description:

Amateur youth sports services, namely, organizing, providing and managing youth sports activities; Charitable services, namely, providing sporting goods to underprivileged children; Encouraging amateur sports and physical education by organizing, sanctioning, conducting, regulating and governing amateur athletic programs and activities; Entertainment services, namely, contest and incentive award programs designed to reward program participants who exercise, make healthy eating choices, and engage in other health-promoting activities; Entertainment services, namely, contest and incentive award programs designed to reward program participants who maintain good academic performance, good moral behavior, and good citizenship; Handicapping for sporting events; Officiating at sports contests; Operation of sports camps; Organizing community sporting and cultural events; Providing a website featuring information on youth sports and other amateur and professional sports; Providing a website fea...
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General Information


Serial Number77224650
Word MarkMERIT
Filing DateMonday, July 9, 2007
Status606 - ABANDONED - NO STATEMENT OF USE FILED
Status DateMonday, October 5, 2009
Registration Number0000000
Registration DateNOT AVAILABLE
Mark Drawing3000 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s)
Published for Opposition DateTuesday, December 9, 2008

Trademark Statements


Indication of Colors claimedColor is not claimed as a feature of the mark.
Description of MarkThe mark consists of Stylized mark of the letter "M" and letter i to encompass the stylized word "Merit".
Goods and ServicesAmateur youth sports services, namely, organizing, providing and managing youth sports activities; Charitable services, namely, providing sporting goods to underprivileged children; Encouraging amateur sports and physical education by organizing, sanctioning, conducting, regulating and governing amateur athletic programs and activities; Entertainment services, namely, contest and incentive award programs designed to reward program participants who exercise, make healthy eating choices, and engage in other health-promoting activities; Entertainment services, namely, contest and incentive award programs designed to reward program participants who maintain good academic performance, good moral behavior, and good citizenship; Handicapping for sporting events; Officiating at sports contests; Operation of sports camps; Organizing community sporting and cultural events; Providing a website featuring information on youth sports and other amateur and professional sports; Providing a website featuring sporting information; Providing a website that provides sports league player statistics; Providing facilities for sports tournaments; Providing facilities for sports tournaments; Providing news and information in the field of sports; Providing sports facilities; Providing sports information by means of telephone prerecorded messages; Providing sports information by means of instant text messaging; Providing sports information by means of cellular phone; Sports camps

Classification Information


International Class041 - Education; providing of training; entertainment; sporting and cultural activities.
US Class Codes100, 101, 107
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateThursday, July 12, 2007
Primary Code041
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

Trademark Owner History


Party NameMerit Junior Sports, LLC
Party Type20 - Owner at Publication
Legal Entity Type16 - Limited Liability Company
AddressSan Francisco, CA 94118

Party NameMerit Junior Sports, LLC
Party Type10 - Original Applicant
Legal Entity Type16 - Limited Liability Company
AddressSan Francisco, CA 94118

Trademark Events


Event DateEvent Description
Monday, October 5, 2009ABANDONMENT NOTICE MAILED - NO USE STATEMENT FILED
Monday, October 5, 2009ABANDONMENT - NO USE STATEMENT FILED
Tuesday, March 3, 2009NOA MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT
Tuesday, December 9, 2008PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
Wednesday, November 19, 2008NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
Tuesday, November 4, 2008LAW OFFICE PUBLICATION REVIEW COMPLETED
Monday, November 3, 2008ASSIGNED TO LIE
Saturday, October 25, 2008APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Saturday, October 25, 2008EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED
Saturday, October 25, 2008NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED
Saturday, October 25, 2008EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED
Saturday, October 25, 2008EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN
Thursday, March 27, 2008NOTIFICATION OF ACTION DENYING REQ FOR RECON E-MAILED
Thursday, March 27, 2008ACTION DENYING REQ FOR RECON E-MAILED
Thursday, March 27, 2008ACTION CONTINUING FINAL - COMPLETED
Friday, March 14, 2008TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
Friday, March 14, 2008CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Friday, March 14, 2008TEAS REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION RECEIVED
Tuesday, November 20, 2007NOTIFICATION OF ACTION DENYING REQ FOR RECON E-MAILED
Tuesday, November 20, 2007ACTION DENYING REQ FOR RECON E-MAILED
Tuesday, November 20, 2007ACTION CONTINUING FINAL - COMPLETED
Wednesday, October 31, 2007TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
Wednesday, October 31, 2007CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Wednesday, October 31, 2007TEAS REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION RECEIVED
Monday, October 29, 2007NOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED
Monday, October 29, 2007FINAL REFUSAL E-MAILED
Monday, October 29, 2007FINAL REFUSAL WRITTEN
Friday, October 19, 2007TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
Friday, October 19, 2007CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Friday, October 19, 2007TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED
Thursday, October 18, 2007NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Thursday, October 18, 2007NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Thursday, October 18, 2007NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN
Thursday, October 11, 2007ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Friday, July 13, 2007NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE MAILED
Thursday, July 12, 2007NEW APPLICATION ENTERED IN TRAM