MS-DOS Trademark

Trademark Overview


On Thursday, March 15, 1984, a trademark application was filed for MS-DOS with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the MS-DOS trademark a serial number of 73470443. The federal status of this trademark filing is CANCELLED - SECTION 8 as of Friday, August 1, 2025. This trademark is owned by Microsoft Corporation. The MS-DOS trademark is filed in the Computer & Software Products & Electrical & Scientific Products category with the following description:

COMPUTER PROGRAMS PRERECORDED ON TAPES [, DISKS, DISKETTES, CARTRIDGES AND CASSETTES; AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS AND PROGRAMMER'S REFERENCES AND USER'S GUIDE MANUALS SOLD AS A UNIT ]
ms-dos

General Information


Serial Number73470443
Word MarkMS-DOS
Filing DateThursday, March 15, 1984
Status710 - CANCELLED - SECTION 8
Status DateFriday, August 1, 2025
Registration Number1315570
Registration DateTuesday, January 22, 1985
Mark Drawing1 - Typeset: Word(s) / letter(s) / number(s)
Published for Opposition DateTuesday, November 13, 1984

Trademark Statements


Goods and ServicesCOMPUTER PROGRAMS PRERECORDED ON TAPES [, DISKS, DISKETTES, CARTRIDGES AND CASSETTES; AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS AND PROGRAMMER'S REFERENCES AND USER'S GUIDE MANUALS SOLD AS A UNIT ]

Classification Information


International Class009 - Scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments; apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity; apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images; magnetic data carriers, recording discs; automatic vending machines and mechanisms for coin operated apparatus; cash registers, calculating machines, data processing equipment and computers; fire extinguishing apparatus.
US Class Codes021, 023, 026, 036, 038
Class Status Code2 - Sec. 8 - Entire Registration
Class Status DateFriday, August 1, 2025
Primary Code009
First Use Anywhere DateSaturday, May 31, 1980
First Use In Commerce DateMonday, November 30, 1981

Trademark Owner History


Party NameMICROSOFT CORPORATION
Party Type41 - New Owner After Registration
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressREDMOND, WA 98052

Party NameMICROSOFT CORPORATION
Party Type40 - New Owner After Registration
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressREDMOND, WA 98052

Party NameMicrosoft Corporation
Party Type30 - Original Registrant
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressBellevue, WA 98004

Party NameMicrosoft Corporation
Party Type20 - Owner at Publication
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressBellevue, WA 98004

Party NameMicrosoft Corporation
Party Type10 - Original Applicant
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressBellevue, WA 98004

Trademark Events


Event DateEvent Description
Thursday, August 9, 1984ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Wednesday, August 22, 1984ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Friday, August 24, 1984ALLOWANCE/COUNT WITHDRAWN
Monday, August 27, 1984ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Monday, August 27, 1984APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Thursday, October 4, 1984NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
Monday, November 5, 1984NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
Tuesday, November 13, 1984PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
Tuesday, January 22, 1985REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Friday, September 21, 1990REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) & SEC. 15 FILED
Friday, January 21, 2005TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED
Friday, January 21, 2005REGISTERED - COMBINED SECTION 8 (10-YR) & SEC. 9 FILED
Monday, December 10, 1990REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK.
Friday, January 21, 2005REGISTERED - COMBINED SECTION 8 (10-YR) & SEC. 9 FILED
Wednesday, February 9, 2005REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED
Wednesday, February 9, 2005REGISTERED AND RENEWED (FIRST RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
Monday, October 13, 2014TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
Tuesday, November 18, 2014TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED
Wednesday, December 21, 2016TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
Wednesday, December 21, 2016ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
Thursday, December 28, 2006TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
Wednesday, November 19, 2014REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED
Wednesday, November 19, 2014REGISTERED AND RENEWED (SECOND RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
Wednesday, November 19, 2014NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED
Monday, January 22, 2024COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED
Friday, August 1, 2025CANCELLED SEC. 8 (10-YR)/EXPIRED SECTION 9
Thursday, December 13, 2018ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
Thursday, December 13, 2018TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED