NCS Trademark

Trademark Overview


On Wednesday, January 7, 1976, a trademark application was filed for NCS with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the NCS trademark a serial number of 73073591. The federal status of this trademark filing is CANCELLED - SECTION 8 as of Friday, March 18, 2016. This trademark is owned by National Computer Systems, Inc.. The NCS trademark is filed in the Computer & Software Products & Electrical & Scientific Products category with the following description:

Optical Mark Reading Systems Comprising Scanners, Document Transports, Central Processing Units, Magnetic Tapes, Tape Cassette Units, Teletypewriters, and Line Printers

General Information


Serial Number73073591
Word MarkNCS
Filing DateWednesday, January 7, 1976
Status710 - CANCELLED - SECTION 8
Status DateFriday, March 18, 2016
Registration Number1167019
Registration DateTuesday, September 1, 1981
Mark Drawing1000 - Typeset: Word(s) / letter(s) / number(s)
Published for Opposition DateTuesday, October 11, 1977

Trademark Statements


Goods and ServicesOptical Mark Reading Systems Comprising Scanners, Document Transports, Central Processing Units, Magnetic Tapes, Tape Cassette Units, Teletypewriters, and Line Printers

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, 026
Class Status Code2 - Sec. 8 - Entire Registration
Class Status DateFriday, March 18, 2016
Primary Code009
First Use Anywhere DateThursday, June 30, 1966
First Use In Commerce DateThursday, June 30, 1966

Trademark Owner History


Party NameNCS PEARSON, INC.
Party Type40 - New Owner After Registration
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressEDEN PRAIRIE, MN 55344

Party NameNational Computer Systems, Inc.
Party Type30 - Original Registrant
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressMinneapolis, MN 55435

Party NameNational Computer Systems, Inc.
Party Type10 - Original Applicant
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressMinneapolis, MN 55435

Trademark Events


Event DateEvent Description
Friday, March 18, 2016CANCELLED SEC. 8 (10-YR)/EXPIRED SECTION 9
Wednesday, March 12, 2008CASE FILE IN TICRS
Thursday, November 8, 2001REGISTERED AND RENEWED (FIRST RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
Thursday, November 8, 2001REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED
Friday, August 24, 2001REGISTERED - COMBINED SECTION 8 (10-YR) & SEC. 9 FILED
Tuesday, February 17, 1987REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK.
Thursday, October 16, 1986REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) & SEC. 15 FILED
Tuesday, September 1, 1981REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER