PLAIN ENGLISH Trademark
Trademark Overview
On Wednesday, July 26, 2017, a trademark application was filed for PLAIN ENGLISH with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the PLAIN ENGLISH trademark a serial number of 87544019. The federal status of this trademark filing is CANCELLED - SECTION 8 as of Friday, April 4, 2025. This trademark is owned by Plain English Design Limited. The PLAIN ENGLISH trademark is filed in the Metal Products, Furniture Products, Construction & Repair Services, and Computer & Software Services & Scientific Services categories with the following description:
Furniture parts and fittings of metal, namely, drawer slides and metal hinges
Construction, repair, renovation, maintenance and restoration of furniture, kitchens, bedrooms, bathrooms and libraries; installation of kitchens, dining rooms, bedrooms, bathrooms, larders, laundry rooms, sculleries, libraries; information, advisory and consultancy services relating to all the aforesaid
Furniture; furniture units; furniture and furniture units, namely, tables, desks, chairs, dressers, chests of drawers, drawers as furniture parts, cabinets, storage cabinets, bookcases, sideboards, cupboards, fitted cupboards, free standing cupboards, shelves, open shelves and closed shelves for kitchens, dining rooms, bedrooms, bathrooms, larders, laundry rooms, sculleries, libraries; cupboards for beach huts; parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods, namely, drawer slides sold as integral parts of drawers and non-metal hinges
Design of kitchens, dining rooms, bedrooms, bathrooms, larders, laundry rooms, sculleries, libraries; planning of kitchens, dining rooms, bedrooms, bathrooms, larders, laundry rooms, sculleries, libraries; information, advisory and consultancy services relating to all the aforesaid
General Information
| Serial Number | 87544019 |
| Word Mark | PLAIN ENGLISH |
| Filing Date | Wednesday, July 26, 2017 |
| Status | 710 - CANCELLED - SECTION 8 |
| Status Date | Friday, April 4, 2025 |
| Registration Number | 5568308 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, September 25, 2018 |
| Mark Drawing | 4 - Illustration: Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Block form |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, July 10, 2018 |
Trademark Statements
| Goods and Services | Furniture parts and fittings of metal, namely, drawer slides and metal hinges |
| Goods and Services | Construction, repair, renovation, maintenance and restoration of furniture, kitchens, bedrooms, bathrooms and libraries; installation of kitchens, dining rooms, bedrooms, bathrooms, larders, laundry rooms, sculleries, libraries; information, advisory and consultancy services relating to all the aforesaid |
| Goods and Services | Furniture; furniture units; furniture and furniture units, namely, tables, desks, chairs, dressers, chests of drawers, drawers as furniture parts, cabinets, storage cabinets, bookcases, sideboards, cupboards, fitted cupboards, free standing cupboards, shelves, open shelves and closed shelves for kitchens, dining rooms, bedrooms, bathrooms, larders, laundry rooms, sculleries, libraries; cupboards for beach huts; parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods, namely, drawer slides sold as integral parts of drawers and non-metal hinges |
| Goods and Services | Design of kitchens, dining rooms, bedrooms, bathrooms, larders, laundry rooms, sculleries, libraries; planning of kitchens, dining rooms, bedrooms, bathrooms, larders, laundry rooms, sculleries, libraries; information, advisory and consultancy services relating to all the aforesaid |
Classification Information
| International Class | 006 - Common metals and their alloys; metal building materials; transportable buildings of metal; materials of metal for railway tracks; nonelectric cables and wires of common metal; ironmongery, small items of metal hardware; pipes and tubes of metal; safes; goods of common metal not included in other classes; ores. |
| US Class Codes | 002, 012, 013, 014, 023, 025, 050 |
| Class Status Code | 2 - Sec. 8 - Entire Registration |
| Class Status Date | Friday, April 4, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 006 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 020 - Furniture, mirrors, picture frames; goods (not included in other classes) of wood, cork, reed, cane, wicker, horn, bone, ivory, whalebone, shell, amber, mother-of-pearl, meerschaum and substitutes for all these materials, or of plastics. |
| US Class Codes | 002, 013, 022, 025, 032, 050 |
| Class Status Code | 2 - Sec. 8 - Entire Registration |
| Class Status Date | Friday, April 4, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 020 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 037 - Building construction; repair; installation services. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 103, 106 |
| Class Status Code | 2 - Sec. 8 - Entire Registration |
| Class Status Date | Friday, April 4, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 037 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 042 - Scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto; industrial analysis and research services; design and development of computer hardware and software. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101 |
| Class Status Code | 2 - Sec. 8 - Entire Registration |
| Class Status Date | Friday, April 4, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 042 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
Trademark Owner History
| Party Name | Plain English Design Limited |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | New York, NY 10028 |
| Party Name | Plain English Design Limited |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | Suffolk IP144BE
GB |
| Party Name | Plain English Design Limited |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | Suffolk IP144BE
GB |
Trademark Events
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Friday, October 27, 2017 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Saturday, July 29, 2017 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Monday, July 31, 2017 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Thursday, October 26, 2017 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Friday, October 27, 2017 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Friday, October 27, 2017 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, April 18, 2018 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, April 18, 2018 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Wednesday, April 18, 2018 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Wednesday, May 9, 2018 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, May 9, 2018 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, June 5, 2018 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Wednesday, May 9, 2018 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Tuesday, June 5, 2018 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, June 6, 2018 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Wednesday, June 20, 2018 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, July 10, 2018 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, July 10, 2018 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, September 25, 2018 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, March 29, 2022 | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, March 29, 2022 | TEAS CHANGE OF DOMESTIC REPRESENTATIVES ADDRESS |
| Tuesday, March 29, 2022 | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, March 29, 2022 | ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED |
| Thursday, June 7, 2018 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, April 12, 2023 | TEAS WITHDRAWAL AS DOMESTIC REPRESENTATIVE RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, April 12, 2023 | ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED |
| Wednesday, April 12, 2023 | APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED |
| Wednesday, April 12, 2023 | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, April 12, 2023 | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, April 12, 2023 | TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED |
| Monday, September 25, 2023 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED |
| Friday, December 15, 2023 | TEAS WITHDRAWAL OF ATTORNEY RECEIVED |
| Friday, December 15, 2023 | WITHDRAWAL OF ATTORNEY GRANTED |
| Friday, April 4, 2025 | CANCELLED SEC. 8 (6-YR) |
