| Serial Number | 74597365 |
| Word Mark | READY REFERENCE |
| Filing Date | Thursday, November 10, 1994 |
| Status | 710 - CANCELLED - SECTION 8 |
| Status Date | Friday, October 22, 2021 |
| Registration Number | 2215639 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, January 5, 1999 |
| Mark Drawing | 1 - Typeset: Word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, October 13, 1998 |
| Goods and Services | printed educational materials for adults and children, namely encyclopedias, yearbooks, dictionaries, and thesaurases, for adults and children |
| International Class | 016 - Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials, not included in other classes; printed matter; bookbinding material; photographs; stationery; adhesives for stationery or household purposes; artists' materials; paint brushes; typewriters and office requisites (except furniture); instructional and teaching material (except apparatus); plastic materials for packaging (not included in other classes); printers' type; printing blocks. |
| US Class Codes | 002, 005, 022, 023, 029, 037, 038, 050 |
| Class Status Code | 2 - Sec. 8 - Entire Registration |
| Class Status Date | Friday, October 22, 2021 |
| Primary Code | 016 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Monday, April 22, 1974 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Monday, April 22, 1974 |
| Party Name | Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Chicago, IL 60611 |
| Party Name | Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Chicago, IL 60604 |
| Party Name | Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Chicago, IL 60604 |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Tuesday, January 5, 1999 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Thursday, April 6, 1995 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Tuesday, April 11, 1995 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED |
| Monday, July 10, 1995 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Wednesday, August 9, 1995 | LETTER OF SUSPENSION MAILED |
| Tuesday, March 17, 1998 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED |
| Thursday, July 9, 1998 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Thursday, July 23, 1998 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Friday, September 11, 1998 | NOTICE OF PUBLICATION |
| Tuesday, October 13, 1998 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Monday, October 27, 2003 | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, April 5, 2005 | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, January 7, 2009 | REGISTERED AND RENEWED (FIRST RENEWAL - 10 YRS) |
| Friday, December 10, 2004 | PAPER RECEIVED |
| Friday, December 10, 2004 | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) & SEC. 15 FILED |
| Saturday, January 8, 2005 | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK. |
| Friday, September 30, 2005 | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, July 25, 2007 | CASE FILE IN TICRS |
| Tuesday, December 23, 2008 | TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, December 30, 2008 | ASSIGNED TO PARALEGAL |
| Wednesday, January 7, 2009 | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED |
| Wednesday, June 4, 2025 | ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY |
| Friday, January 5, 2018 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED |
| Friday, October 22, 2021 | CANCELLED SEC. 8 (10-YR)/EXPIRED SECTION 9 |