Trademark Overview

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On Wednesday, October 7, 1964, a trademark application was filed for RIO KIST with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the RIO KIST trademark a serial number of 72203512. The federal status of this trademark filing is EXPIRED as of Sunday, August 18, 1985. This trademark is owned by MELCH & STEPP TOMATO COMPANY. The RIO KIST trademark is filed in the Natural Agricultural Products category with the following description:

FRESH TOMATOES

General Information

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Serial Number	72203512
Word Mark	RIO KIST
Filing Date	Wednesday, October 7, 1964
Status	900 - EXPIRED
Status Date	Sunday, August 18, 1985
Registration Number	0789780
Registration Date	Tuesday, May 18, 1965
Mark Drawing	5000 - Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Stylized form
Published for Opposition Date	NOT AVAILABLE

Trademark Statements

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Goods and Services	FRESH TOMATOES
Pseudo Mark	KISSED

Classification Information

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International Class	031 - Agricultural, horticultural and forestry products and grains not included in other classes; live animals; fresh fruits and vegetables; seeds, natural plants and flowers; foodstuffs for animals; malt.
US Class Codes	046
Class Status Code	9 - Expired
Class Status Date	Tuesday, March 1, 1983
Primary Code	046
First Use Anywhere Date	Saturday, May 20, 1961
First Use In Commerce Date	Saturday, May 20, 1961

Trademark Owner History

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Party Name	MELCH & STEPP TOMATO COMPANY
Party Type	30 - Original Registrant
Legal Entity Type	02 - Partnership
Address	NOT AVAILABLE

Trademark Events

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Event Date	Event Description
Sunday, August 18, 1985	EXPIRED SEC. 9

Related Keywords

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kist tomatoes fresh