SOUTHWESTERN BELL LONG DISTANCE FAVORITE NUMBERS Trademark

Trademark Overview


On Friday, June 11, 1999, a trademark application was filed for SOUTHWESTERN BELL LONG DISTANCE FAVORITE NUMBERS with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the SOUTHWESTERN BELL LONG DISTANCE FAVORITE NUMBERS trademark a serial number of 75727073. The federal status of this trademark filing is ABANDONED - NO STATEMENT OF USE FILED as of Tuesday, July 31, 2001. This trademark is owned by SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC.. The SOUTHWESTERN BELL LONG DISTANCE FAVORITE NUMBERS trademark is filed in the Communication Services category with the following description:

Telecommunications services, namely, telephone communications services featuring long distance calling plans

General Information


Serial Number75727073
Word MarkSOUTHWESTERN BELL LONG DISTANCE FAVORITE NUMBERS
Filing DateFriday, June 11, 1999
Status606 - ABANDONED - NO STATEMENT OF USE FILED
Status DateTuesday, July 31, 2001
Registration Number0000000
Registration DateNOT AVAILABLE
Mark Drawing1000 - Typeset: Word(s) / letter(s) / number(s)
Published for Opposition DateTuesday, May 30, 2000

Trademark Statements


Concurrent Use StatementPursuant to the opinions of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in United States v. Western Electric Co., Inc., Civil Action No. 82-0192 dated July 8, 1983, and February 6, 1984, and section 2(d) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 1052(d), the Applicant asserts a shared common heritage of rights and related goodwill in the "BELL" element of the mark with other former members of the Bell System. The applicant's right to exclusive use of the "BELL" element of such composite marks is subject to the concurrent rights which the following companies have in the "BELL" mark as specified in the opinions of the United States District Court as cited above: American Information Technologies Corporation, 30 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606; Bell Atlantic Corporation, 1310 North Courthouse Road, Arlington, VA 22201; BellSouth Corporation, 1155 Peachtree street, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30367; Cincinnati Bell, Inc., 201 East Fourth Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202; Nynex Corporation, 1113 Westchester Avenue, White Plains, NY 10604; Pacific Telesis Group, 130 Kearny Street, San Francisco, CA 94108; The Southern New England Telephone Company, 227 Church Street, New Haven, CT 06506; Southwestern Bell Corporation, One Bell Center, St. Louis, MO 63101; and U.S. West, Inc., 6200 South Quebec Road, Englewood, CO 80111. Concurrent Use application Serial No. 75/727073.
Disclaimer with Predetermined Text"LONG DISTANCE" and "NUMBERS"
Goods and ServicesTelecommunications services, namely, telephone communications services featuring long distance calling plans
Section 2(f) Limitation Statementas to "SOUTHWESTERN"

Classification Information


International Class038 - Services allowing people to communicate with another by a sensory means.
US Class Codes100, 101, 104
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateSaturday, August 28, 1999
Primary Code038
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

Trademark Owner History


Party NameSBC COMMUNICATIONS INC.
Party Type20 - Owner at Publication
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressSan Antonio, TX 78205

Party NameSBC COMMUNICATIONS INC.
Party Type10 - Original Applicant
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressSan Antonio, TX 78205

Trademark Events


Event DateEvent Description
Sunday, November 4, 2001ABANDONMENT - NO USE STATEMENT FILED
Tuesday, January 30, 2001NOA MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT
Tuesday, May 30, 2000PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
Friday, April 28, 2000NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
Monday, March 13, 2000APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Friday, March 3, 2000EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT MAILED
Tuesday, January 18, 2000ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Wednesday, September 29, 1999ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Friday, September 24, 1999ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER