SPECIAL SAUCE Trademark

Trademark Overview


On Friday, January 27, 2017, a trademark application was filed for SPECIAL SAUCE with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the SPECIAL SAUCE trademark a serial number of 87977725. The federal status of this trademark filing is CANCELLED - SECTION 8 as of Friday, January 24, 2025. This trademark is owned by Serious Eats, Inc.. The SPECIAL SAUCE trademark is filed in the Computer & Software Products & Electrical & Scientific Products and Education & Entertainment Services categories with the following description:

Entertainment services, namely, providing podcasts in the field of food, food culture, food preparation, cooking, cooking techniques and recipes; on-line publication of non-downloadable text, audio concerning food, beverages, restaurants, health, diets, cooking and nutritional information; providing online non-downloadable articles featuring food and beverage related information

Downloadable podcasts in the field of food, food culture, food preparation, cooking, cooking techniques and recipes
special sauce

General Information


Serial Number87977725
Word MarkSPECIAL SAUCE
Filing DateFriday, January 27, 2017
Status710 - CANCELLED - SECTION 8
Status DateFriday, January 24, 2025
Registration Number5515644
Registration DateTuesday, July 10, 2018
Mark Drawing4 - Illustration: Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Block form
Published for Opposition DateTuesday, November 14, 2017

Trademark Statements


Goods and ServicesEntertainment services, namely, providing podcasts in the field of food, food culture, food preparation, cooking, cooking techniques and recipes; on-line publication of non-downloadable text, audio concerning food, beverages, restaurants, health, diets, cooking and nutritional information; providing online non-downloadable articles featuring food and beverage related information
Goods and ServicesDownloadable podcasts in the field of food, food culture, food preparation, cooking, cooking techniques and recipes

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, 023, 026, 036, 038
Class Status Code2 - Sec. 8 - Entire Registration
Class Status DateFriday, January 24, 2025
Primary Code009
First Use Anywhere DateSaturday, October 31, 2015
First Use In Commerce DateSaturday, October 31, 2015

International Class041 - Education; providing of training; entertainment; sporting and cultural activities.
US Class Codes100, 101, 107
Class Status Code2 - Sec. 8 - Entire Registration
Class Status DateFriday, January 24, 2025
Primary Code041
First Use Anywhere DateSaturday, October 31, 2015
First Use In Commerce DateSaturday, October 31, 2015

Trademark Owner History


Party NameABOUT, INC.
Party Type31 - New Owner After Registration
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressNEW YORK, NY 10036

Party NameSerious Eats, Inc.
Party Type30 - Original Registrant
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressMercer Island, WA 98040

Party NameSerious Eats, Inc.
Party Type20 - Owner at Publication
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressMercer Island, WA 98040

Party NameSerious Eats, Inc.
Party Type10 - Original Applicant
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressMercer Island, WA 98040

Trademark Events


Event DateEvent Description
Tuesday, January 31, 2017NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED
Monday, April 24, 2017ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Thursday, April 27, 2017NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN
Thursday, April 27, 2017NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Thursday, April 27, 2017NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Tuesday, September 19, 2017TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED
Tuesday, September 19, 2017CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Wednesday, September 20, 2017TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
Thursday, September 21, 2017APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Thursday, October 5, 2017ASSIGNED TO LIE
Wednesday, October 25, 2017NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED
Tuesday, November 14, 2017PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
Tuesday, November 14, 2017OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
Tuesday, January 9, 2018NOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT
Thursday, May 10, 2018TEAS REQUEST TO DIVIDE RECEIVED
Thursday, May 10, 2018TEAS STATEMENT OF USE RECEIVED
Thursday, May 10, 2018DIVISIONAL REQUEST RECEIVED
Thursday, May 10, 2018USE AMENDMENT FILED
Monday, May 21, 2018CASE ASSIGNED TO INTENT TO USE PARALEGAL
Wednesday, May 30, 2018DIVISIONAL PROCESSING COMPLETE
Wednesday, May 30, 2018STATEMENT OF USE PROCESSING COMPLETE
Tuesday, June 5, 2018ALLOWED PRINCIPAL REGISTER - SOU ACCEPTED
Wednesday, June 6, 2018NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF STATEMENT OF USE E-MAILED
Tuesday, July 10, 2018REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Wednesday, January 27, 2021AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP
Wednesday, March 30, 2022ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY
Thursday, June 23, 2022ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY
Monday, July 10, 2023COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED
Friday, January 24, 2025CANCELLED SEC. 8 (6-YR)