TAPON Trademark
Trademark Overview
On Monday, October 21, 2002, a trademark application was filed for TAPON with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the TAPON trademark a serial number of 78176699. The federal status of this trademark filing is ABANDONED - EXPRESS as of Monday, August 9, 2004. This trademark is owned by MasterCard International Incorporated. The TAPON trademark is filed in the Computer & Software Products & Electrical & Scientific Products category with the following description:
COMPUTER HARDWARE, COMPUTER PERIPHERALS AND SOFTWARE FOR USE IN ELECTRONIC AND WIRELESS BUSINESS AND CONSUMER TRANSACTIONS, NAMELY COMPUTER HARDWARE, PERIPHERALS AND SOFTWARE TO FACILITATE PAYMENTS BY ELECTRONIC AND WIRELESS MEANS; COMPUTER HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE TO FACILITATE ACCESS TO PAYMENT ACCOUNTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMMERCE BY ELECTRONIC AND WIRELESS MEANS; COMPUTER HARDWARE IN THE NATURE OF DEVICES CONTAINING AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CHIP AND PROXIMITY PAYMENT DEVICES KNOWN AS TRANSPONDERS; HARDWARE COMPRISING ELECTRONIC SCANNERS THAT ARE USED WITH MAGNETIC ACTIVATION DEVICES INCLUDING CARDS, KEY FOBS AND TAGS; TRANSPONDERS COMPRISING ASSEMBLIES OF AN ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT AND A RADIO ANTENNAE, THAT ARE USED WITH ELECTRONIC SCANNERS; COMPUTER DEVICES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF DATA; COMPUTER HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE FOR ENCRYPTION AND SECURE DATA STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL AND TRANSMISSION OF CUSTOMER, ACCOUNT AND TRANSACTION INFORMATION USED BY INDIVIDUALS, BANKING AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS; MAG...
General Information
| Serial Number | 78176699 |
| Word Mark | TAPON |
| Filing Date | Monday, October 21, 2002 |
| Status | 601 - ABANDONED - EXPRESS |
| Status Date | Monday, August 9, 2004 |
| Registration Number | 0000000 |
| Registration Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Mark Drawing | 1000 - Typeset: Word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, May 20, 2003 |
Trademark Statements
| Goods and Services | COMPUTER HARDWARE, COMPUTER PERIPHERALS AND SOFTWARE FOR USE IN ELECTRONIC AND WIRELESS BUSINESS AND CONSUMER TRANSACTIONS, NAMELY COMPUTER HARDWARE, PERIPHERALS AND SOFTWARE TO FACILITATE PAYMENTS BY ELECTRONIC AND WIRELESS MEANS; COMPUTER HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE TO FACILITATE ACCESS TO PAYMENT ACCOUNTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMMERCE BY ELECTRONIC AND WIRELESS MEANS; COMPUTER HARDWARE IN THE NATURE OF DEVICES CONTAINING AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CHIP AND PROXIMITY PAYMENT DEVICES KNOWN AS TRANSPONDERS; HARDWARE COMPRISING ELECTRONIC SCANNERS THAT ARE USED WITH MAGNETIC ACTIVATION DEVICES INCLUDING CARDS, KEY FOBS AND TAGS; TRANSPONDERS COMPRISING ASSEMBLIES OF AN ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT AND A RADIO ANTENNAE, THAT ARE USED WITH ELECTRONIC SCANNERS; COMPUTER DEVICES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF DATA; COMPUTER HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE FOR ENCRYPTION AND SECURE DATA STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL AND TRANSMISSION OF CUSTOMER, ACCOUNT AND TRANSACTION INFORMATION USED BY INDIVIDUALS, BANKING AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS; MAGNETIC ENCODED CARDS, OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICES AND SMART CARDS CONTAINING AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CHIP; MAGNETICALLY ENCODED CHARGE CARDS, BANK CARDS, CREDIT CARDS, DEBIT CARDS AND PAYMENT CARDS; CARD READERS FOR MAGNETICALLY ENCODED CARDS AND CARDS CONTAINING AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CHIP; COMPUTER SOFTWARE DESIGNED TO ENABLE MAGNETICALLY OR OPTICALLY CODED CARDS AND SMART CARDS CONTAINING AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CHIP TO INTERACT WITH TERMINALS AND CARD READERS IN THE FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY; TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, NAMELY ELECTRONIC POINT OF SALE TRANSACTION TERMINALS AND COMPUTER SOFTWARE FOR TRANSMITTING, DISPLAYING AND STORING TRANSACTION, IDENTIFICATION, AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION FOR USE IN THE FINANCIAL SERVICES, BANKING AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRIES; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, NAMELY, TRANSPONDERS; AND ELECTRONIC VERIFICATION APPARATUS, NAMELY COMPUTER HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE FOR AUTHENTICATING CHARGE CARDS, BANK CARDS, CREDIT CARDS, DEBIT CARDS AND PAYMENT CARDS |
Classification Information
| International Class | 009 - 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 Codes | 021, 023, 026, 036, 038 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Tuesday, October 29, 2002 |
| Primary Code | 009 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
Trademark Owner History
| Party Name | MasterCard International Incorporated |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Purchase, NY 105772509 |
| Party Name | MasterCard International Incorporated |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Purchase, NY 105772509 |
Trademark Events
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Monday, August 9, 2004 | ABANDONMENT - EXPRESS MAILED |
| Wednesday, August 11, 2004 | PAPER RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, January 21, 2004 | EXTENSION 1 GRANTED |
| Wednesday, December 24, 2003 | EXTENSION 1 FILED |
| Wednesday, December 24, 2003 | TEAS EXTENSION RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, August 12, 2003 | NOA MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT |
| Tuesday, May 20, 2003 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Wednesday, April 30, 2003 | NOTICE OF PUBLICATION |
| Saturday, March 22, 2003 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Friday, March 21, 2003 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
