| Serial Number | 86402939 |
| Word Mark | THE KEEP CLIP |
| Filing Date | Tuesday, September 23, 2014 |
| Status | 702 - SECTION 8 & 15 - ACCEPTED AND ACKNOWLEDGED |
| Status Date | Friday, April 22, 2022 |
| Registration Number | 4853869 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, November 17, 2015 |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, September 1, 2015 |
| Indication of Colors claimed | Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Metal clips for retaining ceiling tile |
| NOT AVAILABLE | "CLIP" |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of the words "THE KEEP CLIP" with the words "THE KEEP" presented inside the left-half of a C-shaped design element and the word "CLIP" is presented inside the mirror image of the C-shaped design element immediately adjacent thereto. |
| International Class | 006 - Common metals and their alloys; metal building materials; transportable buildings of metal; materials of metal for railway tracks; nonelectric cables and wires of common metal; ironmongery, small items of metal hardware; pipes and tubes of metal; safes; goods of common metal not included in other classes; ores. |
| US Class Codes | 002, 012, 013, 014, 023, 025, 050 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Tuesday, September 30, 2014 |
| Primary Code | 006 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Friday, May 31, 2013 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Friday, May 31, 2013 |
| Party Name | American Retention Components, Inc. |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Ocala, FL 34476 |
| Party Name | American Retention Components, Inc. |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Waynesville, NC 28786 |
| Party Name | American Retention Components, Inc. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Waynesville, NC 28786 |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Friday, September 26, 2014 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Tuesday, September 30, 2014 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Wednesday, October 1, 2014 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED |
| Monday, January 12, 2015 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Monday, January 12, 2015 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Monday, January 12, 2015 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Monday, January 12, 2015 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Friday, July 10, 2015 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Friday, July 10, 2015 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Saturday, July 11, 2015 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Monday, July 13, 2015 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Friday, July 24, 2015 | ASSIGNED TO LIE |
| Friday, July 24, 2015 | LAW OFFICE PUBLICATION REVIEW COMPLETED |
| Wednesday, August 12, 2015 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, September 1, 2015 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, September 1, 2015 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, November 17, 2015 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, November 17, 2020 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED |
| Thursday, October 28, 2021 | TEAS SECTION 8 & 15 RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, April 12, 2022 | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL |
| Friday, April 22, 2022 | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK. |
| Friday, April 22, 2022 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 15 - E-MAILED |
| Monday, November 18, 2024 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED |
| Monday, January 5, 2026 | TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED |