THIS IS NOT A LAUGHING MATTER Trademark
Trademark Overview
On Friday, September 23, 2016, a trademark application was filed for THIS IS NOT A LAUGHING MATTER with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the THIS IS NOT A LAUGHING MATTER trademark a serial number of 87181763. The federal status of this trademark filing is CANCELLED - SECTION 8 as of Friday, February 9, 2024. This trademark is owned by Illinois Is Broke, NFP. The THIS IS NOT A LAUGHING MATTER trademark is filed in the Advertising, Business and Retail Services category with the following description:
Promoting public awareness in the fields of governance and public policy; Promoting public awareness regarding the financial status of the state of Illinois
General Information
| Serial Number | 87181763 |
| Word Mark | THIS IS NOT A LAUGHING MATTER |
| Filing Date | Friday, September 23, 2016 |
| Status | 710 - CANCELLED - SECTION 8 |
| Status Date | Friday, February 9, 2024 |
| Registration Number | 5252453 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, July 25, 2017 |
| Mark Drawing | 4000 - Illustration: Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Block form |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, February 14, 2017 |
Trademark Statements
| Goods and Services | Promoting public awareness in the fields of governance and public policy; Promoting public awareness regarding the financial status of the state of Illinois |
Classification Information
| International Class | 035 - Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 102 |
| Class Status Code | 2 - Sec. 8 - Entire Registration |
| Class Status Date | Friday, February 9, 2024 |
| Primary Code | 035 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Monday, October 3, 2016 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Monday, October 3, 2016 |
Trademark Owner History
| Party Name | Illinois Is Broke, NFP |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | Chicago, IL 60603 |
| Party Name | Illinois Is Broke, NFP |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | Chicago, IL 60603 |
| Party Name | Illinois Is Broke, NFP |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | Chicago, IL 60603 |
Trademark Events
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Friday, February 9, 2024 | CANCELLED SEC. 8 (6-YR) |
| Monday, July 25, 2022 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, July 25, 2017 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Thursday, June 22, 2017 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF STATEMENT OF USE E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, June 21, 2017 | ALLOWED PRINCIPAL REGISTER - SOU ACCEPTED |
| Monday, June 19, 2017 | STATEMENT OF USE PROCESSING COMPLETE |
| Monday, May 15, 2017 | USE AMENDMENT FILED |
| Monday, June 12, 2017 | CASE ASSIGNED TO INTENT TO USE PARALEGAL |
| Monday, May 15, 2017 | TEAS STATEMENT OF USE RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, April 11, 2017 | NOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT |
| Tuesday, February 14, 2017 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, February 14, 2017 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Wednesday, January 25, 2017 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Friday, December 30, 2016 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Thursday, December 29, 2016 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Wednesday, September 28, 2016 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Tuesday, September 27, 2016 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
