UNIVERSAL Trademark
Trademark Overview
On Wednesday, March 18, 1964, a trademark application was filed for UNIVERSAL with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the UNIVERSAL trademark a serial number of 72188986. The federal status of this trademark filing is CANCELLED - SECTION 8 as of Friday, November 28, 2025. This trademark is owned by LA PRIMADORA CIGAR CORPORATION. The UNIVERSAL trademark is filed in the Smoker's Products category with the following description:
CIGARS
General Information
| Serial Number | 72188986 |
| Word Mark | UNIVERSAL |
| Filing Date | Wednesday, March 18, 1964 |
| Status | 710 - CANCELLED - SECTION 8 |
| Status Date | Friday, November 28, 2025 |
| Registration Number | 0789564 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, May 18, 1965 |
| Mark Drawing | 1 - Typeset: Word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
Classification Information
| International Class | 034 - Tobacco; smokers' articles; matches. |
| US Class Codes | 017 |
| Class Status Code | 2 - Sec. 8 - Entire Registration |
| Class Status Date | Friday, November 28, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 017 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Wednesday, March 11, 1964 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Wednesday, March 11, 1964 |
Trademark Owner History
| Party Name | SWISHER INTERNATIONAL, INC. |
| Party Type | 42 - New Owner After Registration |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | JACKSONVILLE, FL 32206 |
| Party Name | KING EDWARD TECHNOLOGY, INC. |
| Party Type | 41 - New Owner After Registration |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | WILMINGTON, DE 19801 |
| Party Name | UNIVERSAL CIGAR CORPORATION |
| Party Type | 40 - New Owner After Registration |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | NEW YORK, NY 10021 |
| Party Name | LA PRIMADORA CIGAR CORPORATION |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | NEW YORK, NY |
Trademark Events
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Thursday, February 7, 1985 | REGISTERED - SEC. 9 FILED/CHECK RECORD FOR SEC. 8 |
| Tuesday, June 25, 1985 | POST REGISTRATION ACTION MAILED - SEC. 9 |
| Saturday, May 18, 1985 | REGISTERED AND RENEWED (FIRST RENEWAL - 20 YRS) |
| Thursday, March 17, 2005 | TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED |
| Thursday, March 17, 2005 | REGISTERED - COMBINED SECTION 8 (10-YR) & SEC. 9 FILED |
| Friday, May 20, 2005 | ASSIGNED TO PARALEGAL |
| Friday, May 20, 2005 | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED |
| Friday, May 20, 2005 | REGISTERED AND RENEWED (SECOND RENEWAL - 10 YRS) |
| Wednesday, January 3, 2007 | AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP |
| Monday, March 17, 2014 | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, December 3, 2014 | ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY |
| Friday, November 13, 2015 | TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED |
| Friday, January 29, 2016 | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL |
| Friday, January 29, 2016 | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED |
| Friday, January 29, 2016 | REGISTERED AND RENEWED (THIRD RENEWAL - 10 YRS) |
| Friday, January 29, 2016 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED |
| Saturday, May 18, 2024 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED |
| Friday, November 28, 2025 | CANCELLED SEC. 8 (10-YR)/EXPIRED SECTION 9 |
