EK
Live / Registered — Registered and renewed (as of 09 Jul 2025)
What this means for you
Registered since 05 Feb 1985. The owner can stop confusingly similar uses in the classes it covers; it stays on the register as long as the owner keeps up the maintenance filings (next due by 05 Feb 2025).
Record
- Serial number
- 73446467
- Registration number
- 1317692
- Mark type
- Word mark
- Filed
- 03 Oct 1983
- Published for opposition
- 27 Nov 1984
- Registered
- 05 Feb 1985
- Next maintenance due
- 05 Feb 2025
- Attorney of record
- David L. Principe
Goods and services
- Class 008 — Hand tools: Military, Hunting and Commemorative Knives
Owner
- KA-BAR KNIVES, INC., OLEAN, NY, US
- BUERLEIN, ROBERT A, RICHMOND, VA, US
- EK KNIVES, LLC, SPRINGFIELD, IL, US
- THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL FOUNDATION, LTD, Richmond, VA, US
- Ek Commando Knife Company, Richmond, VA, US
- Ek Commando Knife Company, Richmond, VA, US
Prosecution history
- 09 Jul 2025 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED
- 09 Jul 2025 — REGISTERED AND RENEWED (THIRD RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
- 09 Jul 2025 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED
- 09 Jul 2025 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
- 03 Feb 2025 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED
- 05 Feb 2024 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED
- 01 Nov 2017 — REVIEW OF CORRESPONDENCE COMPLETE - POWER OF ATTORNEY ENTERED
- 01 Nov 2017 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
- 11 Aug 2017 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
- 22 Jun 2017 — TEAS WITHDRAWAL OF ATTORNEY RECEIVED-FIRM RETAINS
- 23 Apr 2015 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED
- 23 Apr 2015 — REGISTERED AND RENEWED (SECOND RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
- 23 Apr 2015 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED
- 22 Apr 2015 — TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION-POST REG RECEIVED
- 09 Jan 2015 — POST REGISTRATION ACTION MAILED - SEC. 8 & 9