HINGE-FREE
Live / Registered — Registered and renewed (as of 29 Jun 2023)
What this means for you
Registered since 01 Dec 1992. 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 01 Dec 2022).
Record
- Serial number
- 74264263
- Registration number
- 1735920
- Mark type
- Word mark
- Filed
- 09 Apr 1992
- Published for opposition
- 08 Sept 1992
- Registered
- 01 Dec 1992
- Next maintenance due
- 01 Dec 2022
- Attorney of record
- James H. Ackley
Goods and services
- Class 001 — Chemicals: chemical based lubricating bath for surgical instruments
Owner
- STERIS CORPORATION, Mentor, OH, US
- STERIS INC., TEMECULA, CA, US
- CALGON VESTAL, INC., MENTOR, OH, US
- MERCK & CO., Inc., Rahway, NJ, US
- MERCK & CO., Inc., Rahway, NJ, US
- MERCK & CO., Inc., Rahway, NJ, US
Prosecution history
- 28 Aug 2025 — TEAS WITHDRAWAL OF ATTORNEY RECEIVED-FIRM RETAINS
- 28 Aug 2025 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
- 28 Aug 2025 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
- 28 Aug 2025 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
- 29 Jun 2023 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED
- 29 Jun 2023 — REGISTERED AND RENEWED (THIRD RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
- 29 Jun 2023 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED
- 29 Jun 2023 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
- 01 Dec 2022 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED
- 01 Dec 2021 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED
- 30 Sept 2012 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED
- 30 Sept 2012 — REGISTERED AND RENEWED (SECOND RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
- 30 Sept 2012 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED
- 30 Sept 2012 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
- 19 Sept 2012 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED