LIGHTNING

What this means for you

Registered since 01 Oct 1996. 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 Oct 2016).

Record

Serial number

74607219

Registration number

2005097

Mark type

Word mark

Filed

05 Dec 1994

Published for opposition

08 Aug 1995

Registered

01 Oct 1996

Next maintenance due

01 Oct 2016

Goods and services

• Class 009 — Scientific and electric apparatus: electronic instruments for measuring light, namely luminometers; reagent-containing test swabs for luminometers; battery chargers; computer software for storing and/or plotting data and/or calculating trends; computer printers; all for use in detection and measurement of food residue on surfaces in food processing and food services areas

Owner

• MERCK KGAA, DARMSTADT, DE
• BIOCONTROL SYSTEMS, INC., BELLEVUE, WA, US
• IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., Westbrook, ME, US
• IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., Westbrook, ME, US
• IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., Westbrook, ME, US

Prosecution history

• 01 Oct 2025 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED
• 04 Oct 2023 — AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP
• 13 Oct 2016 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED
• 13 Oct 2016 — REGISTERED AND RENEWED (SECOND RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
• 13 Oct 2016 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED
• 13 Oct 2016 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
• 29 Jul 2016 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
• 29 Jul 2016 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED
• 29 Apr 2016 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
• 29 Apr 2016 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
• 01 Dec 2006 — REGISTERED AND RENEWED (FIRST RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
• 01 Dec 2006 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED
• 01 Dec 2006 — ASSIGNED TO PARALEGAL
• 30 Nov 2006 — ASSIGNED TO PARALEGAL
• 02 Oct 2006 — REGISTERED - COMBINED SECTION 8 (10-YR) & SEC. 9 FILED