MIDDLE-EARTH
Live / Registered — Registered and renewed (as of 31 Oct 2025)
What this means for you
Registered since 19 Jul 2005. 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 19 Jul 2025).
Record
- Serial number
- 76165010
- Registration number
- 2971045
- Mark type
- Word mark
- Filed
- 13 Nov 2000
- Published for opposition
- 18 Dec 2001
- Registered
- 19 Jul 2005
- Next maintenance due
- 19 Jul 2025
- Attorney of record
- Megan Martin
Goods and services
- Class 016 — Paper goods and printed matter: [ printed matter, namely, stationery, art prints, calendars, playing cards, trading cards, sticker books, ] stickers [ , writing paper, note books, note pads, note cards, folders, magazines, wrapping paper; instructional and teaching materials, namely, pencils, pens, rulers, erasers, paperweights, and holders for office supplies, pencils, pens, and paperclips ]
Owner
- MIDDLE-EARTH ENTERPRISES, LLC, Livermore, CA, US
- Saul Zaentz Company, The, Berkeley, CA, US
- Saul Zaentz Company, The, Berkeley, CA, US
- Saul Zaentz Company, The, Berkeley, CA, US
Prosecution history
- 31 Oct 2025 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED
- 31 Oct 2025 — REGISTERED AND RENEWED (SECOND RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
- 31 Oct 2025 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED
- 31 Oct 2025 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
- 03 Sept 2025 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
- 03 Sept 2025 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
- 03 Sept 2025 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
- 03 Sept 2025 — APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED
- 03 Sept 2025 — TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED
- 11 Jul 2025 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED
- 19 Jul 2024 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED
- 18 Sept 2023 — TEAS WITHDRAWAL OF ATTORNEY RECEIVED-FIRM RETAINS
- 18 Sept 2023 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
- 18 Sept 2023 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
- 18 Sept 2023 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED