MERIT PRO
Live / Registered — Registered and renewed (as of 11 Dec 2025)
What this means for you
Registered since 20 Dec 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 20 Dec 2025).
Record
- Serial number
- 76977807
- Registration number
- 3032731
- Mark type
- Word mark
- Filed
- 22 Sept 2003
- Published for opposition
- 04 Jan 2005
- Registered
- 20 Dec 2005
- Next maintenance due
- 20 Dec 2025
- Attorney of record
- Mary Grace Gallagher
Goods and services
- Class 002 — Paints: [ Paint primers; clear and pigmented coatings used in the nature of stains; spray paint; paint thinners; solvents for thinning paint and stains ]
- Class 016 — Paper goods and printed matter: Paint brushes; paint applicators; paint application rollers; paint stick markers; paint stirrers; paint paddles; paint trays; paper drop cloths for painting; paper cloths for painting; adhesive tape for household painting
- Class 017 — Rubber goods: Caulk and caulking compounds; plastic sheeting for use as paint drop cloths; adhesive tape for commercial painting
- Class 021 — Housewares and glass: Buckets and pails for painting; wiping rags and cloths for painting; steel wool for paint removal and preparation
- Class 022 — Cordage and fibers: Textile drop cloths
Owner
- THE MERIT DISTRIBUTION GROUP, LLC, SPARTANBURG, SC, US
- THE MERIT GROUP, INC., Spartanburg, SC, US
- THE MERIT GROUP, INC., Spartanburg, SC, US
- THE MERIT GROUP, INC., Spartanburg, SC, US
Prosecution history
- 11 Dec 2025 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED
- 11 Dec 2025 — REGISTERED AND RENEWED (SECOND RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
- 11 Dec 2025 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED
- 05 Dec 2025 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
- 30 Oct 2025 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
- 30 Oct 2025 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
- 30 Oct 2025 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
- 30 Oct 2025 — APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED
- 30 Oct 2025 — TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED
- 25 Aug 2025 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED
- 25 Jul 2025 — ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY
- 20 Dec 2024 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED
- 10 May 2019 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
- 10 May 2019 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
- 01 May 2019 — ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY