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What this means for you

Registered since 13 Apr 2004. 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 13 Apr 2024).

Record

Serial number

78140217

Registration number

2831828

Mark type

Word mark

Filed

01 Jul 2002

Published for opposition

20 Jan 2004

Registered

13 Apr 2004

Next maintenance due

13 Apr 2024

Attorney of record

William C. Wright

Goods and services

• Class 007 — Machines and machine tools: Filters for machines, namely, sterilizing grade filter cartridges for use in the biopharmaceutical and food and beverage industries
• Class 011 — Environmental control apparatus: Liquid treatment equipment, namely, sterilizing grade filter cartridge unit for use in the biopharmaceutical and food and beverage industries

Owner

• MERCK KGAA, DARMSTADT, DE
• Millipore Corporation, Billerica, MA, US
• Millipore Corporation, Bedford, MA, US
• Millipore Corporation, Bedford, MA, US

Prior registrations

• Registration 2507256

Prosecution history

• 12 Jul 2024 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED
• 12 Jul 2024 — REGISTERED AND RENEWED (SECOND RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
• 12 Jul 2024 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED
• 11 Jul 2024 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
• 12 Apr 2024 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED
• 13 Apr 2023 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED
• 24 Apr 2014 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED
• 24 Apr 2014 — REGISTERED AND RENEWED (FIRST RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
• 24 Apr 2014 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED
• 10 Apr 2014 — REGISTERED - COMBINED SECTION 8 (10-YR) & SEC. 9 FILED
• 24 Apr 2014 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
• 10 Apr 2014 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED
• 06 Jan 2012 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
• 06 Jan 2012 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
• 04 Jan 2012 — AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP