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Live / Registered — Registered and renewed (as of 10 Sept 2026)
What this means for you
Registered since 18 Jul 2006. 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 18 Jul 2026).
Record
- Serial number
- 78321860
- Registration number
- 3117921
- Mark type
- Word mark
- Filed
- 31 Oct 2003
- Published for opposition
- 10 Aug 2004
- Registered
- 18 Jul 2006
- Next maintenance due
- 18 Jul 2026
- Attorney of record
- Mary S. Mathew
Goods and services
- Class 009 — Scientific and electric apparatus: [Pre-recorded audio and videotapes and discs featuring criminal investigations]
- Class 041 — Education and entertainment services: Entertainment services, namely, on-going series of television programs featuring criminal investigations
Owner
- A&E TELEVISION NETWORKS, LLC, NEW YORK, NY, US
- A&E TELEVISION NETWORKS, LLC, NEW YORK, NY, US
- A&E TELEVISION NETWORKS, LLC, NEW YORK, NY, US
- A&E Television Networks, New York, NY, US
- A&E Television Networks, New York, NY, US
- A&E Television Networks, New York, NY, US
Prosecution history
- 10 Sept 2026 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED
- 10 Sept 2026 — REGISTERED AND RENEWED (SECOND RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
- 10 Sept 2026 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED
- 08 Sept 2026 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
- 20 Jul 2026 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED
- 18 Jul 2025 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED
- 08 Aug 2022 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
- 08 Aug 2022 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
- 08 Aug 2022 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
- 07 Aug 2016 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 - E-MAILED
- 06 Aug 2016 — REGISTERED AND RENEWED (FIRST RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
- 06 Aug 2016 — REGISTERED - SEC. 9 GRANTED/CHECK RECORD FOR SEC. 8
- 06 Aug 2016 — REGISTERED - PARTIAL SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED
- 06 Aug 2016 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
- 17 May 2016 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED