THE LEGEND OF THE DUCKS HOW DID THE TRADITION OF THE DUCKS IN THE PEABODY FOUNTAIN BEGIN? BACK IN THE 1930'S FRANK SHUTT, GENERAL MANAGER OF THE PEABODY, AND A FRIEND, CHIP BARWICK, RETURNED FROM A WEEKEND HUNTING TRIP TO ARKANSAS. THE MEN HAD A LITTLE TOO MUCH TENNESSEE SIPPIN' WHISKEY, AND THOUGHT IT WOULD BE FUNNY TO PLACE SOME OF THEIR LIVE DUCK DECOYS (IT WAS LEGAL THEN FOR HUNTERS TO USE LIVE DECOYS) IN THE BEAUTIFUL PEABODY FOUNTAIN. THREE SMALL ENGLISH CALL DUCKS WERE SELECTED AS "GUINEA PIGS," AND THE REACTION WAS NOTHING SHORT OF ENTHUSIASTIC. THUS BEGAN A PEABODY TRADITION WHICH WAS TO BECOME INTERNATIONALLY FAMOUS.
Live / Registered — Registered and renewed (as of 08 Oct 2020)
What this means for you
Registered since 28 Sept 2010. 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 28 Sept 2020).
Record
- Serial number
- 78690255
- Registration number
- 3853633
- Mark type
- Stylized text
- Filed
- 11 Aug 2005
- Published for opposition
- 13 Jul 2010
- Registered
- 28 Sept 2010
- Next maintenance due
- 28 Sept 2020
- Attorney of record
- Belinda J. Scrimenti
Goods and services
- Class 035 — Advertising and business services: Providing facilities for business meetings
- Class 043 — Restaurant and hotel services: Providing facilities for banquets; hotel services; hotel catering services
Owner
- Peabody Management, Inc., MEMPHIS, TN, US
- Peabody Management, Inc., Memphis, TN, US
- Peabody Management, Inc., Memphis, TN, US
Prior registrations
Prosecution history
- 08 Dec 2022 — APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED
- 08 Dec 2022 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
- 08 Dec 2022 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
- 08 Dec 2022 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
- 08 Dec 2022 — TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED
- 08 Oct 2020 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED
- 08 Oct 2020 — REGISTERED AND RENEWED (FIRST RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
- 08 Oct 2020 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED
- 06 Oct 2020 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
- 24 Aug 2020 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED
- 28 Sept 2019 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED
- 12 Nov 2016 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 15 - E-MAILED
- 12 Nov 2016 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK.
- 12 Nov 2016 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
- 06 Sept 2016 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 15 RECEIVED