BLACK MARIA
Live / Applied — Second extension granted (statement of use) (as of 25 Jul 2025)
What this means for you
Not registered yet, but its 28 Feb 2023 filing date beats anything filed after it. If it registers, the owner can stop confusingly similar uses in the classes it covers.
Record
- Serial number
- 97815229
- Mark type
- Stylized text
- Filed
- 28 Feb 2023
- Published for opposition
- 11 Jun 2024
- Attorney of record
- Michael R. Friscia
Goods and services
- Class 009 — Scientific and electric apparatus: Computers; Parts for computers, namely, computer hardware, computer microchips, computer memory cards, computer central processing units, electronic components for computers; Pre-recorded DVDs and video tapes featuring science, history, biographies, and historical settings; Pre-recorded CDs featuring instructional, educational and teaching materials in the field of science
- Class 035 — Advertising and business services: Promoting public awareness of the need to preserve the legacy, contributions, heritage and artifacts of Thomas A Edison; on-line retail store services featuring books, magazines, pamphlets, brochures, study guides and workbooks, all of the foregoing containing themes pertaining to science, history, biographies, historical settings, historical subjects and individuals; online retail store services rendered in a virtual environment featuring virtual goods, namely, books, magazines, pamphlets, brochures, study guides and workbooks, all of the foregoing containing themes pertaining to science, history, biographies, historical settings, historical subjects and individuals; Arranging and conducting tradeshows and exhibitions relating to automobiles, automotive consumer products, automotive inventions, science and technology for commercial purposes, all excluding tradeshows and exhibitions related to furniture, home décor, or lighting products, but all not excluding tradeshows and exhibitions related to light bulbs; Retail store services and on-line retail store services featuring apparel, footwear, handbags, watches, jewelry, writing instruments, beverage glassware, key chains, pre-printed materials including books, magazines, pamphlets, brochures, study guides and workbooks, all of the foregoing containing themes pertaining to science, history, biographies, historical settings, historical subjects and individuals; arranging and conducting trade show exhibitions relating to automobiles, consumer electronic products, luxury home goods, automotive inventions, science and technology, film and motion pictures, motion picture studios, film and video production; conducting virtual trade show exhibitions online in the field of automobiles, consumer electronic products, luxury home goods, automotive inventions, science and technology, film and motion pictures, motion picture studios, film and video production
- Class 036 — Insurance and financial services: Charitable fundraising services; charitable fundraising services for preserving the legacy and contributions of Thomas A Edison and for the preservation and rehabilitation of sites, artifacts, and papers reflecting the scientific and historical heritage of Thomas A Edison; philanthropic services, namely, providing financial grants to other charitable organizations to generally support their fund-raising efforts, and for medical research, science, education, and historical preservation purposes; philanthropic services concerning monetary donations; charitable fundraising services in a virtual environment; philanthropic services, namely, financial endowment of the Thomas Edison legacy; philanthropic services concerning monetary donations in a virtual environment; providing financial information about the legacy, contributions, heritage and artifacts of Thomas A. Edison
- Class 041 — Education and entertainment services: Entertainment services, namely, planning and conducting a series of film festivals; organizing film festivals for cultural or entertainment purposes; Editing or recording of sounds and images; film studios; film and video production; Fan clubs; Fan clubs in virtual environments; Providing science educational mentoring services and programs; Entertainment services, namely, the provision of continuing television show featuring reality TV pertaining to inventors delivered over the Internet; physical education services; providing education services in a virtual environment, namely, providing online classes, seminars, workshops in the field of subject matter relating to the Thomas Edison legacy which includes motion pictures, motion picture studios, film and video production; providing virtual museum services via the internet featuring virtual artifacts and memorabilia relating to Thomas A. Edison; providing recognition and incentives by the way of awards to demonstrate excellence in the fields of technological, scientific, artistic, athletic and economic invention and/or innovation; arranging and conducting virtual competitions in the fields of technological, scientific, artistic, athletic and economic invention and/or innovation; providing online non-downloadable publications in the nature of books, magazines, and brochures relating to Thomas A. Edison and relating to technological, scientific, artistic, athletic and economic invention and/or innovation; providing online non-downloadable publications in the nature of books, magazines, and brochures relating to the famous signature of Thomas A. Edison and relating to technological, scientific, artistic, athletic and economic invention and/or innovation; entertainment services, namely, an ongoing series featuring historic, scientific and biographic artifacts and memorabilia relating to Thomas A. Edison provided through computer networks and web-based applications; conducting guided tours of film studios; entertainment services, namely, providing on-line reviews of films
- Class 045 — Legal and security services: Online social networking services
Owner
- Charles Edison Fund, Newark, NJ, US
- Charles Edison Fund, Newark, NJ, US
Prosecution history
- 06 Feb 2026 — TEAS STATEMENT OF USE RECEIVED
- 26 Jul 2025 — NOTICE OF APPROVAL OF EXTENSION REQUEST E-MAILED
- 25 Jul 2025 — SOU EXTENSION 2 GRANTED
- 25 Jul 2025 — SOU EXTENSION 2 FILED
- 25 Jul 2025 — SOU TEAS EXTENSION RECEIVED
- 03 Mar 2025 — NOTICE OF APPROVAL OF EXTENSION REQUEST E-MAILED
- 24 Jan 2025 — SOU EXTENSION 1 GRANTED
- 23 Jan 2025 — SOU EXTENSION 1 FILED
- 23 Jan 2025 — SOU TEAS EXTENSION RECEIVED
- 06 Aug 2024 — NOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT
- 11 Jun 2024 — OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
- 11 Jun 2024 — PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
- 22 May 2024 — NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED
- 09 May 2024 — APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
- 08 May 2024 — TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED