COUCH POTATOES - Trademark Details
Status: 710 - Cancelled - Section 8
Serial Number
73418590
Registration Number
1294216
Word Mark
COUCH POTATOES
Status
710 - Cancelled - Section 8
Status Date
1991-01-25
Filing Date
1983-03-24
Registration Number
1294216
Registration Date
1984-09-11
Mark Drawing
3S15 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s)/ letter(s)/number(s)
75% Reduction
Design Searches
020133, 040701, 051101, 240501, 240907 - Grotesque men formed by letters, numbers, punctuation or geometric shapes. Plants, parts of plants, or combinations of plants representing a person. Potatoes and other tubers, such as beets, carrots, and parsnips. Circular or elliptical seals. Banners.
Published for Opposition Date
1984-06-19
Law Office Assigned Location Code
540
Statements
Description of Mark
THE MARK CONSISTS OF A FANCIFUL REPRESENTATION OF A PERSON IN THE FORM OF A POTATOE RECLINING ON A COUCH, VIEWING TELEVISION.
Goods and Services
Novelty Items-Namely, Humorous Paper Wall Certificates; Newsletters, Pamphlets and Brochures Dealing with Television Viewing; and Novelty Paper Badges, Membership Cards and Bumper Stickers; and Comic Books Featuring Stories about Television Viewing
Translation of Words in Mark
THE MARK INCLUDES THE WORDING "SIC SEMPER POTATUM RECLINUS", WHICH IS A CONTRIVED COMBINATION OF LATIN AND ENGLISH CREATED FOR A HUMOROUS EFFECT. IT TRANSLATES: "THUS ALWAYS RECLINES THE POTATOE".
Classification Information
International Class
016 - Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials, not included in other classes; printed matter; bookbinding material; photographs; stationery; adhesives for stationery or household purposes; artists' materials; paint brushes; typewriters and office requisites (except furniture); instructional and teaching material (except apparatus); plastic materials for packaging (not included in other classes); playing cards; printers' type; printing blocks. - Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials, not included in other classes; printed matter; bookbinding material; photographs; stationery; adhesives for stationery or household purposes; artists' materials; paint brushes; typewriters and office requisites (except furniture); instructional and teaching material (except apparatus); plastic materials for packaging (not included in other classes); playing cards; printers' type; printing blocks.
US Class Codes
038
Class Status Code
2 - Sec. 8 - Entire Registration
Class Status Date
1991-01-25
Primary Code
016
First Use Anywhere Date
1976-07-15
First Use In Commerce Date
1977-04-28
Correspondences
Name
Robert E. Armstrong
Address
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Trademark Events
| Event Date | Event Description |
| 1983-11-10 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| 1984-01-06 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED |
| 1984-01-20 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| 1984-02-24 | ALLOWANCE/COUNT WITHDRAWN |
| 1984-03-08 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT MAILED |
| 1984-03-09 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| 1984-04-23 | NOTICE OF PUBLICATION |
| 1984-06-19 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| 1984-09-11 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| 1991-01-25 | CANCELLED SEC. 8 (6-YR) |
