OPTIMA FLAKES

Cancelled
Word Mark

Key Information

Serial Number

Registration Number

Status

Cancelled – Section 8

Ownership

RF

Owner Name

Type: Organization / Corporation

Address

P.O. Box 618
St. Louis, MO 631880618

Critical Dates

First Use Date

Nov 1, 1995

Filing Date

May 16, 1995

Registration Date

Mar 18, 1997

Mark Descriptions

Goods

Class 30
breakfast cereal

Mark Elements

Text Mark
OPTIMA FLAKES
Category
Trademark
Standard Characters
Yes
Color Claim
No
Data source: USPTO TSDR
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Trademark Timeline

First Use

Nov 1, 1995

Filing Date

May 16, 1995

Publication Date

Feb 27, 1996

Trademark Assignment

Jan 29, 1997

Assigned to RALCORP HOLDINGS, INC.

Registration Date

Mar 18, 1997

CANCELLED SEC. 8 (6-YR)

Dec 20, 2003

USPTO Records

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Trademark Summary

The mark is OPTIMA FLAKES, a standard character trademark for "breakfast cereal" in Class 030 owned by Ralston Foods, Inc. The registration issued March 18, 1997 but the registration was cancelled effective December 20, 2003 because the registrant did not file an acceptable declaration under Section 8. The mark includes a disclaimer of "FLAKES" and shows an assignment from Ralston Foods, Inc. to RALCORP HOLDINGS, INC. recorded in 1997.

Recent Activity

Key milestones: the application (No. 74674530) was filed May 16, 1995, published for opposition February 27, 1996, and registered March 18, 1997; the registration was cancelled December 20, 2003 for failure to file an acceptable Section 8 declaration.
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