(180)             Availability of Trademark Status Line

   Beginning on Feb. 20, 1990, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
provided access, via push button telephone, to current status and status 
date information for all federal trademark application and registration 
records maintained in the automated Trademark Reporting and Monitoring 
(TRAM) System. The Trademark Status Line will be available on 
(703)557-8747 from 6:30 a.m. until midnight, Eastern Time, Monday 
through Friday.
   The Trademark Status Line may be used from any push button telephone
by entering a seven-digit registration number and the "#" symbol or an
eight-digit serial number and the "#" symbol after the welcoming message
and the tone. All calls will be answered in the order received. Callers
may request information for up to five serial number or registration
number records per call.
   When requesting information for registration numbers under one
million, add sufficient leading zeros to the registration number so that
a total of seven digits are entered. For example, to get status
information for Reg. No. 88,725 enter 0088725#.
   When requesting information for applications, enter an eight-digit
serial number that consists of the two-digit series code followed by the
six-digit serial number PTO. The series code is determined by the filing
date of the application. All applications filed before Mar. 31, 1905 are
series code 70. Applications filed between Apr. 1, 1905 and Dec. 31,
1955 are series code 71. Applications filed between Jan. 1, 1956 and
Aug. 31, 1973 are series code 72. Applications filed between Sept. 1,
1973 and Nov. 15, 1989 are series code 73. All applications filed on or
after November 16, 1989 are series code 74.
   When requesting information for serial numbers under 100,000 in any
series code, add sufficient leading zeros to the serial number so that a
total of six digits are entered after the series code. For example, to
get status information for serial number 92,132 in series code 73, enter
73092132#.
   The TRAM System contains records for all active federal trademark
registration and pending applications. The TRAM System also contains
records for all federal trademark registrations and applications which
became inactive after Mar. 31, 1982. Some earlier inactive records are
also available.
   The Trademark Status Line will provide current status information for
all federal trademark application and registration records included in
the TRAM System. The date that the record entered the current status is
provided also. If additional information regarding the status of a
trademark application or registration is required, call the Trademark
Services division at (703)557-5249 and request a status check.

Feb. 8, 1990                                            JEFFREY M. SAMUELS
                                                    Assistant Commissioner
                                                            for Trademarks

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