AGENCY: Department of Commerce. Division of Corporations and Commercial Code

SERIES: 16626
TITLE: Inactive trademark files
DATES: 1956-
ARRANGEMENT: Numerical by trademark file number.

DESCRIPTION: These are the files of trademarks that have expired. Trademarks are active for ten years. These expired in 1985 or later. When a trademark has not been renewed, it becomes inactive. The owner has six months prior to date of expiration to renew the trademark. This record is used for research and to answer public inquiry. Once the trademark becomes inactive, a new trademark must be applied for. These records are filmed when they are active and initially filed with the division. They are also being filmed when they have become inactive. Information is entered into the data file.

This series includes Application for Registration of Trade-Mark or Service Mark, and all related correspondence.__Information includes applicant's name, partner's name, place and date of incorporation, foreign corporation with authorization to do business in Utah, address, facsimilie of the trademark, the class of goods or services involved, the particular goods or service with which the trademark or service mark is used, the mode or manner of use of trademark or service mark, the dates of first use of the trademark within the state and outside the state, whether the trademark has been in continuous use in Utah for five years prior to the application, and the notarized signature of the applicant.

Trademarks are not filed in the Corporation File.

RETENTION

Retain permanently

DISPOSITION

May Transfer to Archives.

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

Retention and disposition for this series were specifically approved by the State Records Committee.

APPROVED: 03/1987

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in State Records Center for 1 year after trademark is not renewed and then microfilm and destroy provided microfilm has passed inspection.

Microfilm master: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

Microfilm duplicate: Retain in Office permanently.

Computer magnetic storage media: Retain in Office for 30 days after expiration and then erase.

Computer data files: Retain in Office permanently.

APPRAISAL

Administrative Legal

These records are being filmed when active and retained permanently for historical value.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public