TODAY’S TRADEMARK – JPB

The JPB mark is filed in the category of Smoker’s Products . The legal correspondent for JPB trademark is Charles W. Grimes, GRIMES LLC, Based on LIGNUM-2, INC., the JPB trademark is used in the following business: CIGARS. Trademark Class 34 pertains to tobacco, smokers’ articles and matches. The following goods are also classified under Class 34: Tobacco substitutes (not for medical purposes). The following goods must NOT be classified under Class 34: Cigarettes without tobacco, for medical purposes.

Imperial Tobacco PLC, the world’s fourth largest tobacco corporation, acquired Lignum-2 Inc. for $22 million on May 21. The small, California-based company owns the Troya premium cigar and Rave cigarette brands. The deal follows Imperial’s $18 billion acquisition of Altadis S.A., the world’s largest cigar company, in January.

The JPB trademark was assigned a Serial Number #73758414 – by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), bearing registration number 1549434 on July 25, 1989.