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Thursday, June 15, 2017

Relevant Patents and Trademarks

So, some of the boring stuff. In coming up with the dates and timelines on product introductions and changes I've researched out the publicly available patents and trademarks that Mag Instrument has applied for. In this section I will keep a log broken down first by Patent and Trademark and then alphabetically on all of the relevant info.

Patents

Mag Charger
Filed As:Variable Beam Flashlight and Recharging Unit
6/1981 Filing Date
6/1983 Approval Date
US4388673 Patent Number
https://www.google.com/patents/US4388673

Maglite
Filed As: Flashlight
12/1978 Filing Date
8/1981 Approval Date
US4286311 Patent Number
https://www.google.com/patents/US4286311

Maglite (1992+ Panther Lights)
Filed As: Flashlight
2/1992 Filing Date
8/1981 Approval Date
US4286311 Patent Number
https://www.google.com/patents/US4286311

Mini Maglite
Filed As: Miniature Flashlight
9/1984 Filing Date
3/1986 Approval Date
US4577263 Patent Number
https://www.google.com/patents/US4577263


Trademarks

Mag-Lite
2/1979 First Use Anywhere
5/1981 Trademark Approved
73238973 Serial
1154816 Registration
https://trademarks.justia.com/732/38/mag-73238973.html

Maglite (Horizon Style Logo)
5/1984 First Use Anywhere
2/1989 Trademark Approved
9/2009 Trademark Cancelled
73669456 Serial
1524374 Registartion
https://trademarks.justia.com/736/69/maglite-73669456.html

Mag-Lite (Trademark for Circumferential Inscription)
2/1979 First Use Anywhere
12/1993 Trademark Approved
73746785 Serial
1808998 Registartion
https://trademarks.justia.com/737/46/mag-73746785.html

Marquis
5/1988 First Use Anywhere
3/1989 Trademark Approved
9/1995 Trademark Cancelled
73746864 Serial
1528126 Registartion
https://trademarks.justia.com/737/46/m-a-r-q-u-i-s-73746864.html

Mini Maglite
1/1984 First Use Anywhere
4/1986 Trademark Approved
73555456 Serial
1389804 Registration
https://trademarks.justia.com/735/55/mini-73555456.html

Panther Head Logo
1/1992 First Use Anywhere
10/1995 Trademark Approved
74220038 Serial
1928819 Registartion
https://trademarks.justia.com/742/20/n-74220038.html

Solitaire
7/1988 First Use Anywhere
3/1989 Trademark Approved
73746861 Serial
1528125 Registration
https://trademarks.justia.com/737/46/solitaire-73746861.html

Vari-Beam
8/1980 First Use Anywhere
7/1983 Trademark Approved
4/2004 Trademark Cancelled
73372320 Serial
1245186 Registration
https://trademarks.justia.com/733/72/vari-beam-73372320.html

As always I'm looking to buy Vari-Beams and Vintage/Rare Mags. Please let me know if you have any, top dollar paid.

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