US Federal Service Mark Grant for the
Order of Corporate Reunion®
For some years, the Order of Corporate Reunion has been compelled to take steps to avoid the misrepresentations of other individuals and bodies falsely claiming to be or to exercise authority over the Order since the death of the late Archbishop Peter Paul Brennan in 2016.
The principal false claims are those of Michael Kline, Dario Caldarelli, Richard Cumming, Jon-Lawrence Langer and Rodney Rickard. The first four of these cases, which are interrelated, are the subject of a Notice here. The fifth case is the subject of a Notice here.
In order to bring this matter to a conclusion, the Order, acting via its religious corporation in California, has made application to the United States Patent and Trademark Office in order to determine that the Order alone is the rightful owner of its service mark, consisting of its name “Order of Corporate Reunion”.
On 11 July 2023 following due process, the USPTO determined that the Order should be registered as the owner of its service mark. As a result, ORDER OF CORPORATE REUNION® is now a registered service mark of Order of Corporate Reunion Corp., California.
The registration of the first use of the service mark dates from November 2008, which was when Archbishop Kersey was appointed by the late Archbishop Brennan as Bishop of Canterbury and Rector Pro-Provincial of Canterbury in the Order.
The mark has been awarded in Class 35: Association services, namely, promoting the interests of unity between Anglicans and Roman Catholics, and Class 45: Provision of a web site featuring information on finding unity and harmony among members living out different religion’s lifestyles. It thus covers the full range of the activities of the Order in its work as a religious association and its websites. The service mark consists of the phrase ORDER OF CORPORATE REUNION® without distinction of font, size or color.
Notice is therefore given to any person or body that is infringing upon the rights of the service mark ORDER OF CORPORATE REUNION®, a registered service mark of Order of Corporate Reunion Corp., California, to cease and desist immediately from the unauthorized use and violation of the service mark ORDER OF CORPORATE REUNION®. If wilful infringement of our service mark persists, all reasonable measures including legal action will be taken in order to stop it.