USPTO serial 73409057
FOOD LION
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- Filing date
- Status date
- Registration date
- Feb 3, 1987
- Examiner
- MARSH, SHARON
- Law office
- PUBLICATION AND ISSUE SECTION
What this means
This registration is in, or will soon enter, a USPTO maintenance window. Missing a Section 8 or Section 9 filing can cancel the registration.
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Owner
SALISBURY, NC, US
SALISBURY, NC, US
SALISBURY, NC, US
GUIDING STARS LICENSING COMPANY, LLC
SCARBOROUGH, ME, US
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Salisbury, NC, US
SALISBURY, NC, US
Salisbury, NC, US
Attorney of record
The USPTO lists this attorney as the applicant's representative for correspondence on this application.
Brian P. Gregg
Brian P. Gregg McNees Wallace & Nurick100 Pine StreetHarrisburg, PA 17108United StatesGoods and services
| Class | Description | Status | First use |
|---|---|---|---|
| 042 | Retail Grocery Store Services | ACTIVE | Dec 18, 1982 |
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Prosecution history
| Date | Code | Event | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 2026 | NA89 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED | — |
| Apr 20, 2026 | RNL3 | REGISTERED AND RENEWED (THIRD RENEWAL - 10 YRS) | The trademark registration was renewed for another 10-year term after acceptable maintenance filings. RNL1, RNL2, and RNL3 indicate which renewal cycle (first, second, or third 10-year term) was recorded. The registration remains active. |
| Apr 20, 2026 | 89AG | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED | The USPTO accepted your combined Section 8 declaration and Section 9 renewal application. The registration is renewed for another 10-year term. The next combined maintenance filing will be due at the following 10-year anniversary. |
| Apr 20, 2026 | APRE | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL | — |
| Feb 12, 2026 | E89R | TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED | — |
| Feb 3, 2026 | REM2 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED | — |
| Oct 19, 2021 | TCCA | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED | — |
| Oct 19, 2021 | ARAA | ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED | This event means the applicant filed a response to a USPTO Office Action — typically arguments, amendments, or evidence addressing the examiner's objections. The USPTO will review the response and either allow the mark to proceed or issue another action. |
| Oct 19, 2021 | REAP | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED | — |
| Jun 3, 2020 | ASGN | AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP | — |
| Mar 28, 2017 | NA89 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED | — |
| Mar 28, 2017 | RNL2 | REGISTERED AND RENEWED (SECOND RENEWAL - 10 YRS) | The trademark registration was renewed for another 10-year term after acceptable maintenance filings. RNL1, RNL2, and RNL3 indicate which renewal cycle (first, second, or third 10-year term) was recorded. The registration remains active. |
| Mar 28, 2017 | 89AG | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED | The USPTO accepted your combined Section 8 declaration and Section 9 renewal application. The registration is renewed for another 10-year term. The next combined maintenance filing will be due at the following 10-year anniversary. |
| Mar 28, 2017 | APRE | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL | — |
| Jan 31, 2017 | E89R | TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED | — |
| May 20, 2015 | ASCK | ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY | — |
| Jun 18, 2014 | ASCK | ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY | — |
| Jan 29, 2014 | ASGN | AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP | — |
| May 19, 2007 | RNL1 | REGISTERED AND RENEWED (FIRST RENEWAL - 10 YRS) | The trademark registration was renewed for another 10-year term after acceptable maintenance filings. RNL1, RNL2, and RNL3 indicate which renewal cycle (first, second, or third 10-year term) was recorded. The registration remains active. |
| May 19, 2007 | 89AG | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED | The USPTO accepted your combined Section 8 declaration and Section 9 renewal application. The registration is renewed for another 10-year term. The next combined maintenance filing will be due at the following 10-year anniversary. |
| May 19, 2007 | PLGL | ASSIGNED TO PARALEGAL | — |
| Feb 12, 2007 | 89AF | REGISTERED - COMBINED SECTION 8 (10-YR) & SEC. 9 FILED | — |
| Feb 12, 2007 | PAPER RECEIVED | — | |
| Oct 25, 2006 | CFIT | CASE FILE IN TICRS | — |
| Mar 12, 1993 | C15A | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK. | — |
| Dec 7, 1992 | 815F | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) & SEC. 15 FILED | — |
| Feb 3, 1987 | R.PR | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER | Your trademark is registered on the Principal Register — the strongest form of federal trademark protection. You may use the ® symbol for the covered goods and services. Maintenance filings (Section 8 and renewals) are required to keep the registration alive. |
| Nov 10, 1986 | OP.T | OPPOSITION TERMINATED NO. 999999 | — |
| Nov 10, 1986 | OP.T | OPPOSITION TERMINATED NO. 999999 | — |
| Oct 28, 1986 | OP.D | OPPOSITION DISMISSED NO. 999999 | — |
| Mar 21, 1985 | OP.I | OPPOSITION INSTITUTED NO. 999999 | — |
| Oct 9, 1984 | PUBO | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION | Your mark was published in the USPTO Official Gazette for a 30-day opposition window. During that period, third parties who believe they would be harmed can file an opposition. If no opposition is filed, prosecution usually continues toward registration or a Notice of Allowance. |
| Aug 8, 1984 | NPUB | NOTICE OF PUBLICATION | — |
| Jun 22, 1984 | CNSA | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER | — |
| Apr 5, 1984 | CRFA | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE | — |
| Oct 7, 1983 | CNRT | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED | A non-final Office Action means the USPTO examining attorney has raised at least one issue with your trademark application but has not made a final decision. You usually have three months to respond with arguments, amendments, or evidence. Missing the deadline can abandon the application. |
| Sep 13, 1983 | DOCK | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER | — |