USPTO serial 73439938
PREFERRED CARE
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- Filing date
- Status date
- Registration date
- Oct 15, 1985
- Examiner
- —
- Law office
- PUBLICATION AND ISSUE SECTION
What this means
Status 800 means the registration was renewed after acceptable combined Section 8 and Section 9 filings. The mark remains registered for another 10-year term with active federal protection. Calendar the next Section 8 and 9 deadline in 10 years and maintain monitoring.
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Owner
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF KANSAS CITY
KANSAS CITY, MO, US
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BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION
Chicago, IL, US
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BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF KANSAS CITY
KANSAS CITY, MO, US
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Attorney of record
The USPTO lists this attorney as the applicant's representative for correspondence on this application.
Stacey J. Watson, Esq.
Stacey J. Watson, Esq. Markery Law LLCP.O. Box 84150Gaithersburg, MD 20883-4150United StatesGoods and services
| Class | Description | Status | First use |
|---|---|---|---|
| 036 | INSURANCE UNDERWRITING SERVICES | ACTIVE | Aug 15, 1983 |
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Prosecution history
| Date | Code | Event | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 2026 | NA89 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED | — |
| Jan 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. |
| Jan 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. |
| Jan 20, 2026 | APRE | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL | — |
| Oct 13, 2025 | E89R | TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED | — |
| Oct 15, 2024 | REM2 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED | — |
| Mar 8, 2024 | TCCA | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED | — |
| Mar 8, 2024 | 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. |
| Mar 8, 2024 | REAP | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED | — |
| Mar 8, 2024 | CHAN | APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED | — |
| Mar 8, 2024 | COAR | TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED | — |
| Oct 30, 2018 | 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 30, 2018 | REAP | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED | — |
| Apr 12, 2018 | 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. |
| Apr 12, 2018 | REAP | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED | — |
| Dec 8, 2015 | NA89 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED | — |
| Dec 8, 2015 | 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. |
| Dec 8, 2015 | 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. |
| Dec 8, 2015 | APRE | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL | — |
| Oct 14, 2015 | E89R | TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED | — |
| May 30, 2008 | CFIT | CASE FILE IN TICRS | — |
| Oct 29, 2005 | 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. |
| Oct 29, 2005 | 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. |
| Oct 28, 2005 | PLGL | ASSIGNED TO PARALEGAL | — |
| Aug 5, 2005 | 89AF | REGISTERED - COMBINED SECTION 8 (10-YR) & SEC. 9 FILED | — |
| Aug 5, 2005 | 89AF | REGISTERED - COMBINED SECTION 8 (10-YR) & SEC. 9 FILED | — |
| Aug 5, 2005 | E89R | TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED | — |
| Aug 5, 2005 | TCCA | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED | — |
| Jun 13, 2002 | TCCA | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED | — |
| Sep 9, 1991 | 8.OK | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED | The USPTO accepted your Section 8 declaration showing the mark is still in use in commerce (or excusable nonuse). This satisfies the six-year maintenance requirement and keeps the registration active until the next renewal deadline. |
| Sep 5, 1991 | PR23 | POST REGISTRATION ACTION MAILED - SEC. 8 & 15 | — |
| Apr 15, 1991 | 815F | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) & SEC. 15 FILED | — |
| Oct 15, 1985 | R.SR | REGISTERED-SUPPLEMENTAL REGISTER | Your mark is registered on the Supplemental Register, which is available for marks that are not yet distinctive enough for the Principal Register but can still identify a source. Protection is more limited than Principal Register registration but can later support a Principal Register application. |
| Aug 22, 1985 | CNTA | APPROVED FOR REGISTRATION SUPPLEMENTAL REGISTER | — |
| Jun 17, 1985 | CRFA | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE | — |
| Dec 31, 1984 | CNFR | FINAL REFUSAL MAILED | A final Office Action (final refusal) means the examining attorney is maintaining at least one refusal and your options are narrower. You can file a response addressing the refusal, appeal to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, or let the application abandon. |
| Sep 24, 1984 | CRFA | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE | — |
| Mar 21, 1984 | 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. |
| Feb 27, 1984 | DOCK | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER | — |