USPTO serial 74647834
BEST BENEFITS
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- Filing date
- Status date
- Registration date
- Oct 1, 1996
- Examiner
- —
- Law office
- PUBLICATION AND ISSUE SECTION
What this means
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Owner
ROLLING MEADOWS, IL, US
GALLAGHER AFFINITY INSURANCE SERVICES, INC.
ROLLING MEADOWS, IL, US
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DISCOUNT DEVELOPEMENT SERVICES, L.L.C.
Chicago, IL, US
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Discount Development Services, Inc.
Elmhurst, IL, US
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Discount Development Services, Inc.
Elmhurst, IL, US
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Attorney of record
The USPTO lists this attorney as the applicant's representative for correspondence on this application.
Timothy M. Kenny
Timothy M. Kenny Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP60 South Sixth Street, Suite 3100Minneapolis, MN 55402-2112United StatesGoods and services
| Class | Description | Status | First use |
|---|---|---|---|
| 035 | management of health care benefit plans for others | ACTIVE | Dec 1, 1994 |
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Prosecution history
| Date | Code | Event | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2026 | NA89 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED | — |
| Oct 8, 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. |
| Oct 8, 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. |
| Oct 8, 2026 | APRE | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL | — |
| Jul 27, 2026 | E89R | TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED | — |
| Jun 16, 2026 | TCCA | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED | — |
| Jun 16, 2026 | 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. |
| Jun 16, 2026 | REAP | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED | — |
| Jun 16, 2026 | CHAN | APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED | — |
| Jun 16, 2026 | COAR | TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED | — |
| Oct 1, 2025 | REM2 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED | — |
| Jun 7, 2023 | ASGN | AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP | — |
| Jan 26, 2022 | ASGN | AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP | — |
| Sep 16, 2021 | CHAN | APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED | — |
| Sep 16, 2021 | TCCA | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED | — |
| Sep 16, 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. |
| Sep 16, 2021 | REAP | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED | — |
| Sep 16, 2021 | COAR | TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED | — |
| Dec 7, 2016 | NA89 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED | — |
| Dec 7, 2016 | 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 7, 2016 | 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 7, 2016 | APRE | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL | — |
| Sep 28, 2016 | E89R | TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED | — |
| Oct 14, 2006 | 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 14, 2006 | 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 4, 2006 | PLGL | ASSIGNED TO PARALEGAL | — |
| Jul 19, 2006 | 89AF | REGISTERED - COMBINED SECTION 8 (10-YR) & SEC. 9 FILED | — |
| Jul 19, 2006 | E89R | TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED | — |
| Jun 29, 2006 | CFIT | CASE FILE IN TICRS | — |
| Feb 4, 2002 | PRAN | POST REGISTRATION ACTION MAILED NO RESPONSE REQUIRED | — |
| Feb 4, 2002 | 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. |
| Dec 11, 2001 | 815F | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) & SEC. 15 FILED | — |
| Oct 1, 1996 | 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 5, 1996 | CNTA | APPROVED FOR REGISTRATION SUPPLEMENTAL REGISTER | — |
| Jul 29, 1996 | DOCK | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER | — |
| Jul 18, 1996 | CNEA | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT MAILED | — |
| Jun 13, 1996 | CRFA | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE | — |
| Apr 3, 1996 | 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. |
| Jan 22, 1996 | CRFA | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE | — |
| Sep 14, 1995 | 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. |
| Aug 28, 1995 | DOCK | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER | — |