USPTO serial 76599050
SONIC AUTOMOTIVE
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- Filing date
- Status date
- Registration date
- Apr 18, 2006
- Examiner
- CORDOVA, RAUL
- 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
Las Vegas, NV, US
SONIC DIVISIONAL OPERATIONS, LLC
CHARLOTTE, NC, US
Las Vegas, NV, US
Las Vegas, NV, US
Attorney of record
The USPTO lists this attorney as the applicant's representative for correspondence on this application.
William B. Cannon
William B. Cannon Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP301 Fayetteville Street, Suite 1400Raleigh, NC 27601United StatesGoods and services
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Prosecution history
| Date | Code | Event | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2026 | NA89 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED | — |
| Apr 22, 2026 | 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. |
| Apr 22, 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 16, 2026 | E89R | TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED | — |
| Apr 18, 2025 | REM2 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED | — |
| May 12, 2015 | NA89 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED | — |
| May 12, 2015 | 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 12, 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. |
| May 12, 2015 | APRE | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL | — |
| Apr 24, 2015 | E89R | TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED | — |
| Apr 18, 2015 | REM2 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED | — |
| Sep 10, 2014 | NOSU | NOTICE OF SUIT | — |
| Feb 26, 2014 | ASGN | AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP | — |
| Oct 6, 2011 | NA85 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 15 - E-MAILED | — |
| Oct 6, 2011 | C15A | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK. | — |
| Oct 6, 2011 | APRE | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL | — |
| Sep 20, 2011 | E815 | TEAS SECTION 8 & 15 RECEIVED | — |
| Apr 18, 2006 | 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. |
| Jan 24, 2006 | 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. |
| Jan 4, 2006 | NPUB | NOTICE OF PUBLICATION | — |
| Dec 14, 2005 | PREV | LAW OFFICE PUBLICATION REVIEW COMPLETED | — |
| Dec 9, 2005 | ALIE | ASSIGNED TO LIE | — |
| Dec 8, 2005 | CNSA | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER | — |
| Dec 8, 2005 | REIN | REINSTATED | — |
| Nov 1, 2005 | PETR | PETITION TO REVIVE-RECEIVED | — |
| Nov 1, 2005 | PAPER RECEIVED | — | |
| Oct 11, 2005 | MAB2 | ABANDONMENT NOTICE MAILED - FAILURE TO RESPOND | The trademark application was abandoned because a required response or document was not filed by the deadline — usually a missed Office Action response. The application is dead unless a petition to revive is granted within a limited time. |
| Oct 11, 2005 | ABN2 | ABANDONMENT - FAILURE TO RESPOND OR LATE RESPONSE | The trademark application was abandoned because a required response or document was not filed by the deadline — usually a missed Office Action response. The application is dead unless a petition to revive is granted within a limited time. |
| Oct 5, 2005 | CHAN | APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED | — |
| Aug 8, 2005 | PAPER RECEIVED | — | |
| Feb 7, 2005 | 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 4, 2005 | CNRT | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN | 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. |
| Jan 26, 2005 | DOCK | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER | — |
| Jul 8, 2004 | NWAP | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED | — |