USPTO serial 78255364
BENEFITSCONNECT
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- Filing date
- Status date
- Registration date
- Jul 25, 2006
- Examiner
- ENGEL, MICHAEL
- 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
Eden Prairie, MN, US
Eden Prairie, MN, US
PORTLAND, ME, US
Eden Prairie, MN, US
TRANSCEND TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC.
RANCHO CORDOVA, CA, US
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SCHAUMBURG, IL, US
Attorney of record
The USPTO lists this attorney as the applicant's representative for correspondence on this application.
Michael T. Olsen
Michael T. Olsen WINTHROP & WEINSTINE, P.A.225 South Sixth StreetCapella Tower, Suite 3500MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55402-4629Goods and services
| Class | Description | Status | First use |
|---|---|---|---|
| 009 | Computer software for administering employee benefits that allows insurance carriers, brokers, third-party administrators, employees and organizations to manage, control and administer employee benefits via the Internet | ACTIVE | Feb 1, 2000 |
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Prosecution history
| Date | Code | Event | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2026 | NA89 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED | — |
| Nov 3, 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. |
| Nov 3, 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. |
| Nov 2, 2026 | EROP | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION-POST REG RECEIVED | — |
| Oct 2, 2026 | PR89 | POST REGISTRATION ACTION MAILED - SEC. 8 & 9 | — |
| Oct 1, 2026 | APRE | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL | — |
| Sep 30, 2026 | ASGN | AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP | — |
| Jul 23, 2026 | E89R | TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED | — |
| Jul 25, 2025 | REM2 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED | — |
| Jun 16, 2021 | ASCK | ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY | — |
| Mar 21, 2018 | ASCK | ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY | — |
| Feb 28, 2018 | ASCK | ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY | — |
| Aug 17, 2016 | ASGN | AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP | — |
| Sep 28, 2015 | NA89 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED | — |
| Sep 28, 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. |
| Sep 28, 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. |
| Sep 28, 2015 | APRE | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL | — |
| Aug 28, 2015 | E89R | TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED | — |
| Jul 25, 2015 | REM2 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED | — |
| Aug 11, 2012 | NA85 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 15 - E-MAILED | — |
| Aug 11, 2012 | C15A | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK. | — |
| Aug 11, 2012 | APRE | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL | — |
| Aug 1, 2012 | ASGN | AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP | — |
| Jul 25, 2012 | E815 | TEAS SECTION 8 & 15 RECEIVED | — |
| Jul 25, 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. |
| May 2, 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. |
| Apr 12, 2006 | NPUB | NOTICE OF PUBLICATION | — |
| Mar 8, 2006 | PREV | LAW OFFICE PUBLICATION REVIEW COMPLETED | — |
| Mar 3, 2006 | ALIE | ASSIGNED TO LIE | — |
| Mar 1, 2006 | CNSA | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER | — |
| Mar 1, 2006 | XAEC | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED | — |
| Mar 1, 2006 | GNEA | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED | — |
| Mar 1, 2006 | CNEA | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN | — |
| Feb 17, 2006 | ACEC | AMENDMENT FROM APPLICANT ENTERED | — |
| Feb 3, 2006 | CRFA | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE | — |
| Feb 3, 2006 | PAPER RECEIVED | — | |
| Dec 8, 2005 | GNRT | NON-FINAL ACTION E-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. |
| Dec 8, 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. |
| Dec 6, 2005 | RCCK | SUSPENSION CHECKED - TO ATTORNEY FOR ACTION | — |
| May 27, 2005 | RCSC | REPORT COMPLETED SUSPENSION CHECK CASE STILL SUSPENDED | — |
| Nov 27, 2004 | RCSC | REPORT COMPLETED SUSPENSION CHECK CASE STILL SUSPENDED | — |
| May 27, 2004 | GNSL | LETTER OF SUSPENSION E-MAILED | — |
| May 5, 2004 | CRFA | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE | — |
| May 5, 2004 | TROA | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED | 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. |
| Nov 6, 2003 | GNRT | NON-FINAL ACTION E-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. |
| Nov 4, 2003 | DOCK | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER | — |
| Jul 10, 2003 | TCCA | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED | — |