USPTO serial 88001120
BACKGROUND CHECK CLEARED GLOBAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES, INC. 20**
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- Filing date
- Status date
- Registration date
- Feb 18, 2020
- Examiner
- HELMERS, SARA A
- Law office
- Historical data usage
What this means
Status 701 means the registration is active and the first Section 8 declaration of continued use was accepted. The next major deadline is the combined Section 8 and Section 9 filing at the 10-year anniversary. Calendar the 10-year Section 8 and 9 combined renewal.
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Owner
Global Investigative Services, Inc.
Rockville, MD, US
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Global Investigative Services, Inc.
Gaithersburg, MD, US
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Global Investigative Services, Inc.
Rockville, MD, US
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Goods and services
| Class | Description | Status | First use |
|---|---|---|---|
| 035 | Marketing consultation in the field of background investigations, namely, assisting businesses with communicating to consumers that they and/or their employees have gone through a thorough criminal background screening process; advertising consultation services, namely, assisting businesses with communicating to consumers that they and/or their employees have gone through a thorough criminal background screening process; business consulting services in the field of background investigations, namely, providing participating businesses with guidance on properly vetting employees, namely, providing an outline of specific criteria to be considered in the evaluation of each background check report returned with criminal offenses | ACTIVE | Jan 30, 2017 |
| 045 | Background investigation services, namely, monitoring employees continually on a monthly basis; background investigation and research services, namely monitoring employees continually on a monthly basis; Background investigation services, namely recurring criminal background investigation of owners, partners, and employees of businesses participating in a background check clearance program, namely, social security verification, address history tracing, monthly monitoring of county criminal history for the past seven years, monthly monitoring of federal criminal history for the past seven years, monthly monitoring of national criminal history, monthly monitoring of national sex offender search, and monthly monitoring of an electronic database that is used by financial institutions to screen monetary transactions, including global monetary transactions that are monitored by governmental agencies that administer and enforce economic sanctions against foreign countries; background investigation and research services, namely, recurring criminal background investigation of owners, partners, and employees of businesses participating in background check clearance program, namely social security verification, address history tracing, monthly monitoring of county criminal history for the past seven years, monthly monitoring of federal criminal history for the past seven years, monthly monitoring of national criminal history, monthly monitoring of national sex offender search, and monthly monitoring of an electronic database that is used by financial institutions to screen monetary transactions, including global monetary transactions that are monitored by governmental agencies that administer and enforce economic sanctions against foreign countries; background investigation services, namely, providing background check reports to participating businesses; background investigation and research services, namely, providing background check reports to participating businesses | ACTIVE | Jan 30, 2017 |
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Prosecution history
| Date | Code | Event | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 2026 | NAS8 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 - E-MAILED | — |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 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. |
| Jun 13, 2026 | APRE | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL | — |
| Feb 18, 2026 | ES8R | TEAS SECTION 8 RECEIVED | — |
| Feb 18, 2025 | REM1 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED | — |
| Feb 18, 2020 | 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. |
| Dec 3, 2019 | NPUB | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED | — |
| Dec 3, 2019 | 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. |
| Nov 13, 2019 | NONP | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED | — |
| Oct 30, 2019 | ALIE | ASSIGNED TO LIE | — |
| Oct 22, 2019 | CNSA | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER | — |
| Oct 8, 2019 | TEME | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED | — |
| Oct 7, 2019 | 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 7, 2019 | REAP | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED | — |
| Oct 7, 2019 | CRFA | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE | — |
| Oct 7, 2019 | 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. |
| Aug 16, 2019 | DOCK | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER | — |
| Apr 24, 2019 | GNRN | NOTIFICATION OF 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. |
| Apr 24, 2019 | 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. |
| Apr 24, 2019 | 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. |
| Apr 6, 2019 | TEME | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED | — |
| Apr 5, 2019 | CRFA | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE | — |
| Apr 5, 2019 | 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. |
| Oct 10, 2018 | GNRN | NOTIFICATION OF 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. |
| Oct 10, 2018 | 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. |
| Oct 10, 2018 | 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. |
| Oct 1, 2018 | DOCK | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER | — |
| Jun 21, 2018 | MDSC | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED | — |
| Jun 20, 2018 | NWOS | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED | — |
| Jun 18, 2018 | NWAP | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED | — |