USPTO serial 88377521
SHIELD SCREENING
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- Filing date
- Status date
- Registration date
- Nov 12, 2019
- Examiner
- GILBERT, HANNAH B
- Law office
- Historical data usage
What this means
Status 702 means the registration is active, Section 8 was accepted, and a Section 15 declaration of incontestability was also accepted. Incontestability strengthens your rights by limiting certain challenges after five years of continuous use. Continue use in commerce and plan for the 10-year Section 8 and 9 renewal.
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Owner
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Michael J. Bradford
Michael J. Bradford LUEDEKA NEELY, P.C.900 S Gay St Ste 1504KNOXVILLE, TN 37902United StatesGoods and services
| Class | Description | Status | First use |
|---|---|---|---|
| 045 | Personal background investigation services for others in the nature of tenant, pre-employment, and employment background screening; Identification verification services in the nature of personal background investigation services performed for others, namely, providing authentication of personal identification information; Public record investigation services, namely, providing national, state, and county criminal record searches, sex offender registry searches, social security number searches, national and state eviction searches, and court records searches; Personal background investigation services for others, namely, providing motor vehicle reports, employment history verifications, education credentials verifications, drug screening, breath alcohol testing, previous volunteer verification, I-9 and E-Verify system searches, missing person searches, pre-employment credit reports, fraud and abuse control information systems (FACIS) Level III searches, professional licensure verification, commercial driver's license information system (CDLIS) searches, workers compensation fraud investigation searches, social network profile reports, business credit reports, business criminal records, US Department of Transportation (DOT) physicals searches, and occupational medicine (OCC Med) reports; Pre-employment background screening, namely, personal and professional reference searches | ACTIVE | — |
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Prosecution history
| Date | Code | Event | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2025 | NA85 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 15 - E-MAILED | — |
| Mar 12, 2025 | C15A | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK. | — |
| Mar 12, 2025 | APRE | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL | — |
| Nov 12, 2024 | E815 | TEAS SECTION 8 & 15 RECEIVED | — |
| Nov 12, 2024 | REM1 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED | — |
| Nov 12, 2019 | 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. |
| Aug 27, 2019 | NPUB | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED | — |
| Aug 27, 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. |
| Aug 7, 2019 | NONP | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED | — |
| Jul 21, 2019 | ALIE | ASSIGNED TO LIE | — |
| Jul 12, 2019 | CNSA | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER | — |
| Jun 26, 2019 | TEME | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED | — |
| Jun 25, 2019 | CRFA | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE | — |
| Jun 25, 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. |
| Jun 25, 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. |
| Jun 25, 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. |
| Jun 25, 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. |
| Jun 19, 2019 | DOCK | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER | — |
| Apr 26, 2019 | NWOS | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED | — |
| Apr 12, 2019 | NWAP | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED | — |