USPTO serial 88568603
VG-PLUS
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- Filing date
- Status date
- Registration date
- Jun 9, 2020
- Examiner
- NKOJO, RHODA K
- 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
Menomonee Falls, WI
Menomonee Falls, WI
Menomonee Falls, WI
Attorney of record
The USPTO lists this attorney as the applicant's representative for correspondence on this application.
Bruce A. McIlnay
BRUCE A. MCILNAY MCILNAY BUTTON LAW LLCBRUCE@MCBUSINESSLAW.COM1971 WASHINGTON STREET, SUITE 201GRAFTON, WI 53024Goods and services
| Class | Description | Status | First use |
|---|---|---|---|
| 004 | Marine lubricants | ACTIVE | Nov 30, 2018 |
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Prosecution history
| Date | Code | Event | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2025 | REM1 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED | — |
| Jun 9, 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. |
| Mar 24, 2020 | NPUB | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED | — |
| Mar 24, 2020 | 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. |
| Mar 4, 2020 | NONP | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED | — |
| Feb 14, 2020 | CNSA | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER | — |
| Feb 13, 2020 | TEME | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED | — |
| Feb 13, 2020 | CRFA | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE | — |
| Feb 13, 2020 | ERFR | TEAS REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION RECEIVED | — |
| Jan 17, 2020 | GNFN | NOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED | — |
| Jan 17, 2020 | GNFR | FINAL REFUSAL E-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 17, 2020 | CNFR | FINAL REFUSAL WRITTEN | 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. |
| Nov 25, 2019 | TEME | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED | — |
| Nov 25, 2019 | CRFA | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE | — |
| Nov 22, 2019 | ALIE | ASSIGNED TO LIE | — |
| Nov 18, 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. |
| Nov 5, 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. |
| Nov 5, 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. |
| Nov 5, 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. |
| Nov 5, 2019 | DOCK | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER | — |
| Aug 23, 2019 | NWOS | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED | — |
| Aug 9, 2019 | NWAP | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED | — |