UNCLE BEN'S
Live / Registered — Registered and renewed (as of 08 May 2017)
What this means for you
Registered since 09 Mar 1948. The owner can stop confusingly similar uses in the classes it covers; it stays on the register as long as the owner keeps up the maintenance filings (next due by 09 Mar 2028: the §8 & §9 renewal).
Record
- Serial number
- 71514591
- Registration number
- 0437176
- Mark type
- Word mark
- Filed
- 20 Dec 1946
- Registered
- 09 Mar 1948
- Current term from
- 09 Mar 2018
- Next maintenance filing
- §8 & §9 renewal, due by 09 Mar 2028 (grace period to 09 Sept 2028)
- Attorney of record
- Andrew Tsai
Goods and services
- Class 030 — Staple foods: RICE FOR FOOD
Owner
- Mars, Incorporated, McLean, VA, US
- Mars, Incorporated, McLean, VA, US
- UNCLE BEN'S, INC., HOUSTON, TX, US
- UNCLE BEN'S, INC., HOUSTON, TX, US
- CONVERTED RICE, INC., HOUSTON, TX, US
- CONVERTED RICE, INC., HOUSTON, TX, US
- CONVERTED RICE, HOUSTON, TX, US
- CONVERTED RICE, HOUSTON, TX, US
Board proceedings on this mark
The owner also pleads this mark in 13 other Board proceedings.
Board decisions about this mark
Prosecution history
- 08 May 2017 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED
- 08 May 2017 — REGISTERED AND RENEWED (FOURTH RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
- 08 May 2017 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED
- 08 May 2017 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
- 14 Mar 2017 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED
- 09 Mar 2017 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED
- 25 Jun 2015 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
- 25 Jun 2015 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
- 23 Apr 2015 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
- 23 Apr 2015 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
- 12 May 2014 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
- 12 May 2014 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
- 09 Jan 2013 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
- 16 Jan 2009 — CASE FILE IN TICRS
- 25 Feb 2008 — REGISTERED AND RENEWED (THIRD RENEWAL - 10 YRS)