BLUE SHIELD
Live / Registered — Registered and renewed (as of 07 Jul 2016)
What this means for you
Registered since 18 May 1976. 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 (the §8 & §9 renewal was filed 17 Mar 2026 and is awaiting the USPTO's acceptance).
Record
- Serial number
- 73053443
- Registration number
- 1039941
- Mark type
- Word mark
- Filed
- 27 May 1975
- Registered
- 18 May 1976
- Current term from
- 18 May 2016
- Next maintenance filing
- §8 & §9 renewal, filed 17 Mar 2026 — awaiting the USPTO's acceptance
- Attorney of record
- Stacey J. Watson, Esq.
Goods and services
- Class 200: INDICATING MEMBERSHIP IN APPLICANT
Owner
- BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION, Chicago, IL, US
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLUE SHIELD PLANS, CHICAGO, IL, US
Prior registrations
Board proceedings on this mark
The owner also pleads this mark in 10 other Board proceedings.
Prosecution history
- 01 Jul 2026 — POST REGISTRATION ACTION MAILED - SEC. 8 & 9
- 27 May 2026 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
- 21 May 2026 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
- 17 Mar 2026 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED
- 18 May 2025 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED
- 02 Feb 2024 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
- 02 Feb 2024 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
- 02 Feb 2024 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
- 02 Feb 2024 — APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED
- 02 Feb 2024 — TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED
- 30 Oct 2018 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
- 30 Oct 2018 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
- 12 Apr 2018 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
- 12 Apr 2018 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
- 07 Jul 2016 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED