MICROSPONGE
Live / Registered — Registered and renewed (as of 08 Jul 2026)
What this means for you
Registered since 12 Oct 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 (next due by 12 Oct 2036: the §8 & §9 renewal).
Record
- Serial number
- 73057440
- Registration number
- 1050410
- Mark type
- Word mark
- Filed
- 11 Jul 1975
- Registered
- 12 Oct 1976
- Current term from
- 12 Oct 2026
- Next maintenance filing
- §8 & §9 renewal, due by 12 Oct 2036 (grace period to 12 Apr 2037)
- Attorney of record
- Melissa Atherton
Goods and services
- Class 010 — Medical apparatus: SURGICAL SPONGES
Owner
- ALCON INC., FRIBOURG, CH
- ALCON RESEARCH, LTD., FRIBOURG, DE, US
- ALCON MANUFACTURING, LTD., FORT WORTH, TX, US
- ALCON MANUFACTURING, LTD., FORT WORTH, TX, US
- ALCON LABORATORIES, INC., FORT WORTH, TX, US
- ALCON LABORATORIES, INC., FORT WORTH, TX, US
Prosecution history
- 08 Jul 2026 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED
- 08 Jul 2026 — REGISTERED AND RENEWED (FOURTH RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
- 08 Jul 2026 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED
- 26 Jun 2026 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
- 24 Apr 2026 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED
- 21 Nov 2025 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
- 21 Nov 2025 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
- 21 Nov 2025 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
- 12 Oct 2025 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED
- 09 Feb 2024 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
- 09 Feb 2024 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
- 09 Feb 2024 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
- 09 Feb 2024 — APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED
- 09 Feb 2024 — TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED
- 13 Apr 2020 — APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED