FOOD LION
Live / Registered — Registered and renewed (as of 20 Apr 2026)
What this means for you
Registered since 03 Feb 1987. 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 03 Feb 2037: the §8 & §9 renewal).
Record
- Serial number
- 73409057
- Registration number
- 1427887
- Mark type
- Word mark
- Filed
- 12 Jan 1983
- Published for opposition
- 09 Oct 1984
- Registered
- 03 Feb 1987
- Renewed
- new term from 03 Feb 2027
- Next maintenance filing
- §8 & §9 renewal, due by 03 Feb 2037 (grace period to 03 Aug 2037)
- Attorney of record
- Brian P. Gregg
Goods and services
- Class 042 — Scientific and technological services: Retail Grocery Store Services
Owner
- GUIDING STARS LICENSING COMPANY, LLC, SCARBOROUGH, ME, US
- DZA BRANDS, LLC, SALISBURY, NC, US
- FL FOOD LION, INC., SALISBURY, NC, US
- FOOD LION, INC., SALISBURY, NC, US
- FOOD LION, INC., SALISBURY, NC, US
- Food Town Stores, Inc., Salisbury, NC, US
- Food Town Stores, Inc., Salisbury, NC, US
Board proceedings on this mark
- Opposition No. 91070760 — LYON STORES, INC. v. FOOD LION, INC., BY CHANGE OF NAME FROM FOOD TOWN STORES, INC., filed 14 Jan 1985 (Terminated)
The owner also pleads this mark in 1 other Board proceeding.
Prosecution history
- 20 Apr 2026 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED
- 20 Apr 2026 — REGISTERED AND RENEWED (THIRD RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
- 20 Apr 2026 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED
- 20 Apr 2026 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
- 12 Feb 2026 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED
- 03 Feb 2026 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED
- 19 Oct 2021 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
- 19 Oct 2021 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
- 19 Oct 2021 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
- 03 Jun 2020 — AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP
- 28 Mar 2017 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED
- 28 Mar 2017 — REGISTERED AND RENEWED (SECOND RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
- 28 Mar 2017 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED
- 28 Mar 2017 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
- 31 Jan 2017 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED