BIOMET

What this means for you

Registered since 30 Sept 1986. 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 30 Sept 2036: the §8 & §9 renewal).

Record

Serial number

73585352

Registration number

1411822

Mark type

Word mark

Filed

28 Feb 1986

Published for opposition

08 Jul 1986

Registered

30 Sept 1986

Current term from

30 Sept 2026

Next maintenance filing

§8 & §9 renewal, due by 30 Sept 2036 (grace period to 30 Mar 2037)

Attorney of record

Marta L. Paul

Goods and services

• Class 042 — Scientific and technological services: CUSTOM DESIGN OF SURGICAL APPLIANCES AND INSTRUMENTS, ORTHOPEDIC DEVICES, AND ARTIFICIAL JOINTS AND IMPLANTS

Owner

• ZIMMER, INC., WARSAW, IN, US
• Biomet Manufacturing Corp., Warsaw, IN, US
• BIOMET, INC., WARSAW, IN, US
• BIOMET, INC., WARSAW, IN, US
• BIOMET, INC., WARSAW, IN, US

Prior registrations

• Registration 1153792

Board proceedings on this mark

The owner also pleads this mark in 3 other Board proceedings.

Prosecution history

• 10 Aug 2026 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED
• 10 Aug 2026 — REGISTERED AND RENEWED (THIRD RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
• 10 Aug 2026 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED
• 10 Aug 2026 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
• 12 Jun 2026 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED
• 30 Sept 2025 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED
• 22 Jan 2025 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
• 22 Jan 2025 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
• 22 Jan 2025 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
• 16 Dec 2019 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
• 16 Dec 2019 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
• 09 Sept 2016 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED
• 09 Sept 2016 — REGISTERED AND RENEWED (SECOND RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
• 09 Sept 2016 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED
• 06 Sept 2016 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED