UNCLE BEN'S
Live / Registered — Registered and renewed (as of 10 Nov 2016)
What this means for you
Registered since 27 Aug 1996. 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 due 27 Aug 2026; it can still be filed, with a surcharge, until 27 Feb 2027).
Record
- Serial number
- 74737089
- Registration number
- 1997104
- Mark type
- Word mark
- Filed
- 31 Aug 1995
- Published for opposition
- 04 Jun 1996
- Registered
- 27 Aug 1996
- Current term from
- 27 Aug 2016
- Next maintenance filing
- §8 & §9 renewal, due by 27 Aug 2026 (grace period to 27 Feb 2027)
- Attorney of record
- Andrew Tsai
Goods and services
- Class 030 — Staple foods: rice and beans mix
Owner
- MARS, INCORPORATED, MCLEAN, VA, US
- Uncle Ben's, Inc., Houston, TX, US
- Uncle Ben's, Inc., Houston, TX, US
- Uncle Ben's, Inc., Houston, TX, US
Prior registrations
Board proceedings on this mark
The owner also pleads this mark in 2 other Board proceedings.
Prosecution history
- 27 Aug 2025 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED
- 10 Nov 2016 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED
- 10 Nov 2016 — REGISTERED AND RENEWED (SECOND RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
- 10 Nov 2016 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED
- 09 Nov 2016 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
- 29 Aug 2016 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED
- 27 Aug 2015 — 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
- 03 Nov 2006 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED