GROUCHO'S
Live / Registered — Registered and renewed (as of 29 Sept 2016)
What this means for you
Registered since 18 Feb 1997. 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 06 Oct 2026 and is awaiting the USPTO's acceptance).
Record
- Serial number
- 75082003
- Registration number
- 2038973
- Mark type
- Word mark
- Filed
- 01 Apr 1996
- Published for opposition
- 26 Nov 1996
- Registered
- 18 Feb 1997
- Current term from
- 18 Feb 2017
- Next maintenance filing
- §8 & §9 renewal, filed 06 Oct 2026 — awaiting the USPTO's acceptance
- Attorney of record
- Thomas W. Epting
Goods and services
- Class 042 — Scientific and technological services: restaurant services
Owner
- GROUCHO'S FRANCHISE SYSTEMS, LLC, COLUMBIA, SC, US
- GROUCHO'S LTD., Columbia, SC, US
- GROUCHO'S LTD., Columbia, SC, US
- GROUCHO'S LTD., Columbia, SC, US
Prosecution history
- 06 Oct 2026 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED
- 02 Sept 2026 — TEAS WITHDRAWAL OF ATTORNEY RECEIVED-FIRM RETAINS
- 02 Sept 2026 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
- 02 Sept 2026 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
- 02 Sept 2026 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
- 18 Feb 2026 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED
- 31 Oct 2025 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
- 31 Oct 2025 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
- 31 Oct 2025 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
- 17 Apr 2017 — NOTICE OF SUIT
- 17 Apr 2017 — NOTICE OF SUIT
- 29 Dec 2016 — NOTICE OF SUIT
- 29 Dec 2016 — NOTICE OF SUIT
- 29 Sept 2016 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED
- 29 Sept 2016 — REGISTERED AND RENEWED (SECOND RENEWAL - 10 YRS)