AFC

What this means for you

Registered since 16 May 2006. 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 14 May 2026 and is awaiting the USPTO's acceptance).

Record

Serial number

76561855

Registration number

3091880

Mark type

Word mark

Filed

24 Nov 2003

Published for opposition

21 Feb 2006

Registered

16 May 2006

Current term from

16 May 2016

Next maintenance filing

§8 & §9 renewal, filed 14 May 2026 — awaiting the USPTO's acceptance

Attorney of record

Jillian L. Burstein

Goods and services

• Goods and services: money management and financial counseling

Owner

• ASSOCIATION FOR FINANCIAL COUNSELING AND PLANNING EDUCATION, U.S.A., WESTERVILLE, OH, US
• Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education, Westerville, OH, US
• Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education, Upper Arlington, OH, US
• Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education, Upper Arlington, OH, US

Prosecution history

• 27 Aug 2026 — POST REGISTRATION ACTION MAILED - SEC. 8 & 9
• 17 Jul 2026 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
• 16 Jul 2026 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
• 14 May 2026 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED
• 01 Oct 2025 — AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP
• 16 May 2025 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED
• 03 Jan 2022 — APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED
• 03 Jan 2022 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
• 03 Jan 2022 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
• 03 Jan 2022 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
• 03 Jan 2022 — TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED
• 23 Mar 2017 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED
• 23 Mar 2017 — REGISTERED AND RENEWED (FIRST RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
• 23 Mar 2017 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED
• 22 Mar 2017 — TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION-POST REG RECEIVED