KIA
Live / Registered — Registered and renewed (as of 29 Jul 2026)
What this means for you
Registered since 06 Jun 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 (next due by 06 Jun 2036: the §8 & §9 renewal).
Record
- Serial number
- 76626069
- Registration number
- 3101388
- Mark type
- Design + words
- Filed
- 27 Dec 2004
- Published for opposition
- 28 Jun 2005
- Registered
- 06 Jun 2006
- Current term from
- 06 Jun 2026
- Next maintenance filing
- §8 & §9 renewal, due by 06 Jun 2036 (grace period to 06 Dec 2036)
- Attorney of record
- Noel M. Cook
Goods and services
- Class 036 — Insurance and financial services: Retail financing services, namely, installment sale and lease contracts in connection with the sale and lease of motor vehicles to consumers [ ; wholesale financing services; and commercial lending to motor vehicle dealers ]
Owner
- KIA AMERICA, INC., Irvine, CA, US
- KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC., Irvine, CA, US
- KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC., Irvine, CA, US
- KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC., Irvine, CA, US
Board proceedings on this mark
The owner also pleads this mark in 4 other Board proceedings.
Prosecution history
- 29 Jul 2026 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED
- 29 Jul 2026 — REGISTERED AND RENEWED (SECOND RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
- 29 Jul 2026 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED
- 27 Jul 2026 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
- 27 May 2026 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED
- 17 Jun 2025 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
- 17 Jun 2025 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
- 17 Jun 2025 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
- 06 Jun 2025 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED
- 15 May 2024 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
- 15 May 2024 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
- 15 May 2024 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
- 15 May 2024 — APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED
- 15 May 2024 — TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED
- 26 May 2021 — AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP