FRIENDS OF REFUGEES
Live / Registered — Registered and renewed (as of 01 Apr 2016)
What this means for you
Registered since 12 Dec 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 29 Sept 2026 and is awaiting the USPTO's acceptance).
Record
- Serial number
- 78645532
- Registration number
- 3182876
- Mark type
- Word mark
- Filed
- 07 Jun 2005
- Published for opposition
- 26 Sept 2006
- Registered
- 12 Dec 2006
- Current term from
- 12 Dec 2016
- Next maintenance filing
- §8 & §9 renewal, filed 29 Sept 2026 — awaiting the USPTO's acceptance
- Attorney of record
- Sarah E. Holland
Goods and services
- Class 036 — Insurance and financial services: Charitable services, namely charitable fund raising for needy persons and providing grants to organizations providing humanitarian aid to needy persons
- Class 041 — Education and entertainment services: Educational services, namely, providing educational consultation, instruction and training in field of humanitarian aid, development and advocacy and educational consultation, instruction and training that helps others attain employment and self-sufficiency
Owner
- FRIENDS OF REFUGEES, INC., Clarkston, GA, US
- Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, Inc., Baltimore, MD, US
- Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, Inc., Baltimore, MD, US
- Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, Inc., Baltimore, MD, US
Prosecution history
- 29 Sept 2026 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED
- 29 Sept 2026 — TEAS SECTION 15 RECEIVED
- 12 Dec 2025 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED
- 01 Apr 2016 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED
- 01 Apr 2016 — REGISTERED AND RENEWED (FIRST RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
- 01 Apr 2016 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED
- 01 Apr 2016 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
- 27 Jan 2016 — AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP
- 25 Jan 2016 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED
- 12 Dec 2015 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED
- 27 Dec 2012 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 - MAILED
- 27 Dec 2012 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED
- 27 Dec 2012 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
- 10 Dec 2012 — TEAS SECTION 8 RECEIVED
- 10 Dec 2012 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED