BLUE DISTINCTION
Live / Registered — Registered and renewed (as of 13 Feb 2018)
What this means for you
Registered since 16 Oct 2007. 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 is due by 16 Oct 2027, and its filing window is open now).
Record
- Serial number
- 78701074
- Registration number
- 3313851
- Mark type
- Word mark
- Filed
- 26 Aug 2005
- Published for opposition
- 16 Jan 2007
- Registered
- 16 Oct 2007
- Current term from
- 16 Oct 2017
- Next maintenance filing
- §8 & §9 renewal, due by 16 Oct 2027 (grace period to 16 Apr 2028)
- Attorney of record
- Stacey J. Watson, Esq.
Goods and services
- Class 035 — Advertising and business services: Assessing healthcare service provider performance, providing centers for excellence programs, providing specialty care centers, namely, conducting a quality measurement, improvement and assurance surveys in hospitals to determine service quality
- Class 036 — Insurance and financial services: Organization and administration of pre-paid, preferred provider organization, health maintenance organization, exclusive provider organization, and point of service healthcare plans
- Class 044 — Medical, beauty and agricultural services: Healthcare services and comprehensive healthcare benefits programs, including those rendered through a health maintenance organization and preferred provider organization, namely physician, dental, hospital, home health care, preventative healthcare treatment, physical therapy and dispensing of pharmaceuticals services; Healthcare consulting services
Owner
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, Chicago, IL, US
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, Chicago, IL, US
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, Chicago, IL, US
Prior registrations
Board proceedings on this mark
The owner also pleads this mark in 27 other Board proceedings.
Prosecution history
- 16 Oct 2026 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED
- 11 Jan 2024 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
- 11 Jan 2024 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
- 11 Jan 2024 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
- 11 Jan 2024 — APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED
- 11 Jan 2024 — TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED
- 30 Oct 2018 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
- 30 Oct 2018 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
- 12 Apr 2018 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
- 12 Apr 2018 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
- 13 Feb 2018 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED
- 13 Feb 2018 — REGISTERED AND RENEWED (FIRST RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
- 13 Feb 2018 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED
- 13 Feb 2018 — POST REGISTRATION ACTION MAILED NO RESPONSE REQUIRED
- 13 Feb 2018 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL