HOW2RECYCLE
Live / Registered — Registered and renewed (as of 07 Aug 2026)
What this means for you
Registered since 14 Jun 2016. 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 14 Jun 2036: the §8 & §9 renewal).
Record
- Serial number
- 86606404
- Registration number
- 4976221
- Mark type
- Word mark
- Filed
- 22 Apr 2015
- Published for opposition
- 29 Mar 2016
- Registered
- 14 Jun 2016
- Current term from
- 14 Jun 2026
- Next maintenance filing
- §8 & §9 renewal, due by 14 Jun 2036 (grace period to 14 Dec 2036)
- Attorney of record
- Patrick C. Asplin
Goods and services
- Class 200: Indicating membership in a collective group dedicated to promoting recycling and sustainability of natural resources, namely, improving the reliability, completeness, and transparency of recyclability claims for packaging, providing harmonized labeling for consumer packaging, and promoting recycling efforts with respect to packaging
Owner
- Green Blue Institute, Charlottesville, VA, US
- Green Blue Institute, Charlottesville, VA, US
- Green Blue Institute, Charlottesville, VA, US
Prior registrations
Prosecution history
- 07 Aug 2026 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED
- 07 Aug 2026 — REGISTERED AND RENEWED (FIRST RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
- 07 Aug 2026 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED
- 07 Aug 2026 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
- 09 Jun 2026 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED
- 14 Jun 2025 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED
- 30 Dec 2022 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 15 - E-MAILED
- 30 Dec 2022 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK.
- 16 Dec 2022 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
- 10 Dec 2022 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
- 31 May 2022 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 15 RECEIVED
- 14 Jun 2021 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED
- 14 Jun 2016 — REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
- 29 Mar 2016 — OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
- 29 Mar 2016 — PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION