Serial 86969876
Live / Registered — Registered — Sections 8 & 15 accepted and acknowledged (as of 11 Aug 2026)
What this means for you
Registered since 24 Dec 2019. 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 24 Dec 2029: the §8 & §9 renewal).
Record
- Serial number
- 86969876
- Registration number
- 5940982
- Mark type
- Design / logo
- Filed
- 08 Apr 2016
- Published for opposition
- 15 Aug 2017
- Registered
- 24 Dec 2019
- Next maintenance filing
- §8 & §9 renewal, due by 24 Dec 2029 (grace period to 24 Jun 2030)
- Attorney of record
- Daniel M. Gurfinkel
Goods and services
- Class 020 — Furniture: furniture, namely, chairs
Owner
- MILLERKNOLL, INC., ZEELAND, MI, US
- Herman Miller, Inc., Zeeland, MI, US
- Herman Miller, Inc., Zeeland, MI, US
- Herman Miller, Inc., Zeeland, MI, US
Board proceedings on this mark
- Opposition No. 91238344 — Blumenthal Distributing, Inc. v. Herman Miller, Inc., filed 13 Dec 2017 (Terminated)
- Extension of Time to Oppose No. 86969876 — Blumenthal Distributing, Inc. v. Herman Miller, Inc., filed 28 Aug 2017 (Terminated)
Prosecution history
- 11 Aug 2026 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 15 - E-MAILED
- 11 Aug 2026 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK.
- 10 Aug 2026 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
- 06 May 2026 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 15 RECEIVED
- 03 Sept 2025 — ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY
- 24 Dec 2024 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED
- 01 Jun 2022 — AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP
- 24 Dec 2019 — REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
- 14 Nov 2019 — TTAB RELEASE CASE TO TRADEMARKS
- 14 Nov 2019 — OPPOSITION TERMINATED NO. 999999
- 14 Nov 2019 — OPPOSITION DISMISSED NO. 999999
- 08 Jul 2019 — ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
- 13 Dec 2017 — OPPOSITION INSTITUTED NO. 999999
- 28 Aug 2017 — EXTENSION OF TIME TO OPPOSE RECEIVED
- 15 Aug 2017 — OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED