GIA ALUMNI
Live / Registered — Registered — Sections 8 & 15 accepted and acknowledged (as of 12 Feb 2026)
What this means for you
Registered since 07 May 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 07 May 2029: the §8 & §9 renewal).
Record
- Serial number
- 87902595
- Registration number
- 5743363
- Mark type
- Design + words
- Filed
- 01 May 2018
- Published for opposition
- 19 Feb 2019
- Registered
- 07 May 2019
- Next maintenance filing
- §8 & §9 renewal, due by 07 May 2029 (grace period to 07 Nov 2029)
- Attorney of record
- Susan N. Acquista, Esq.
Goods and services
- Class 035 — Advertising and business services: Publicity services provided by an association, namely, publicity services for promoting the interests of a nonprofit gemological educational institute and its alumni by organizing alumni clubs, events, and activities, improving alumni and constituency relations, and providing communications and marketing assistance to alumni; business networking; career planning services; providing career information; providing information for alumni of a nonprofit gemological educational institute, via a website, namely, information regarding institute and alumni events and activities, current scientific topics and findings in the field of gemology, and conferences and educational opportunities in the field of gemology; administration of a program for enabling participants to obtain discounts on products and services
Owner
- Gemological Institute of America, Inc., CARLSBAD, CA
- Gemological Institute of America, Inc., Carlsbad, CA
- Gemological Institute of America, Inc., Carlsbad, CA
Board proceedings on this mark
The owner also pleads this mark in 3 other Board proceedings.
Prosecution history
- 12 Feb 2026 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 15 - E-MAILED
- 12 Feb 2026 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK.
- 09 Feb 2026 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
- 06 Nov 2025 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 15 RECEIVED
- 21 Apr 2025 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
- 21 Apr 2025 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
- 21 Apr 2025 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
- 21 Apr 2025 — APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED
- 21 Apr 2025 — TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED
- 26 Dec 2024 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
- 26 Dec 2024 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
- 26 Dec 2024 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
- 26 Dec 2024 — APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED
- 26 Dec 2024 — TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED
- 12 Dec 2024 — WITHDRAWAL OF ATTORNEY GRANTED