DOGS RULE.
Live / Registered — Registered — Sections 8 & 15 accepted and acknowledged (as of 29 Apr 2026)
What this means for you
Registered since 10 Mar 2020. 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 10 Mar 2030: the §8 & §9 renewal).
Record
- Serial number
- 88587347
- Registration number
- 6009719
- Mark type
- Word mark
- Filed
- 21 Aug 2019
- Published for opposition
- 05 Nov 2019
- Registered
- 10 Mar 2020
- Next maintenance filing
- §8 & §9 renewal, due by 10 Mar 2030 (grace period to 10 Sept 2030)
- Attorney of record
- Sophie B. Anger
Goods and services
- Class 036 — Insurance and financial services: Charitable fundraising services; Providing grants for shelters and rescues to help increase dog adoption rates
Owner
- Mars, Incorporated, Mclean, VA, US
- Mars, Incorporated, Mclean, VA, US
- Mars, Incorporated, Mclean, VA, US
Board proceedings on this mark
The owner also pleads this mark in 1 other Board proceeding.
Prosecution history
- 29 Apr 2026 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 15 - E-MAILED
- 29 Apr 2026 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK.
- 29 Apr 2026 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
- 04 Feb 2026 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 15 RECEIVED
- 10 Mar 2025 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED
- 10 Mar 2020 — REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
- 04 Feb 2020 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF STATEMENT OF USE E-MAILED
- 03 Feb 2020 — ALLOWED PRINCIPAL REGISTER - SOU ACCEPTED
- 28 Jan 2020 — STATEMENT OF USE PROCESSING COMPLETE
- 09 Jan 2020 — USE AMENDMENT FILED
- 28 Jan 2020 — CASE ASSIGNED TO INTENT TO USE PARALEGAL
- 09 Jan 2020 — TEAS STATEMENT OF USE RECEIVED
- 31 Dec 2019 — NOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT
- 05 Nov 2019 — OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
- 05 Nov 2019 — PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION