BENTON
Live / Registered — Registered — Sections 8 & 15 accepted and acknowledged (as of 12 Jun 2026)
What this means for you
Registered since 13 Oct 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 13 Oct 2030: the §8 & §9 renewal).
Record
- Serial number
- 88595697
- Registration number
- 6172682
- Mark type
- Word mark
- Filed
- 28 Aug 2019
- Published for opposition
- 28 Jul 2020
- Registered
- 13 Oct 2020
- Next maintenance filing
- §8 & §9 renewal, due by 13 Oct 2030 (grace period to 13 Apr 2031)
- Attorney of record
- Joshua W. Newman
Goods and services
- Class 009 — Scientific and electric apparatus: Downloadable electronic publications in the nature of newsletters, articles, reports and white papers in the fields of media and telecommunications
- Class 035 — Advertising and business services: Providing public policy information in the fields of media and telecommunications; providing a website featuring public policy information in the fields of media and telecommunications; promoting public awareness of the need for effective communication policy to promote a strong and healthy democracy; promoting public awareness of media, internet and telecommunications policies, laws, regulations, reforms and news by means of public advocacy; promoting public awareness of communications policy-related events
Owner
- BENTON INSTITUTE FOR BROADBAND & SOCIETY, WILMETTE, IL, US
- The Benton Foundation, Evanston, IL, US
- The Benton Foundation, Evanston, IL, US
- The Benton Foundation, Evanston, IL, US
Prosecution history
- 12 Jun 2026 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 15 - E-MAILED
- 12 Jun 2026 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK.
- 12 Jun 2026 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
- 20 May 2026 — AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP
- 17 Mar 2026 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 15 RECEIVED
- 13 Oct 2025 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED
- 13 Oct 2020 — REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
- 28 Jul 2020 — OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
- 28 Jul 2020 — PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
- 08 Jul 2020 — NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED
- 22 Jun 2020 — APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
- 02 Jun 2020 — TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
- 02 Jun 2020 — CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
- 02 Jun 2020 — TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED
- 03 Dec 2019 — NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED