META
Live / Registered — Registered and renewed (as of 27 May 2026)
What this means for you
Registered since 21 Mar 2006. 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 21 Mar 2036: the §8 & §9 renewal).
Record
- Serial number
- 78435603
- Registration number
- 3072040
- Mark type
- Word mark
- Filed
- 15 Jun 2004
- Published for opposition
- 24 May 2005
- Registered
- 21 Mar 2006
- Current term from
- 21 Mar 2026
- Next maintenance filing
- §8 & §9 renewal, due by 21 Mar 2036 (grace period to 21 Sept 2036)
- Attorney of record
- Anthony J. Malutta
Goods and services
- Class 036 — Insurance and financial services: [ Financial services, namely, banking services; online banking services; ] [ trust services, namely, investment advice and management services; ] prepaid purchase card services, namely, processing electronic payments made through prepaid cards
Owner
- META PLATFORMS, INC., Menlo Park, CA, US
- METABANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SIOUX FALLS, SD, US
- METABANK, Sioux Falls, SD, US
- META FINANCIAL GROUP, INC., STORM LAKE, IA, US
- META FINANCIAL GROUP, INC., STORM LAKE, IA, US
- First Midwest Financial, Inc., Storm Lake, IA, US
- First Midwest Financial, Inc., Storm Lake, IA, US
Board proceedings on this mark
The owner also pleads this mark in 1 other Board proceeding.
Prosecution history
- 27 May 2026 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED
- 27 May 2026 — REGISTERED AND RENEWED (SECOND RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
- 27 May 2026 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED
- 27 May 2026 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
- 23 Mar 2026 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED
- 21 Mar 2025 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED
- 20 Feb 2024 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
- 20 Feb 2024 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
- 20 Feb 2024 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
- 20 Feb 2024 — APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED
- 20 Feb 2024 — TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED
- 28 Mar 2023 — NOTICE OF UPDATED REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION EMAILED
- 23 Feb 2023 — NEW CERTIFICATE UNDER SECTION 7 - PROCESSED
- 17 Feb 2023 — TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION-POST REG RECEIVED
- 04 Nov 2022 — POST REGISTRATION ACTION MAILED - SEC. 7