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BACKGROUND CHECK CLEARED GLOBAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES, INC. 20**
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Active USPTO registrationType: CombinedOffice: United States
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USPTO status
Active USPTO registration
Case type
Application and registration
Recorded events
30
Latest update
06/14/2026
Trademark type
Combined
Nice classes
35, 45
Filing date
06/14/2018
Registration date
02/18/2020
Expiration date
-
Complete case details
Structured fields from the responsible authority and the official record.
Status date
06/13/2026
Last transaction
06/14/2026
Responsible office
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Status code
701
Official register
Principal Register
First use anywhere
07/31/2016
First use in commerce
01/30/2017
Drawing code
3
Owner type
03
Owner location
Gaithersburg, MD, US
Examiner
HELMERS, SARA A
Current location
Historical data usage
Mark description
The mark consists of a circle with a corrugated border and two concentric rings. The outer ring is adjacent to the corrugated border. In the upper half of the mark and between the outer ring and the inner ring the wording "BACKGROUND CHECK CLEARED" is arranged in the shape of a downward-bending arc. In the lower half of the mark and between the outer ring and the inner ring the wording "GLOBAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES, INC." is arranged in the shape of an upward-bending arc. Inside the inner ring, a badge is arranged on which a checkmark and the wording "20**" is displayed. The symbols "**" in the wording "20**" represent the last two digits of the year in which an individual has most recently passed the background check.
Holders and representatives
Holders
Global Investigative Services, Inc.
Global Investigative Services, Inc.
Representatives
Falk Ewers EWERS IP LAW PLLC
Technical classification
Nice Classes
Class 35Class 45
Vienna Codes
No Vienna codes available.
Goods and services
Class 35
Marketing consultation in the field of background investigationsassisting businesses with communicating to consumers that they and/or their employees have gone through a thorough criminal background screening process; advertising consultation servicesassisting businesses with communicating to consumers that they and/or their employees have gone through a thorough criminal background screening process; business consulting services in the field of background investigationsproviding participating businesses with guidance on properly vetting employeesproviding an outline of specific criteria to be considered in the evaluation of each background check report returned with criminal offenses
Class 45
Background investigation servicesmonitoring employees continually on a monthly basis; background investigation and research servicesnamely monitoring employees continually on a monthly basis; Background investigation servicesnamely recurring criminal background investigation of ownerspartnersemployees of businesses participating in a background check clearance programsocial security verificationaddress history tracingmonthly monitoring of county criminal history for the past seven yearsmonthly monitoring of federal criminal history for the past seven yearsmonthly monitoring of national criminal historymonthly monitoring of national sex offender searchmonthly monitoring of an electronic database that is used by financial institutions to screen monetary transactionsincluding global monetary transactions that are monitored by governmental agencies that administer and enforce economic sanctions against foreign countries; background investigation and research servicesrecurring criminal background investigation of ownerspartnersemployees of businesses participating in background check clearance programnamely social security verificationaddress history tracingmonthly monitoring of county criminal history for the past seven yearsmonthly monitoring of federal criminal history for the past seven yearsmonthly monitoring of national criminal historymonthly monitoring of national sex offender searchmonthly monitoring of an electronic database that is used by financial institutions to screen monetary transactionsincluding global monetary transactions that are monitored by governmental agencies that administer and enforce economic sanctions against foreign countries; background investigation servicesproviding background check reports to participating businesses; background investigation and research servicesproviding background check reports to participating businesses
Publications
History of USPTO decisions and trademark events.
30 publications found
8.OK
REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED
06/13/2026
APRE
CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
06/13/2026
ES8R
TEAS SECTION 8 RECEIVED
02/18/2026
REM1
COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED
02/18/2025
R.PR
REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
02/18/2020
NPUB
OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
12/03/2019
PUBO
PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
12/03/2019
NONP
NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED
11/13/2019
ALIE
ASSIGNED TO LIE
10/30/2019
CNSA
APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
10/22/2019
TEME
TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
10/08/2019
ARAA
ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
10/07/2019
REAP
TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
10/07/2019
CRFA
CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
10/07/2019
TROA
TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED
10/07/2019
DOCK
ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
08/16/2019
GNRN
NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
04/24/2019
GNRT
NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
04/24/2019
CNRT
NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN
04/24/2019
TEME
TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
04/06/2019
CRFA
CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
04/05/2019
TROA
TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED
04/05/2019
GNRN
NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
10/10/2018
GNRT
NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
10/10/2018
CNRT
NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN
10/10/2018
DOCK
ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
10/01/2018
MDSC
NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED
06/21/2018
NWOS
NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED
06/20/2018
NWAP
NEW APPLICATION ENTERED
06/18/2018
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