V-GARD
Live / Registered — Registered and renewed (as of 23 Feb 2026)
What this means for you
Registered since 06 Apr 1976. 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 06 Apr 2026).
Record
- Serial number
- 73031818
- Registration number
- 1037320
- Mark type
- Word mark
- Filed
- 12 Sept 1974
- Registered
- 06 Apr 1976
- Next maintenance due
- 06 Apr 2026
- Attorney of record
- Nathan J. Prepelka
Goods and services
- Class 009 — Scientific and electric apparatus: PROTECTIVE HEADGEAR
Owner
- MSA Technology, LLC, Cranberry Township, PA, US
- MINE SAFETY APPLIANCES COMPANY, PITTSBURGH, PA, US
Prior registrations
Prosecution history
- 23 Feb 2026 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED
- 23 Feb 2026 — REGISTERED AND RENEWED (FOURTH RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
- 23 Feb 2026 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED
- 23 Feb 2026 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
- 01 Dec 2025 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED
- 06 Apr 2025 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED
- 02 Nov 2017 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
- 02 Nov 2017 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
- 09 Oct 2017 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
- 09 Oct 2017 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
- 02 Apr 2016 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED
- 02 Apr 2016 — REGISTERED AND RENEWED (THIRD RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
- 02 Apr 2016 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED
- 02 Apr 2016 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
- 26 Jan 2016 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED