MEROCEL
Live / Registered — Registered and renewed (as of 10 Feb 2026)
What this means for you
Registered since 26 Oct 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 26 Oct 2026).
Record
- Serial number
- 73078186
- Registration number
- 1051189
- Mark type
- Word mark
- Filed
- 23 Feb 1976
- Registered
- 26 Oct 1976
- Next maintenance due
- 26 Oct 2026
- Attorney of record
- Melissa Dobson
Goods and services
- Class 010 — Medical apparatus: SPONGES FOR SURGICAL PURPOSES
Owner
- MEDTRONIC XOMED, INC., JACKSONVILLE, MN, US
- MEROCEL CORPORATION, MYSTIC, CT, US
- AMERICAL CORPORATION, MYSTIC, CT, US
Prosecution history
- 10 Feb 2026 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED
- 10 Feb 2026 — REGISTERED AND RENEWED (FOURTH RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
- 10 Feb 2026 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED
- 10 Feb 2026 — TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION-POST REG RECEIVED
- 07 Feb 2026 — POST REGISTRATION ACTION MAILED - SEC. 8 & 9
- 07 Feb 2026 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
- 06 Nov 2025 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED
- 26 Oct 2025 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED
- 08 Nov 2016 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED
- 08 Nov 2016 — REGISTERED AND RENEWED (THIRD RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
- 08 Nov 2016 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED
- 08 Nov 2016 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
- 26 Aug 2016 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
- 26 Aug 2016 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED
- 26 Oct 2015 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED