V-LANCE
Live / Registered — Registered and renewed (as of 22 Jan 2026)
What this means for you
Registered since 25 Mar 1986. 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 25 Mar 2026).
Record
- Serial number
- 73543711
- Registration number
- 1387431
- Mark type
- Word mark
- Filed
- 18 Jun 1985
- Published for opposition
- 31 Dec 1985
- Registered
- 25 Mar 1986
- Next maintenance due
- 25 Mar 2026
- Attorney of record
- Melissa Atherton
Goods and services
- Class 010 — Medical apparatus: SURGICAL KNIVES AND SURGICAL BLADES
Owner
- Alcon Inc, Fribourg, CH
- ALCON RESEARCH, LTD., FORT WORTH, TX, US
- ALCON MANUFACTURING, LTD., FORT WORTH, TX, US
- ALCON MANUFACTURING, LTD., FT. WORTH, TX, US
- ALCON SURGICAL, INC., FORT WORTH, TX, US
- SHARPOINT INC., READING, PA, US
- SHARPOINT INC., READING, PA, US
- SHARPOINT INC., READING, PA, US
Prosecution history
- 22 Jan 2026 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED
- 22 Jan 2026 — REGISTERED AND RENEWED (THIRD RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
- 22 Jan 2026 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED
- 21 Jan 2026 — TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION-POST REG RECEIVED
- 21 Nov 2025 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
- 21 Nov 2025 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
- 21 Nov 2025 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
- 22 Aug 2025 — POST REGISTRATION ACTION MAILED - SEC. 8 & 9
- 22 Aug 2025 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
- 14 Apr 2025 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED
- 25 Mar 2025 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED
- 09 Feb 2024 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
- 09 Feb 2024 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
- 09 Feb 2024 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
- 13 Apr 2020 — APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED