ADC
Live / Registered — Registered and renewed (as of 24 Feb 2026)
What this means for you
Registered since 23 Jan 1996. 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 23 Jan 2026).
Record
- Serial number
- 74430160
- Registration number
- 1949956
- Mark type
- Design + words
- Filed
- 30 Aug 1993
- Published for opposition
- 31 Oct 1995
- Registered
- 23 Jan 1996
- Next maintenance due
- 23 Jan 2026
- Attorney of record
- Samuel F. Miller
Goods and services
- Class 042 — Scientific and technological services: association services, namely promoting the interest of the Methodist religion
- Class 200: indicating membership in the ruling body of bishops for the Methodist Church
Owner
- COUNCIL OF BISHOPS OF THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Washington, DC, US
- Council of Bishops of the United Methodist Church, Park Ridge, IL, US
- Council of Bishops of the United Methodist Church, Park Ridge, IL, US
Prosecution history
- 24 Feb 2026 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED
- 24 Feb 2026 — REGISTERED AND RENEWED (THIRD RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
- 24 Feb 2026 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED
- 23 Jan 2026 — TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION-POST REG RECEIVED
- 23 Jan 2026 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
- 23 Jan 2026 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
- 23 Jan 2026 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
- 11 Jul 2025 — POST REGISTRATION ACTION MAILED - SEC. 8 & 9
- 08 Jul 2025 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
- 03 Jul 2025 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
- 27 Jan 2025 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED
- 23 Jan 2025 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED
- 21 Feb 2018 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
- 21 Feb 2018 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
- 22 Mar 2016 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED