LAP-BAND
Live / Registered — Registered and renewed (as of 19 Feb 2026)
What this means for you
Registered since 21 Nov 1995. 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 21 Nov 2025).
Record
- Serial number
- 74600935
- Registration number
- 1937093
- Mark type
- Word mark
- Filed
- 21 Nov 1994
- Published for opposition
- 29 Aug 1995
- Registered
- 21 Nov 1995
- Next maintenance due
- 21 Nov 2025
- Attorney of record
- Deborah A. Gubernick
Goods and services
- Class 010 — Medical apparatus: laparoscopic gastric band for use in the treatment of morbid obesity
Owner
- MEDTIMO INC., EDEN PRAIRIE, MN, US
- APOLLO ENDOSURGERY US, INC., AUSTIN, TX, US
- APOLLO ENDOSURGERY, INC., AUSTIN, TX, US
- ALLERGAN, INC., IRVINE, CA, US
- BIOENTERICS CORPORATION, Carpinteria, CA, US
- BIOENTERICS CORPORATION, Carpinteria, CA, US
- BIOENTERICS CORPORATION, Carpinteria, CA, US
Prosecution history
- 19 Feb 2026 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED
- 19 Feb 2026 — REGISTERED AND RENEWED (THIRD RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
- 19 Feb 2026 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED
- 19 Feb 2026 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
- 14 Jan 2026 — AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP
- 19 Nov 2025 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED
- 18 May 2020 — REVIEW OF CORRESPONDENCE COMPLETE - ADDRESS UPDATED
- 30 Apr 2020 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
- 04 Mar 2020 — ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY
- 28 Feb 2020 — APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED
- 28 Feb 2020 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
- 28 Feb 2020 — TEAS WITHDRAWAL OF ATTORNEY RECEIVED-FIRM RETAINS
- 28 Feb 2020 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
- 28 Feb 2020 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
- 28 Feb 2020 — TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED