AFRICAN ANCESTRY

What this means for you

Registered since 04 Mar 2014. 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 04 Mar 2024).

Record

Serial number

85911986

Registration number

4492771

Mark type

Stylized text

Filed

23 Apr 2013

Registered

04 Mar 2014

Next maintenance due

04 Mar 2024

Attorney of record

Ned T. Himmelrich

Goods and services

• Class 009 — Scientific and electric apparatus: genetic identity test kits primarily comprising laboratory swabs and also containing bar-coded specimen envelope, instruction sheet, specimen information form, and pre-paid mailing envelope in International
• Class 042 — Scientific and technological services: scientific research; ancestry tracing, namely, DNA analysis for identifying familial lineages; providing a web site that features scientific DNA information for determining genetic ancestry

Owner

• AFRICAN ANCESTRY INC., Washington, DC, US
• AFRICAN ANCESTRY INC., Washington, DC, US

Prosecution history

• 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
• 23 Jan 2026 — APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED
• 23 Jan 2026 — TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED
• 22 Sept 2023 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED
• 22 Sept 2023 — REGISTERED AND RENEWED (FIRST RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
• 22 Sept 2023 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED
• 22 Sept 2023 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
• 16 Mar 2023 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED
• 04 Mar 2023 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED
• 02 Mar 2023 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
• 02 Mar 2023 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
• 02 Mar 2023 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
• 19 Jun 2019 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 - E-MAILED