THE WINMARK WAY
Live / Applied — Statement of use — processing complete, to examiner (as of 20 Feb 2026)
What this means for you
Not registered yet, but its 10 May 2024 filing date beats anything filed after it. If it registers, the owner can stop confusingly similar uses in the classes it covers.
Record
- Serial number
- 98544915
- Mark type
- Stylized text
- Filed
- 10 May 2024
- Published for opposition
- 24 Dec 2024
- Attorney of record
- Heather J. Kliebenstein
Goods and services
- Class 035 — Advertising and business services: Franchising services, namely, offering business management assistance to others in the establishment and/or operation of retail stores selling new and used merchandise, namely, sporting goods equipment and clothing, children's and youth clothing, clothing and apparel, toys, games and furniture, musical instruments, sound equipment and other items relating to musical instruments and music, and business management consultation; Retail store services in the field of items relating to new and used merchandise, namely, sporting goods equipment and clothing, children's and youth clothing, clothing and apparel, toys, games and furniture, musical instruments, sound equipment and other items relating to musical instruments and music
Owner
- Winmark Corporation, Minneapolis, MN, US
- Winmark Corporation, Minneapolis, MN, US
Prosecution history
- 20 Feb 2026 — STATEMENT OF USE PROCESSING COMPLETE
- 15 Aug 2025 — USE AMENDMENT FILED
- 20 Feb 2026 — CASE ASSIGNED TO INTENT TO USE PARALEGAL
- 15 Aug 2025 — TEAS STATEMENT OF USE RECEIVED
- 18 Feb 2025 — NOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT
- 24 Dec 2024 — OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
- 24 Dec 2024 — PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
- 18 Dec 2024 — NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED
- 25 Nov 2024 — APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
- 25 Nov 2024 — ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
- 10 Nov 2024 — NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED
- 10 May 2024 — NEW APPLICATION ENTERED