NIC
Live / Allowed — Published for opposition (as of 17 Mar 2026)
What this means for you
Approved and waiting on proof of use. It will register unless the applicant drops it, and its 25 Jun 2025 filing date already counts against anyone who files later.
Record
- Serial number
- 99251863
- Mark type
- Design + words
- Filed
- 25 Jun 2025
- Published for opposition
- 17 Mar 2026
- Attorney of record
- Charles S. Kinley
Goods and services
- Class 035 — Advertising and business services: Promoting public awareness of the need for education and consumer health and safety in the cosmetology and beauty profession industry; Providing a database of information pertaining to the business administration of licensure of professionals in the cosmetology and beauty profession industry; Providing news, information, and commentary in the field of regulatory application submissions to state licensing and regulatory boards and agencies related to the cosmetology and beauty profession industry; Promoting the interests of professionals in the cosmetology and beauty profession industry by means of a membership association limited to members of regulatory bodies for such fields; Promoting the uniformity of the practices of cosmetology and related fields through national uniform examinations, testing, collaboration, and a national data repository; Providing news, information, and commentary for cosmetologists, barbers, hairstylists, manicurists, estheticians, tattoo artists, and other beauty professionals in the field of regulatory application submissions for licensure requirements to be submitted with governmental regulatory bodies
- Class 041 — Education and entertainment services: Educational services, namely, providing training courses, programs, and distribution of training materials in connection therewith to national examination proctors and professionals seeking licensure in the fields of the cosmetology and beauty profession industry; Educational services, namely, providing training courses, programs, and distribution of training materials in connection therewith to national examination proctors and professionals seeking licensure in the fields of cosmetology, barbering, hairstyling, manicuring, esthetics, tattooing, and beauty culture; Developing and preparing educational examinations for the state registration and licensure of cosmetologists, barbers, hairstylists, manicurists, estheticians, tattoo artists, and other beauty professionals; Educational services, namely, arranging and conducting educational conferences relating to the cosmetology and beauty profession industry for members of regulatory bodies for such fields; Providing educational examination news, information, and commentary for cosmetologists, barbers, hairstylists, manicurists, estheticians, tattoo artists, and other beauty professionals in the field of the National Interstate Council (NIC) examination program
- Class 044 — Medical, beauty and agricultural services: Providing news, information, and commentary in the field of the cosmetology and beauty professional industry for members of regulatory bodies for such fields; Membership services, namely, providing on-line information to members in the fields of cosmetology, barbering, hairstyling, manicuring, esthetics, tattooing, and beauty hygienic care
Owner
- The National Interstate Council of State Boards of Cosmetology, McCleary, WA, US
- The National Interstate Council of State Boards of Cosmetology, McCleary, WA, US
Prior registrations
Prosecution history
- 17 Mar 2026 — OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
- 17 Mar 2026 — PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
- 11 Mar 2026 — NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED
- 22 Feb 2026 — APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
- 06 Feb 2026 — TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
- 06 Feb 2026 — CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
- 06 Feb 2026 — TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED
- 04 Dec 2025 — NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
- 04 Dec 2025 — NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
- 04 Dec 2025 — NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN
- 13 Nov 2025 — ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
- 31 Oct 2025 — NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED
- 31 Oct 2025 — NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED
- 25 Jun 2025 — APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED
- 25 Jun 2025 — NEW APPLICATION ENTERED