UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND
Live / Allowed — Publication / registration review complete (as of 18 Mar 2026)
What this means for you
Approved and waiting on proof of use. It will register unless the applicant drops it, and its 22 Sept 2025 filing date already counts against anyone who files later.
Record
- Serial number
- 99406913
- Mark type
- Stylized text
- Filed
- 22 Sept 2025
- Published for opposition
- 07 Apr 2026
- Attorney of record
- Michael Markos
Goods and services
- Class 042 — Scientific and technological services: Software as a service (SaaS) featuring software for background screening; software development for background check systems for others; electronic data storage for background screening records
- Class 045 — Legal and security services: Drug, alcohol and DNA screening for security and employment purposes; Employment background screening, namely, background screening of current employees of others; Pre-employment background screening services; tenant background screening; criminal history investigation checks; identity verification services as part of personal background investigations
Owner
- Universal Background Screening, Inc., Phoenix, AZ, US
Prosecution history
- 01 Apr 2026 — NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED
- 13 Mar 2026 — APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
- 05 Mar 2026 — TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
- 05 Mar 2026 — CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
- 05 Mar 2026 — TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED
- 03 Feb 2026 — NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
- 03 Feb 2026 — NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
- 03 Feb 2026 — NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN
- 29 Jan 2026 — ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
- 22 Sept 2025 — APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED
- 22 Sept 2025 — NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED
- 22 Sept 2025 — NEW APPLICATION ENTERED