UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND
Live / Allowed — Published for opposition (as of 10 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
- 99406915
- Mark type
- Design + words
- Filed
- 22 Sept 2025
- Published for opposition
- 10 Mar 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 checks, in the nature of background investigation services; Verification of personal identity as part of personal background investigations
Owner
- Universal Background Screening, Inc., Phoenix, AZ, US
- Universal Background Screening, Inc., Phoenix, AZ, US
Prosecution history
- 10 Mar 2026 — OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
- 10 Mar 2026 — PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
- 04 Mar 2026 — NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED
- 17 Feb 2026 — APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
- 17 Feb 2026 — EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED
- 17 Feb 2026 — NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED
- 17 Feb 2026 — EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED
- 17 Feb 2026 — EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN
- 13 Feb 2026 — ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
- 12 Feb 2026 — NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED
- 12 Feb 2026 — NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED
- 22 Sept 2025 — APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED
- 22 Sept 2025 — NEW APPLICATION ENTERED