INSTACART Trademark

Trademark Overview


On Thursday, February 17, 2022, a trademark application was filed for INSTACART with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the INSTACART trademark a serial number of 97272848. The federal status of this trademark filing is SU - REGISTRATION REVIEW COMPLETE as of Wednesday, July 3, 2024. This trademark is owned by Maplebear Inc.. The INSTACART trademark is filed in the Computer & Software Products & Electrical & Scientific Products category with the following description:

Downloadable software for browsing and purchasing consumer goods of others; downloadable software for engaging and coordinating personal shopper and delivery services; downloadable software for providing information on available same-day transportation and delivery services; downloadable software for shopping in the field of consumer goods, grocery, food, pharmacy, home goods, pet supply, electronics, clothing, beauty, media, office supply, and general merchandise; downloadable software for facilitating, coordinating, arranging, and tracking the pickup and delivery of consumer goods, grocery, food, pharmacy, home goods, pet supply, electronics, clothing, beauty, media, office supply, and general merchandise; downloadable software for searching for and accessing, creating, publishing, and browsing recipes and information in the field of food, cooking, wine, and beverages; downloadable software for searching for and accessing, creating, publishing and browsing information in the field of...

General Information


Serial Number97272848
Word MarkINSTACART
Filing DateThursday, February 17, 2022
Status819 - SU - REGISTRATION REVIEW COMPLETE
Status DateWednesday, July 3, 2024
Registration Number0000000
Registration DateNOT AVAILABLE
Mark Drawing3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s)
Published for Opposition DateTuesday, September 5, 2023

Trademark Statements


Description of MarkThe mark consists of an arrow shape design on top of a half circle design and "INSTACART" in lowercase stylized format on the right.
Goods and ServicesDownloadable software for browsing and purchasing consumer goods of others; downloadable software for engaging and coordinating personal shopper and delivery services; downloadable software for providing information on available same-day transportation and delivery services; downloadable software for shopping in the field of consumer goods, grocery, food, pharmacy, home goods, pet supply, electronics, clothing, beauty, media, office supply, and general merchandise; downloadable software for facilitating, coordinating, arranging, and tracking the pickup and delivery of consumer goods, grocery, food, pharmacy, home goods, pet supply, electronics, clothing, beauty, media, office supply, and general merchandise; downloadable software for searching for and accessing, creating, publishing, and browsing recipes and information in the field of food, cooking, wine, and beverages; downloadable software for searching for and accessing, creating, publishing and browsing information in the field of general merchandise, consumer goods, groceries and food, pharmacy goods, home goods, pet supplies, electronics, clothing, beauty products, media, office supplies; computer hardware for the wholesale and retail store industries, namely, point-of-sale computer hardware for inventory management, operating computer systems, processing of sale transactions, data and accounting management, customer relationship management, transmission of payment information, inventory management, management of consumer loyalty programs and gift card processing; computer software systems for the wholesale and retail store industries, namely, point-of-sale recorded software for inventory management, operating computer systems, processing of sale transactions, data and accounting management, customer relationship management, transmission of payment information, inventory management, management of consumer loyalty programs and gift card processing; artificial intelligence powered checkout system comprised of customer self-service electronic checkout stations for point of sale; artificial intelligence powered checkout systems comprised of cameras to track and process purchases of goods from stores; electronic equipment for point-of-sale (POS) systems, namely, point-of-sale terminals, bar code readers, optical readers, advertisement display monitors, computer display monitors, keyboards, printers, scanners, radio transmitters, radio receivers, and computer hardware with embedded computer operating software; point-of-sale terminals; computing hardware that consists of a screen, a central processing unit and cameras; secure electronic payment terminals for electronic transactions; downloadable mobile applications that allows users to execute shopping-related demands in the nature of building a shopping list, placing an order for groceries and retail products online, and selecting recipes according to groceries purchased; high performance one dimensional and two dimensional barcode readers using image technology; downloadable computer application software for mobile phones, handheld computers, and tablets, featuring image recognition, optical decoding, audio recognition, audio decoding, and code technology, for use in reading scanned advertisements in print, mobile, online, and radio format, displaying consumer product information about goods or services, providing consumers with purchase options that include customer loyalty and rewards programs offerings, personalized sales offers, coupons, and recommendations, and providing consumers with the ability to order, purchase, and obtain delivery of general consumer merchandise and services; Computing hardware, namely, mobile computing devices consisting of barcode scanners, interactive touchscreen monitors, and radio frequency devices featuring deep learning, camera-based item identification, and computer vision, that function as portable retail store checkouts; Computing hardware, namely, mobile computing devices consisting of barcode scanners, interactive touchscreen monitors, radio frequency receivers, and electronic weighing scales consisting of weight sensors and featuring deep learning, computer vision, and camera based item identification, that enable consumers to weigh goods placed in containers used in retail store settings; Computer hardware in the nature of mobile computing devices equipped to bar code scanners, touchscreen monitors and radio frequency receivers that cooperate with each other to collect and aggregate consumer behavior data, namely, tracking customer purchases and automating customer checkout within a retail store; downloadable software development kits (SDKs) consisting of computer software development tools to allow third parties to integrate retailer applications, e-commerce sites and retail fulfillment backend systems to cloud-based consumer marketplace or a locally deployed server; downloadable computer software and computer hardware that allow users to perform electronic business transactions via a global computer network; customer self-service electronic checkout stations for point of sale; downloadable computer software and programs for use in payment processing; downloadable mobile applications for commerce, namely, software that allows users to perform electronic business transactions via a global computer network; all of the foregoing excluding photo and video sharing and social networking software
Indication of Colors claimedColor is not claimed as a feature of the mark.

Classification Information


International Class009 - Scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments; apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity; apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images; magnetic data carriers, recording discs; automatic vending machines and mechanisms for coin operated apparatus; cash registers, calculating machines, data processing equipment and computers; fire extinguishing apparatus.
US Class Codes021, 023, 026, 036, 038
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateFriday, December 2, 2022
Primary Code009
First Use Anywhere DateMonday, March 28, 2022
First Use In Commerce DateMonday, March 28, 2022

Trademark Owner History


Party NameMaplebear Inc.
Party Type20 - Owner at Publication
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressSan Francisco, CA 94105

Party NameMaplebear Inc.
Party Type10 - Original Applicant
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressSan Francisco, CA 94105

Trademark Events


Event DateEvent Description
Monday, February 21, 2022NEW APPLICATION ENTERED
Wednesday, February 23, 2022NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED
Thursday, February 24, 2022NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED
Thursday, May 19, 2022TEAS VOLUNTARY AMENDMENT RECEIVED
Thursday, May 19, 2022TEAS AMENDMENT ENTERED BEFORE ATTORNEY ASSIGNED
Thursday, December 1, 2022ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Thursday, December 8, 2022NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN
Thursday, December 8, 2022NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Thursday, December 8, 2022NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Wednesday, December 28, 2022ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Monday, March 6, 2023TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED
Monday, March 6, 2023CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Tuesday, March 7, 2023TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
Tuesday, April 25, 2023NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN
Tuesday, April 25, 2023NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Tuesday, April 25, 2023NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Wednesday, July 19, 2023TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED
Wednesday, July 19, 2023CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Wednesday, July 19, 2023TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
Monday, July 31, 2023APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Wednesday, August 16, 2023NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED
Tuesday, September 5, 2023PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
Tuesday, September 5, 2023OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
Tuesday, October 31, 2023NOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT
Friday, April 19, 2024SOU TEAS EXTENSION RECEIVED
Friday, April 19, 2024SOU EXTENSION 1 FILED
Friday, April 19, 2024SOU EXTENSION 1 GRANTED
Friday, April 19, 2024USE AMENDMENT FILED
Friday, April 19, 2024TEAS STATEMENT OF USE RECEIVED
Saturday, April 20, 2024NOTICE OF APPROVAL OF EXTENSION REQUEST E-MAILED
Wednesday, May 15, 2024CASE ASSIGNED TO INTENT TO USE PARALEGAL
Wednesday, May 15, 2024CASE ASSIGNED TO INTENT TO USE PARALEGAL
Wednesday, May 15, 2024STATEMENT OF USE PROCESSING COMPLETE
Wednesday, July 3, 2024NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF STATEMENT OF USE E-MAILED
Wednesday, July 3, 2024ALLOWED PRINCIPAL REGISTER - SOU ACCEPTED