TAR HEELS Trademark

Trademark Overview


On Thursday, October 15, 2015, a trademark application was filed for TAR HEELS with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the TAR HEELS trademark a serial number of 86789551. The federal status of this trademark filing is SECTION 8 & 15 - ACCEPTED AND ACKNOWLEDGED as of Friday, October 21, 2022. This trademark is owned by The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The TAR HEELS trademark is filed in the Clothing & Apparel Products category with the following description:

Clothing, namely, shirts, T-shirts, sweatshirts, hooded sweatshirts, replica jerseys, sleepwear, one-piece infant snap suits, shorts, sweatpants, jackets; headwear, namely, hats, caps, visors, and beanies; footwear
tar heels

General Information


Serial Number86789551
Word MarkTAR HEELS
Filing DateThursday, October 15, 2015
Status702 - SECTION 8 & 15 - ACCEPTED AND ACKNOWLEDGED
Status DateFriday, October 21, 2022
Registration Number4946295
Registration DateTuesday, April 26, 2016
Mark Drawing4000 - Illustration: Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Block form
Published for Opposition DateTuesday, February 9, 2016

Trademark Statements


Goods and ServicesClothing, namely, shirts, T-shirts, sweatshirts, hooded sweatshirts, replica jerseys, sleepwear, one-piece infant snap suits, shorts, sweatpants, jackets; headwear, namely, hats, caps, visors, and beanies; footwear

Classification Information


International Class025 - Clothing, footwear, headgear.
US Class Codes022, 039
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateTuesday, October 20, 2015
Primary Code025
First Use Anywhere DateSaturday, November 30, 1996
First Use In Commerce DateSaturday, November 30, 1996

Trademark Owner History


Party NameThe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Party Type30 - Original Registrant
Legal Entity Type99 - Other
AddressChapel Hill, NC 27599

Party NameThe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Party Type20 - Owner at Publication
Legal Entity Type99 - Other
AddressChapel Hill, NC 27599

Party NameThe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Party Type10 - Original Applicant
Legal Entity Type99 - Other
AddressChapel Hill, NC 27599

Trademark Events


Event DateEvent Description
Friday, October 21, 2022NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 15 - E-MAILED
Friday, October 21, 2022REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK.
Friday, October 21, 2022CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
Friday, April 22, 2022TEAS SECTION 8 & 15 RECEIVED
Monday, April 26, 2021COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED
Tuesday, April 26, 2016REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Tuesday, February 9, 2016OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
Tuesday, February 9, 2016PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
Wednesday, January 20, 2016NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED
Tuesday, December 29, 2015APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Tuesday, December 29, 2015ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Tuesday, October 20, 2015NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED IN TRAM
Monday, October 19, 2015NEW APPLICATION ENTERED IN TRAM