Who owns the METRO FLEX trademark?

The METRO FLEX trademark is owned by King County Metro.

What is the serial number for METRO FLEX?

The USPTO serial number for METRO FLEX is 98755067.

What is the registration number for METRO FLEX?

METRO FLEX is registered under USPTO registration number 7912990.

MET

METRO FLEX

Q: What class is the METRO FLEX trademark registered in?

The METRO FLEX trademark is registered in Class 009 (Electronics, software & scientific instruments), Class 035 (Advertising, business management & retail services), Class 039 (Transportation, travel & storage services), Class 042 (Scientific, technology & SaaS services).

REGISTERED

Serial: 98755067
Reg: 7912990
Filed: Sep 17, 2024
Owner: King County Metro

Scientific, research, navigation, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, audiovisual, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, detecting, testing, inspecting, life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments; apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling the distribution or use of electricity; apparatus and instruments for recording, transmitting, reproducing or processing sound, images or data; recorded and downloadable multimedia files, computer software, blank digital or analogue recording and storage media; mechanisms for coin-operated apparatus; cash registers, calculating devices; computers and computer peripheral devices; diving suits, divers' masks, ear plugs for divers, nose clips for divers, gloves for divers, breathing apparatus for underwater swimming; fire-extinguishing apparatus.; Advertising; business management, organization and administration; office functions.; Transport; packaging and storage of goods; travel arrangement.; Scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto; industrial analysis, industrial research and industrial design services; quality control and authentication services; design and development of computer hardware and software.

What to file next

Section 8 declaration of continued use

When: Due between the fifth and sixth anniversary of registration.
Extensions and grace: A six-month grace period follows, with an added per-class fee.
If it is missed: A missed Section 8 cancels the registration, and there is no revival route for it.

How the Section 8 deadline works

General information about USPTO practice, not legal advice. The register is the authority, and a filing that has not yet posted can change what is owed.

Full Goods & Services

Class 009Electronics, software & scientific instruments

US codes: 021, 023, 026, 036, 038

First use anywhere: Feb 03, 2023

First use in commerce: Mar 06, 2023

Class 035Advertising, business management & retail services

US codes: 100, 101, 102

First use anywhere: Feb 03, 2023

First use in commerce: Mar 06, 2023

Advertising; business management, organization and administration; office functions.

Class 039Transportation, travel & storage services

US codes: 100, 105

First use anywhere: Feb 03, 2023

First use in commerce: Mar 06, 2023

Transport; packaging and storage of goods; travel arrangement.

Class 042Scientific, technology & SaaS services

US codes: 100, 101

First use anywhere: Feb 03, 2023

First use in commerce: Mar 06, 2023

Scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto; industrial analysis, industrial research and industrial design services; quality control and authentication services; design and development of computer hardware and software.

This description is as filed with the USPTO and defines the scope of trademark protection.

Filing Basis & Declarations

Standard Characters ClaimedFiled as Use ApplicationUse Application CurrentlyTrademark

Status History

15 events

REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER

Aug 26, 2025

Code R.PR

NOTICE OF REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION EMAILED

Aug 26, 2025

Code NRCC

PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION

Jul 08, 2025

Code PUBO

OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED

Jul 08, 2025

Code NPUB

NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED

Jul 02, 2025

Code NONP

APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER

Jun 05, 2025

Code CNSA

TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED

May 30, 2025

Code TROA

CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE

May 30, 2025

Code CRFA

TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED

May 30, 2025

Code TEME

PRIORITY ACTION WRITTEN

Mar 27, 2025

Code CPRA

PRIORITY ACTION E-MAILED

Mar 27, 2025

Code GPRA

NOTIFICATION OF PRIORITY ACTION E-MAILED

Mar 27, 2025

Code GPRN

ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER

Mar 25, 2025

Code DOCK

NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED

Mar 24, 2025

Code NWOS

NEW APPLICATION ENTERED

Sep 17, 2024

Code NWAP

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