Who owns the THE WINTRUST DIFFERENCE trademark?

The THE WINTRUST DIFFERENCE trademark is owned by Wintrust Financial Corporation.

What is the serial number for THE WINTRUST DIFFERENCE?

The USPTO serial number for THE WINTRUST DIFFERENCE is 98660221.

What is the registration number for THE WINTRUST DIFFERENCE?

THE WINTRUST DIFFERENCE is registered under USPTO registration number 0.

THE WINTRUST DIFFERENCE - Owned by Wintrust Financial Corporation - (Class 035, Class 036)

Q: What class is the THE WINTRUST DIFFERENCE trademark registered in?

The THE WINTRUST DIFFERENCE trademark is registered in Class 035 (Advertising, business management & retail services), Class 036 (Insurance, financial & real estate services).

What to file next

Response to the outstanding office action

When: Three months from the issue date for most applications filed on or after 3 December 2022, extendable once by three months for a fee.
Extensions and grace: A Madrid Section 66(a) application keeps a six-month response period instead, with no extension available.
If it is missed: The application goes abandoned. A petition to revive runs two months from the notice of abandonment, on an unintentional-delay standard.

Office action response deadlines

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 035Advertising, business management & retail services

US codes: 100, 101, 102

First use anywhere: Feb 13, 2025

First use in commerce: Feb 13, 2025

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

Class 036Insurance, financial & real estate services

US codes: 100, 101, 102

First use anywhere: Jun 15, 2019

First use in commerce: Jun 15, 2019

Financial, monetary and banking services; insurance services; real estate services.

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

Filing Basis & Declarations

Standard Characters Claimed

Status History

31 events

SU - NON-FINAL ACTION - WRITTEN

Sep 02, 2026

Code CNRT

NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED

Sep 02, 2026

Code GNRT

NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED

Sep 02, 2026

Code GNRN

NOTICE OF APPROVAL OF EXTENSION REQUEST E-MAILED

Aug 06, 2026

Code EXRA

CASE ASSIGNED TO INTENT TO USE PARALEGAL

Aug 05, 2026

Code AITU

SOU EXTENSION 1 GRANTED

Aug 05, 2026

Code EX1G

STATEMENT OF USE PROCESSING COMPLETE

Aug 05, 2026

Code SUPC

SOU TEAS EXTENSION RECEIVED

Apr 07, 2026

Code EEXT

SOU EXTENSION 1 FILED

Apr 07, 2026

Code EXT1

USE AMENDMENT FILED

Nov 26, 2025

Code IUAF

TEAS STATEMENT OF USE RECEIVED

Nov 26, 2025

Code EISU

NOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT

Oct 07, 2025

Code NOAM

PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION

Jun 03, 2025

Code PUBO

OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED

Jun 03, 2025

Code NPUB

NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED

May 28, 2025

Code NONP

APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER

May 01, 2025

Code CNSA

TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED

Apr 30, 2025

Code TEME

CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE

Apr 30, 2025

Code CRFA

TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED

Apr 30, 2025

Code TROA

NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN

Feb 03, 2025

Code CNRT

NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED

Feb 03, 2025

Code GNRT

NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED

Feb 03, 2025

Code GNRN

ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER

Jan 16, 2025

Code DOCK

NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED

Jan 15, 2025

Code NWOS

ASSIGNED TO LIE

Dec 10, 2024

Code ALIE

APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED

Dec 10, 2024

Code CHAN

TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED

Nov 01, 2024

Code REAP

ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED

Nov 01, 2024

Code ARAA

TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED

Nov 01, 2024

Code TCCA

TEAS WITHDRAWAL OF ATTORNEY RECEIVED-FIRM RETAINS

Nov 01, 2024

Code EWAF

NEW APPLICATION ENTERED

Jul 22, 2024

Code NWAP

What usually happens from here

Of the 104,104 marks on the USPTO register that reached notification of non-final action e-mailed:

Registered31% (32,511)

Abandoned61% (63,524)

Still pending8% (8,069)

Historical frequencies across the whole register, not a prediction about this mark. The outcome of any one application depends on what is filed and when.

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