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Opposition 91304779

PendingUSPTO

Opposition 91304779 at USPTO between The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Columbia Insurance Company, over the mark CAROLINA, filed Jan 28, 2026. Status in the office record: pending.

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Status
Pending
Filed
Jan 28, 2026
Marks involved
10
Parties

Who is involved

The parties as named in the office record.

Opponent

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Respondent

Columbia Insurance Company

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Timeline

How the case has moved

Dates from the USPTO record and the CAROLINA filing.

  1. CAROLINA filed

    Application 99096855 filed at the USPTO.

  2. Opposition filed

    The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill started opposition 91304779 at USPTO against CAROLINA.
  3. Next

    Awaiting decision

    No decision is recorded at USPTO yet.
Marks

Marks involved

1 contested mark, 9 marks the challenger relies on.

MarkRoleApplicationOffice
CAROLINAContested99096855USPTO
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINARelied on73394679USPTO
CAROLINA FEVERRelied on73396639USPTO
NORTH CAROLINARelied on85328565USPTO
CAROLINA TAR HEELSRelied on85495900USPTO
CAROLINA TAR HEELSRelied on85495905USPTO
NORTH CAROLINARelied on85495917USPTO
NORTH CAROLINA 00Relied on85495940USPTO
THE CAROLINA INN EST. 1924Relied on88094105USPTO
CAROLINA DENTISTRY FIRST IN CARE. FOR THE PEOPLE.Relied on90062298USPTO
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  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SIGNA_API_KEY"
Response
{
  "id": "prc_f3cc355e-e167-4c66-a5d1-fdc505725678",
  "object": "proceeding",
  "proceeding_type": "opposition",
  "proceeding_number": "91304779",
  "status": "pending",
  "office_code": "US",
  "filed_date": "2026-01-28",
  "parties": [
    {
      "name": "The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill",
      "role": "opponent"
    },
    {
      "name": "Columbia Insurance Company",
      "role": "respondent"
    }
  ]
}