USPTO trademark

BACKGROUND DIRECT

RegisteredUSPTOWord markClass 45

"BACKGROUND DIRECT" is a word mark owned by First Advantage Corporation, filed at the USPTO on June 9, 2014. It is registered and covers class 45 (Legal and Personal).

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Official USPTO record
BACKGROUND DIRECT trademark as filed
As filed with the USPTO
Status
Registered
Since October 15, 2025
Filed
June 9, 2014
Registered
July 21, 2015
Expires
Not recorded
Application no.
86304195
Registration no.
4778672
Office
USPTO
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Mark type
Word mark
1 class
Ownership

Who owns BACKGROUND DIRECT

The owner on file, matched to the company behind it. Every owner-name spelling for that company is grouped on its page.

Owner

First Advantage Corporation

FA · Atlanta, United States

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Representative

Mindi M. Richter

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Goods and services

What the mark covers

The products and services BACKGROUND DIRECT is filed for, grouped by Nice class.

  • background investigation and employment background screening services, namely, fingerprinting services, background screening, and drug screening of current employees of others, candidates, contractors and volunteers

History

What has happened so far

Steps recorded by the USPTO, newest first.

  1. Notice of acceptance of sec. 8 & 9 - e-mailed
  2. Registered and renewed (first renewal - 10 yrs)
  3. Registered - sec. 8 (10-yr) accepted/sec. 9 granted
  4. Case assigned to post registration paralegal
  5. Teas section 8 & 9 received
  6. Courtesy reminder - sec. 8 (10-yr)/sec. 9 e-mailed
  7. Automatic update of assignment of ownership
  8. Assignment of ownership not updated automatically
  9. Notice of acceptance of sec. 8 & 15 - e-mailed
  10. Registered - sec. 8 (6-yr) accepted & sec. 15 ack.

10 earlier steps on the official record.

FAQ

About BACKGROUND DIRECT

Who owns the trademark "BACKGROUND DIRECT"?

The USPTO trademark "BACKGROUND DIRECT" (application 86304195) is owned by First Advantage Corporation.

What is the status of "BACKGROUND DIRECT"?

Its status at the USPTO is: registered.

When was "BACKGROUND DIRECT" registered?

It was registered on July 21, 2015.

API

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  • GET/v1/trademarks/{id}

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  • GET/v1/trademarks/{id}/events

    Every step in the office history

  • GET/v1/proceedings?trademark_id={id}

    Oppositions and cancellations against the mark

Get API keyView docs
GET /v1/trademarks/{id}
ID=tm_019d2a02-7ff7-72f5-ac17-22a2c812f067
curl https://api.signa.so/v1/trademarks/$ID \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SIGNA_API_KEY"
Response
{
  "id": "tm_019d2a02-7ff7-72f5-ac17-22a2c812f067",
  "object": "trademark",
  "mark_text": "BACKGROUND DIRECT",
  "status": {
    "primary": "active",
    "stage": "registered"
  },
  "office_code": "US",
  "application_number": "86304195",
  "filing_date": "2014-06-09",
  "nice_classes": [
    45
  ],
  "owners": [
    {
      "name": "FIRST ADVANTAGE CORPORATION",
      "entity_id": "ent_019eb6fa-798f-737d-a9db-406a23d97cc8"
    }
  ]
}