Trademark owner · USPTO register · rebuilt nightly

Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc.

60 live US trademarks, filing since 1985. 2 new applications filed this year.

Live marks
60
registered + pending
Registered
56
on the Principal Register
Pending
4
applications in progress
Filed in 2026
2
by filing date
Classes used
25
of 45 Nice classes
First filing
1985
41 years on the register
At a glanceplain-language reads of the register
Mostly staple foods: 26 of 60 live marks are in Class 30. Meats & processed foods (Class 29) is next with 17.
3 registrations have a maintenance filing due in the next 12 months.
Filing activityapplications per year, by filing date
0 6 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2 so far

Marks held on the register, by filing date. 2026 is year to date.

Portfolio by classlive marks · rank among filers in that class

A multi-class mark counts once per class. Rank shown where the owner is in the class's top 50.

Latest activity

What Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. filed most recently.

MarkClassFiledBasisStatusSerial
HELLO WORLD BY BEST CHOICE 32 Sep 29, 2026 — pending 50134857
CLEARLY BY BEST CHOICE 29 Aug 26, 2026 — pending 50073896
SUPERMERCADO SOLFRESCO 35 Sep 11, 2025 — published 99388525
SMARTMEALS 42 Jun 18, 2025 — opposition 99240228
ALWAYS SAVE 3, 5, 21, 29, 30 Nov 21, 2024 — registered Aug 12 98865718
BEST CHOICE 3, 29, 30, 31 Nov 21, 2024 — registered Aug 26 98865849
SUPERIOR SELECTIONS 29, 30 Nov 21, 2024 — registered Sep 2 98865880
BIG DIPPER 30 Feb 14, 2024 — registered Sep 23 98405836
HELLO WORLD BY BEST CHOICE 3, 5 Aug 30, 2023 — registered Sep 15 98158286
PURE WONDER BY BEST CHOICE 31 Aug 23, 2023 — registered Feb 10 98146097
Recently registeredlast 12 months
HELLO WORLD BY BEST CHOICE · Cl. 3, 5 · Reg. 8,439,788
Sep 15, 2026
CLEARLY BY BEST CHOICE · Cl. 29, 30, 31, 32 · Reg. 8,380,313
Aug 4, 2026
PRICE BUSTER · Cl. 35 · Reg. 8,145,603
Feb 17, 2026
PURE WONDER BY BEST CHOICE · Cl. 31 · Reg. 8,137,959
Feb 10, 2026

Registration starts the maintenance clock: a Section 8 declaration is due between years 5 and 6.

Maintenance windows aheadnext 12 months · from registration dates
ALWAYS SAVE · Reg. 1,422,207 · registered Dec 1986
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 40)
Dec 23, 2025 → Dec 23, 2026
BEST CHOICE · Reg. 2,026,837 · registered Dec 1996
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 30)
Dec 31, 2025 → Dec 31, 2026
AWG 100% GUARANTEED QUALITY · Reg. 1,440,080 · registered May 1987
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 40)
May 19, 2026 → May 19, 2027

A filing missed by the due date enters a six-month grace period, then the registration cancels.

Names on the registerwhat this page merges, and what it leaves out
ASSOCIATED WHOLESALE GROCERS, INC. · 60 live marks
included
Associated Materials, LLC · 69 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
Associated Food Stores, LLC · 49 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
Associated Builders And Contractors, Inc. · 40 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals, Inc. · 38 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
The Associated Press · 30 live marks · may be a related company
separate page

Spellings are merged when they differ only in punctuation or legal suffix. Anything else stays separate rather than guessed.

Common questions

About Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. trademarks.

How many trademarks does Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. have?

60 live US trademarks as of October 23, 2026: 56 registered and 4 pending applications. 2 were filed in 2026 so far.

What does Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. sell, according to its trademarks?

Mostly staple foods (Class 30, 26 live marks). Also meats & processed foods (Class 29) and cosmetics & cleaning (Class 3).

Who owns the ALWAYS SAVE trademark?

ALWAYS SAVE is owned by Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc.. It was registered on November 19, 1985 (Reg. No. 1370813) and is live. The same owner holds 59 other live US marks.

When did Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. first file a trademark?

Its oldest live US filing dates from 1985: ALWAYS SAVE, filed February 22, 1985.

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