USPTO serial 79102884
AFAQ
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Reg. 4296779Status 706Registered
- Filing date
- Status date
- Registration date
- Mar 5, 2013
- Examiner
- EDWARDS, ALICIA COLLINS
- Law office
- GENERIC WEB UPDATE
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Owner
ASSOCIATION FRANCAISE DE NORMALISATION (AFNOR)
FR
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ASSOCIATION FRANCAISE DE NORMALISATION (AFNOR)
FR
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ASSOCIATION FRANCAISE DE NORMALISATION (AFNOR)
LA PLAINE SAINT-DENIS, FR
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Attorney of record
The USPTO lists this attorney as the applicant's representative for correspondence on this application.
Cathleen E. Stadecker
Cathleen E. Stadecker Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC199 Main Street, PO Box 190Burlington, VT 05402-0190UNITED STATESGoods and services
| Class | Description | Status | First use |
|---|---|---|---|
| 009 | [ Digital data recording media, namely, CDs, DVDs, optical and digital discs, downloadable audio and video recordings featuring information and forms in the field of standardization and regulations for businesses; electronic document databases in the field of standards, norms, regulations and certification of same relating to all industries, including products and services in aeronautics and aerospace, automotive, banking, insurance, finance, construction trades, water and sanitation, food industry, farming, environmental and energy management, industrial technology, health and medical, social care services, sports and leisure, internet technology and communications, transportation and logistics, media, testing laboratories and technical centers, purchasing, document management maintenance, metrology, manufacture, human resources, teaching, business, hotels and accommodations recorded on computer media; downloadable document databases in the field of standards, norms and regulations relating to all industries, including products and services in aeronautics and aerospace, automotive, banking, insurance, finance, construction trades, water and sanitation, food industry, farming, environmental and energy management, industrial technology, health and medical, social care services, sports and leisure, internet technology and communications, transportation and logistics, media, testing laboratories and technical centers, purchasing, document management maintenance, metrology, manufacture, human resources, teaching, business, hotels and accommodations; computer software, recorded, for digital training courses in the field of management and auditing of standards, norms and regulations relating to all industries, including products and services in aeronautics and aerospace, automotive, banking, insurance, finance, construction trades, water and sanitation, food industry, farming, environmental and energy management, industrial technology, health and medical, social care services, sports and leisure, internet technology and communications, transportation and logistics, media, testing laboratories and technical centers, purchasing, document management maintenance, metrology, manufacture, human resources, teaching, business, hotels and accommodations; downloadable electronic publications in the nature of online information bulletins and online periodicals for digital training courses in the fields of standards, norms and regulations relating to all industries, including products and services in aeronautics and aerospace, automotive, banking, insurance, finance, construction trades, water and sanitation, food industry, farming, environmental and energy management, industrial technology, health and medical, social care services, sports and leisure, internet technology and communications, transportation and logistics, media, testing laboratories and technical centers, purchasing, document management maintenance, metrology, manufacture, human resources, teaching, business, hotels and accommodations and management and auditing of same ] | SECTION 71 - CANCELLED | — |
| 016 | Printed matter, namely, [ books, pamphlets, leaflets, brochures, ] documents [, magazines, printed reviews, printed periodicals ] in the field of standards, norms and regulations relating to all industries, including products and services in aeronautics and aerospace, automotive, [ banking, insurance, finance, ] construction trades, [ water and sanitation, food industry, ] farming, environmental and energy management, industrial technology, health and medical, [ social care services, sports and leisure, internet technology and communications, ] transportation and logistics, [ media, testing laboratories and technical centers, purchasing, document management maintenance, metrology, ] * and * manufacture [, human resources, teaching, business, hotels and accommodations and management and auditing of same ] ; printed certificates of compliance with specified requirements, standards, and norms; printed certificates attesting to compliance of competences with standards and benchmarks [ ; printed instructional and teaching material in the field of standards, norms and regulations relating to all industries, including products and services in aeronautics and aerospace, automotive, banking, insurance, finance, construction trades, water and sanitation, food industry, farming, environmental and energy management, industrial technology, health and medical, social care services, sports and leisure, internet technology and communications, transportation and logistics, media, testing laboratories and technical centers, purchasing, document management maintenance, metrology, manufacture, human resources, teaching, business, hotels and accommodations ] | ACTIVE | — |
| 035 | [ Advertising and marketing; business management; business administration; office functions; document reproduction; consulting, assistance to industrial and commercial companies in their business dealings; business management consulting; consulting, studies, assistance and expertise regarding business management and organization; business information in connection with assessing conformity with specified requirements, standards, and norms in relation to audits of management systems, quality management systems, evaluation, evaluation of personnel competences and qualifications; consulting with regard to evaluation of the professional competence of people; auditor placement services in the context of missions to evaluate conformity with specified requirements, standards, and norms; business consultation in the nature of assessment, self-assessment and diagnostic services for the various departments of a company such as the departments for purchasing, administration, accounting, tax, social responsibility, commercial, management and personnel qualification, environment, production; organization of exhibitions, colloquiums for commercial or advertising purposes; retail store services and online retail store services featuring documents relating to norms and standards; business organization auditing; business information in the field of standards and norms for management and auditing purposes relating to all industries, including products and services in aeronautics and aerospace, automotive, banking, insurance, finance, construction trades, water and sanitation, food industry, farming, environmental and energy management, industrial technology, health and medical, social care services, sports and leisure, internet technology and communications, transportation and logistics, media, testing laboratories and technical centers, purchasing, document management maintenance, metrology, manufacture, human resources, teaching, business, hotels and accommodations; systemization of information into computer databases; statistical analysis and reporting for business purposes; computerized file management; services for the recording and processing of data and texts, namely, compiling, inputting, systemization of data into computer databases; services comprising the transcription, composition, and compilation of written texts, sounds and/or images; market research studies and market research; arrangement of subscriptions to newspapers and to newsletters of others; services for recruiting, managing and assessing personnel and consulting thereon; organizing exhibitions for commercial or advertising purposes; subscription services to an online database for norms, French, international and European standards, subscription services to an Internet site providing access to an online library; subscription services to online information flows ] | SECTION 71 - CANCELLED | — |
| 041 | [ Teaching and training, education and entertainment services, namely, providing classes, workshops, seminars, training courses, e-learning modules in the field of standards, norms and regulations relating to all industries, including products and services in aeronautics and aerospace, automotive, banking, insurance, finance, construction trades, water and sanitation, food industry, farming, environmental and energy management, industrial technology, health and medical, social care services, sports and leisure, internet technology and communications, transportation and logistics, media, testing laboratories and technical centers, purchasing, document management maintenance, metrology, manufacture, human resources, teaching, business, hotels and accommodations and management and auditing of same; arranging and conducting of colloquiums, conferences, seminars, placements, congresses, and conducting training workshops in the field of standards, norms and regulations relating to all industries, including products and services in aeronautics and aerospace, automotive, banking, insurance, finance, construction trades, water and sanitation, food industry, farming, environmental and energy management, industrial technology, health and medical, social care services, sports and leisure, internet technology and communications, transportation and logistics, media, testing laboratories and technical centers, purchasing, document management maintenance, metrology, manufacture, human resources, teaching, business, hotels and accommodations and management and auditing of same; educational institutions, namely, providing courses of instruction at the college and post-graduate level; vocational training in the field of standards, norms and regulations relating to all industries, including products and services in aeronautics and aerospace, automotive, banking, insurance, finance, construction trades, water and sanitation, food industry, farming, environmental and energy management, industrial technology, health and medical, social care services, sports and leisure, internet technology and communications, transportation and logistics, media, testing laboratories and technical centers, purchasing, document management maintenance, metrology, manufacture, human resources, teaching, business, hotels and accommodations, management and auditing of same; providing of training for businesses in the fields of evaluating conformity with specified requirements, standards, norms, management system audits, quality management systems, assessing personnel in companies; training courses for auditors in the field of management and assessment systems; advice and consulting for companies with regard to evaluation of personnel training; online training over the Internet or via any electronic communication means in the field of standards, norms and regulations relating to all industries, including products and services in aeronautics and aerospace, automotive, banking, insurance, finance, construction trades, water and sanitation, food industry, farming, environmental and energy management, industrial technology, health and medical, social care services, sports and leisure, internet technology and communications, transportation and logistics, media, testing laboratories and technical centers, purchasing, document management maintenance, metrology, manufacture, human resources, teaching, business, hotels and accommodations, management and auditing of same; organization of exhibitions for cultural or educational purposes; publication of on-line electronic books, reviews, periodicals, texts in the field of standards, norms and regulations and management and auditing of same ] | SECTION 71 - CANCELLED | — |
| 042 | [ Quality control for others; engineering, namely, technical project studies for assessing and developing industrial and management standards, norms and regulations; design of programs for evaluating competencies of persons, departments and management systems; development of technical analytical methods for assessing and auditing standards, norms and regulations; ] testing of various products and services of others leading to the award of certificates of conformity with specified industry requirements, standards, and norms; testing of various products and services of others for the delivery of certificates of conformity with quality standards or norms to companies' management teams and organizations; technical inspection, control and monitoring services regarding the compliance to standards and norms in all industries, including industrial products and services, [ food, ] health, construction, * and * environment [, media and hotels and accommodations; developing quality control standards and norms in the field of auditing and evaluation of company quality conformity; design and development of computer programs and data banks regarding assessing conformity; surveying; information in the field of quality control and assessing conformity of management systems; technical information in the field of standards and norms in all industries, including industrial and products and services, food, health, construction, environment, media, hotels and accommodations; technical research and consulting in the field of assessing conformity with norms and standards for evaluating persons, systems for management and quality control ] | ACTIVE | — |
| 045 | [ Legal services; legal advice in the field of standards and norms in all areas of business and regulatory law; legal consultation services, namely, support in connection with legislation and regulations regarding company evaluation and auditing; providing information pertaining to legal affairs in the field of standards and norms ] | SECTION 71 - CANCELLED | — |
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Prosecution history
| Date | Code | Event | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 2025 | NREP | NEW REPRESENTATIVE AT IB RECEIVED | — |
| Sep 11, 2024 | INNA | INVALIDATION REVIEWED - NO ACTION REQUIRED BY OFFICE | — |
| Aug 30, 2024 | INPR | PARTIAL INVALIDATION OF REG EXT PROTECTION CREATED | — |
| Dec 29, 2023 | NA71 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 71 - E-MAILED | — |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 71AG | REGISTERED-SEC.71 ACCEPTED | — |
| Dec 23, 2023 | APRE | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL | — |
| Feb 22, 2023 | ES71 | TEAS SECTION 71 RECEIVED | — |
| Mar 5, 2022 | REM4 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 71 (10-YR) E-MAILED | — |
| Jul 2, 2021 | RNWL | INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION RENEWED | — |
| Apr 30, 2021 | ADCH | CHANGE OF NAME/ADDRESS REC'D FROM IB | — |
| Mar 20, 2021 | INNP | PARTIAL INVALIDATION PROCESSED BY THE IB | — |
| Mar 19, 2021 | NREP | NEW REPRESENTATIVE AT IB RECEIVED | — |
| Dec 7, 2020 | XXSS | GENERIC MADRID TRANSACTION SENT TO IB | — |
| Dec 7, 2020 | XXCR | GENERIC MADRID TRANSACTION CREATED | — |
| Dec 3, 2020 | INPR | PARTIAL INVALIDATION OF REG EXT PROTECTION CREATED | — |
| Apr 3, 2020 | NA75 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 71 & 15 - E-MAILED | — |
| Apr 3, 2020 | C75P | REGISTERED - PARTIAL SEC. 71 ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK. | — |
| Mar 31, 2020 | APRE | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL | — |
| Mar 17, 2020 | EROP | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION-POST REG RECEIVED | — |
| Sep 19, 2019 | PR75 | POST REGISTRATION ACTION MAILED - SEC. 71 & 15 | — |
| Sep 13, 2019 | APRE | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL | — |
| Sep 5, 2019 | ES75 | TEAS SECTION 71 & 15 RECEIVED | — |
| Mar 5, 2018 | REM3 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 71 (6-YR) E-MAILED | — |
| Jun 22, 2013 | FINO | FINAL DECISION TRANSACTION PROCESSED BY IB | — |
| Jun 5, 2013 | FICS | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE SENT TO IB | — |
| Jun 5, 2013 | FIMP | FINAL DISPOSITION PROCESSED | — |
| Jun 5, 2013 | FICR | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB | — |
| Mar 5, 2013 | R.PR | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER | Your trademark is registered on the Principal Register — the strongest form of federal trademark protection. You may use the ® symbol for the covered goods and services. Maintenance filings (Section 8 and renewals) are required to keep the registration alive. |
| Feb 8, 2013 | GPNX | NOTIFICATION PROCESSED BY IB | — |
| Dec 18, 2012 | NPUB | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED | — |
| Dec 18, 2012 | PUBO | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION | Your mark was published in the USPTO Official Gazette for a 30-day opposition window. During that period, third parties who believe they would be harmed can file an opposition. If no opposition is filed, prosecution usually continues toward registration or a Notice of Allowance. |
| Nov 28, 2012 | OPNS | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION SENT TO IB | — |
| Nov 28, 2012 | OP2R | NOTICE OF START OF OPPOSITION PERIOD CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB | — |
| Nov 28, 2012 | NONP | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED | — |
| Nov 13, 2012 | PREV | LAW OFFICE PUBLICATION REVIEW COMPLETED | — |
| Nov 13, 2012 | ALIE | ASSIGNED TO LIE | — |
| Oct 28, 2012 | CNSA | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER | — |
| Oct 5, 2012 | TEME | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED | — |
| Oct 5, 2012 | CRFA | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE | — |
| Oct 5, 2012 | ERFR | TEAS REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION RECEIVED | — |
| Apr 21, 2012 | GNFN | NOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED | — |
| Apr 21, 2012 | GNFR | FINAL REFUSAL E-MAILED | A final Office Action (final refusal) means the examining attorney is maintaining at least one refusal and your options are narrower. You can file a response addressing the refusal, appeal to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, or let the application abandon. |
| Apr 21, 2012 | CNFR | FINAL REFUSAL WRITTEN | A final Office Action (final refusal) means the examining attorney is maintaining at least one refusal and your options are narrower. You can file a response addressing the refusal, appeal to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, or let the application abandon. |
| Mar 29, 2012 | TEME | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED | — |
| Mar 28, 2012 | CRFA | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE | — |
| Mar 28, 2012 | TROA | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED | This event means the applicant filed a response to a USPTO Office Action — typically arguments, amendments, or evidence addressing the examiner's objections. The USPTO will review the response and either allow the mark to proceed or issue another action. |
| Nov 26, 2011 | RFNT | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB | — |
| Oct 21, 2011 | RFCS | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB | — |
| Oct 21, 2011 | RFRR | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU | — |
| Oct 21, 2011 | RFCR | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW | — |
| Oct 20, 2011 | CNRT | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN | A non-final Office Action means the USPTO examining attorney has raised at least one issue with your trademark application but has not made a final decision. You usually have three months to respond with arguments, amendments, or evidence. Missing the deadline can abandon the application. |
| Oct 18, 2011 | MAFR | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED | — |
| Oct 14, 2011 | DOCK | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER | — |
| Oct 14, 2011 | NWOS | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED | — |
| Oct 13, 2011 | REPR | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB | — |