USPTO serial 79429220
TOP EMPLOYERS INSTITUTE
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Status 645Office Action
- Filing date
- Status date
- Registration date
- —
- Examiner
- LAM, HAI-LY HUYNH
- Law office
- TMO LAW OFFICE 119
What this means
The USPTO has issued an Office Action on this application. A response is typically required before the deadline, or the application can be abandoned.
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Owner
Goods and services
| Class | Description | Status | First use |
|---|---|---|---|
| 035 | Providing office functions; conducting business research surveys of methods and procedures in the field of business management; database management; database management, namely, the collection, classification, organization, and updating of data and business advice relating thereto; market research and analysis; compilation of statistics; benchmarking, namely, business evaluation of business organization practices | ACTIVE | — |
| 042 | Drafting certification rules, namely, developing and establishing certification standards in the field of organizational employer-employee practices and human resources; developing certification standards, certification criteria, and certification guidelines in the field of organizational employer-employee practices and human resources; testing and evaluation of the services of others to determine conformity with certification standards, certification criteria and certification guidelines; conducting technical project surveys, namely, analysis and assessments of an organization's employer-employee practices and human resources practices; certification services related to persons and companies, namely, testing, analysis and evaluation of employers, employees and an organization's employer-employee practices and human resources practices to determine conformity with certification standards; evaluating and analyzing companies and persons to determine conformity with certification standards and issuing certificates of compliance to those companies and persons with regard to employer-employee best practices and human resource practices; certification services, namely, comparative research of companies and persons in the field of organizational employer-employee practices and human resources to assess and determine conformity with certification standards | ACTIVE | — |
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Prosecution history
| Date | Code | Event | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2026 | GNFN | NOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED | — |
| May 12, 2026 | 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. |
| May 12, 2026 | 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. |
| Apr 10, 2026 | TEME | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED | — |
| Apr 9, 2026 | CRFA | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE | — |
| Apr 9, 2026 | 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. |
| Apr 6, 2026 | ARAA | ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED | 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. |
| Apr 6, 2026 | REAP | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED | — |
| Apr 6, 2026 | CHAN | APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED | — |
| Apr 6, 2026 | COAR | TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED | — |
| Nov 15, 2025 | RFNT | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB | — |
| Oct 28, 2025 | RFCS | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB | — |
| Oct 27, 2025 | RFRR | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU | — |
| Sep 9, 2025 | RFCR | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW | — |
| Sep 8, 2025 | 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. |
| Sep 2, 2025 | DOCK | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER | — |
| Aug 8, 2025 | MAFR | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED | — |
| Aug 8, 2025 | NWOS | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED | — |
| Jul 31, 2025 | REPR | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB | — |