USPTO serial 79434843
SIGNPOST FOR AFRICA
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- Filing date
- Status date
- Registration date
- May 26, 2026
- Examiner
- ROACH, APRIL K
- Law office
- FILE REPOSITORY (FRANCONIA)
What this means
Status 700 means the trademark is registered and active on the Principal Register. You have nationwide rights for the listed goods and services and may use ®. Section 8 maintenance is due between years five and six. Calendar Section 8 between years five and six, and consider trademark monitoring.
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Owner
Goods and services
| Class | Description | Status | First use |
|---|---|---|---|
| 035 | Raising awareness, namely, promoting public awareness of the needs of children in Africa through promotional and informational activities | ACTIVE | — |
| 036 | Charitable fund raising; organization of monetary collections, namely, accepting and administering monetary charitable contributions; arranging of financing for humanitarian projects; organising of charitable collections, namely, accepting and administering monetary charitable contributions; arranging of funds, namely, charitable fundraising, for overseas aid projects; charitable services, namely financial services in the nature of financial sponsorship of charitable events; charitable fundraising services for underprivileged children; eleemosynary services in the field of monetary donations; arranging charitable fundraising activities, namely, financial consultancy in the field of planned donations for charitable organizations; arranging fundraising, namely, accepting and administering monetary charitable contributions; organization of monetary collections, namely, accepting and administering monetary charitable contributions; providing educational scholarships; providing college scholarships; project financing; financing of development projects, namely, charitable services in the nature of granting funds to schools and educational programs; charitable fundraising for the promotion of social and economic well-being in Africa; financing of development projects focused on the improvement of living conditions for children in Africa | ACTIVE | — |
| 041 | Arranging teaching programmes, namely, developing educational curriculum for teachers and volunteers; organising of educational lectures in the field of community development, humanitarian aid, and children's welfare; organisation of educational events, namely, organization of educational conferences and exhibitions in the field of children's education and social development; conducting of instructional, educational and training courses in the field of community development, humanitarian aid, and life skills, for young people and adults; educational instruction, namely, providing classroom and online instruction in the field of literacy, health education, and social development; education, namely, providing tutoring services in the field of literacy, mathematics, and life skills, and instruction, namely, conducting distance learning instruction in the field of community development and humanitarian assistance; education and training services, namely, educational programmes for volunteers in the nature of training in humanitarian aid delivery and community support programs; publication of books; publication of educational books; publishing of instructional books; photography; publication of photographs, namely, publication of photography books and online photographic publications; school services for the teaching of art, namely, providing art education classes and workshops; conducting of performing arts entertainment, namely, providing live musical and theatrical performances for educational and cultural purposes; music publishing services | ACTIVE | — |
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Prosecution history
| Date | Code | Event | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2026 | FICR | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB | — |
| May 26, 2026 | NRCC | NOTICE OF REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION EMAILED | — |
| May 26, 2026 | NRCC | NOTICE OF REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION EMAILED | — |
| May 26, 2026 | NRCC | NOTICE OF REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION EMAILED | — |
| May 26, 2026 | 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. |
| Apr 7, 2026 | NPUB | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED | — |
| Apr 7, 2026 | 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. |
| Apr 1, 2026 | NONP | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED | — |
| Mar 13, 2026 | CNSA | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER | — |
| Mar 9, 2026 | TEME | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED | — |
| Mar 9, 2026 | CRFA | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE | — |
| Mar 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. |
| Feb 5, 2026 | RFNT | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB | — |
| Jan 21, 2026 | RFCS | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB | — |
| Jan 21, 2026 | RFRR | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU | — |
| Dec 18, 2025 | RFCR | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW | — |
| Dec 17, 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. |
| Dec 16, 2025 | DOCK | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER | — |
| Oct 17, 2025 | MAFR | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED | — |
| Oct 17, 2025 | NWOS | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED | — |
| Oct 16, 2025 | REPR | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB | — |