USPTO serial 87500705
ENCOURA
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- Filing date
- Status date
- Registration date
- Jun 23, 2020
- Examiner
- TAYLOR, DAVID T
- Law office
- Historical data usage
What this means
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Owner
The National Research Center for College & University Admissions, LLC
Lee's Summit, MO, US
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The National Research Center for College & University Admissions, LLC
Lee's Summit, MO, US
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AUSTIN, TX, US
The National Research Center for College & University Admissions, LLC
Austin, TX, US
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Attorney of record
The USPTO lists this attorney as the applicant's representative for correspondence on this application.
Jess M. Collen
Jess M. Collen Practus100 South Bedford Road, Suite 328Mount Kisco, NY 10549United StatesGoods and services
| Class | Description | Status | First use |
|---|---|---|---|
| 009 | Online electronic publications in the nature of downloadable newsletters available on websites and delivered by email, featuring information on college admissions processing and enrollment | ACTIVE | Sep 14, 2017 |
| 016 | Printed materials in the nature of booklets, brochures, fliers, and posters in the field of post-secondary educational opportunities and programs, information on educational planning, and admissions processes | ACTIVE | Sep 14, 2017 |
| 035 | Providing educational, demographic, personally identifiable information and preference data on students to post-secondary educational institutions and youth service providers for the purpose of assisting students in assessing educational, college and career opportunities; business consulting services for colleges and universities in the field of strategic and tactical planning for admissions operations and enrollment management, namely, consulting regarding business strategies and processes for enrolling and retaining students to achieve strategic goals of the institution; management and business consulting services for colleges and universities in the field of how to train admissions and enrollment officers in effective communication skills, and in admissions and enrollment; data processing services for assimilating and providing information regarding prospective college students to post- secondary educational institutions; business marketing research and consulting services directed to educational institutions namely, conducting comparative evaluations of the content and effectiveness of the web site admissions pages of educational institutions and rendering reports and recommendations for web site improvement based on the same; educational marketing services, namely, providing statistical business analysis of information regarding high school students for enrollment and retention analysis, educational administration, namely, consultation for marketing and custom advertising directed to student recruitment | ACTIVE | Sep 14, 2017 |
| 036 | Financial analysis and investment consultation regarding educational institution and the education industry, educational administration, namely, for student recruitment, admissions, financial aid assistance, enrollment projections, and enrollment budgeting | ACTIVE | Sep 14, 2017 |
| 041 | Educational research services; conducting workshops and seminars in the field of college and university admissions and enrollment; training services in the nature of workshops and seminars for college and university admissions and enrollment management personnel in the skills and knowledge needed to meet the strategic and tactical enrollment goals of the institutions, namely, training in communications to recruit applicants; online electronic publications in the nature of non-downloadable newsletters available on websites and delivered by e-mail, featuring information on college admissions processing and enrollment | ACTIVE | Sep 14, 2017 |
| 042 | Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software for educational purposes, namely, research on geographic, market, product and prospect trends; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software for data analytics; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software for providing information regarding post-secondary educational opportunities; technology consulting in the field of data analytics regarding student recruitment, admission and retention; analysis and consulting for educational technology integration | ACTIVE | Sep 14, 2017 |
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Prosecution history
| Date | Code | Event | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2026 | NAS8 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 - E-MAILED | — |
| Aug 17, 2026 | 8.OK | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED | The USPTO accepted your Section 8 declaration showing the mark is still in use in commerce (or excusable nonuse). This satisfies the six-year maintenance requirement and keeps the registration active until the next renewal deadline. |
| Aug 17, 2026 | APRE | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL | — |
| Jun 23, 2026 | ES8R | TEAS SECTION 8 RECEIVED | — |
| Jan 30, 2026 | TCCA | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED | — |
| Jan 30, 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. |
| Jan 30, 2026 | REAP | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED | — |
| Jun 23, 2025 | REM1 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED | — |
| Oct 30, 2024 | ASCK | ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY | — |
| May 20, 2022 | CHAN | APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED | — |
| May 20, 2022 | TCCA | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED | — |
| May 20, 2022 | 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. |
| May 20, 2022 | REAP | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED | — |
| May 20, 2022 | COAR | TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED | — |
| Nov 10, 2021 | ASGN | AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP | — |
| Apr 16, 2021 | CHAN | APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED | — |
| Apr 16, 2021 | TCCA | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED | — |
| Apr 16, 2021 | 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 16, 2021 | REAP | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED | — |
| Apr 16, 2021 | COAR | TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED | — |
| Jun 23, 2020 | 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. |
| May 19, 2020 | SUNA | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF STATEMENT OF USE E-MAILED | — |
| May 18, 2020 | CNPR | ALLOWED PRINCIPAL REGISTER - SOU ACCEPTED | — |
| Apr 24, 2020 | TEME | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED | — |
| Apr 24, 2020 | CRFA | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE | — |
| Apr 24, 2020 | 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. |
| Oct 30, 2019 | GNRN | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED | 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 30, 2019 | GNRT | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED | 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 30, 2019 | CNRT | SU - 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 7, 2019 | SUPC | STATEMENT OF USE PROCESSING COMPLETE | — |
| Oct 7, 2019 | AITU | CASE ASSIGNED TO INTENT TO USE PARALEGAL | — |
| Sep 18, 2019 | IUAF | USE AMENDMENT FILED | — |
| Sep 18, 2019 | EISU | TEAS STATEMENT OF USE RECEIVED | The applicant filed a Statement of Use with specimens showing the mark in actual commerce. The USPTO will review the filing for compliance. If accepted, the mark can proceed to registration; if deficient, the USPTO may issue a requirement or office action. |
| Mar 13, 2019 | EXRA | NOTICE OF APPROVAL OF EXTENSION REQUEST E-MAILED | — |
| Mar 11, 2019 | EX1G | SOU EXTENSION 1 GRANTED | — |
| Mar 11, 2019 | EXT1 | SOU EXTENSION 1 FILED | — |
| Mar 11, 2019 | EEXT | SOU TEAS EXTENSION RECEIVED | The applicant requested more time to file a Statement of Use before the Notice of Allowance deadline. Each extension typically adds six months. A limited number of extensions are available for intent-to-use applications not yet in use. |
| Feb 11, 2019 | 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. |
| Feb 11, 2019 | REAP | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED | — |
| Sep 18, 2018 | NOAM | NOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT | A Notice of Allowance means your intent-to-use application cleared examination and opposition but is not registered yet. You must file a Statement of Use showing the mark in commerce, or request an extension, before the deadline — usually six months from the notice date. |
| Jul 24, 2018 | NPUB | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED | — |
| Jul 24, 2018 | 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. |
| Jul 4, 2018 | NONP | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED | — |
| Jun 15, 2018 | CNSA | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER | — |
| Jun 15, 2018 | XAEC | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED | — |
| Jun 15, 2018 | GNEN | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED | — |
| Jun 15, 2018 | GNEA | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED | — |
| Jun 15, 2018 | CNEA | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN | — |
| Jun 13, 2018 | ZZZX | PREVIOUS ALLOWANCE COUNT WITHDRAWN | — |
| May 15, 2018 | PBCR | WITHDRAWN FROM PUB - OG REVIEW QUERY | — |
| May 3, 2018 | CNSA | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER | — |
| May 1, 2018 | XAEC | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED | — |
| May 1, 2018 | GNEN | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED | — |
| May 1, 2018 | GNEA | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED | — |
| May 1, 2018 | CNEA | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN | — |
| Apr 5, 2018 | TEME | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED | — |
| Apr 5, 2018 | CRFA | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE | — |
| Apr 4, 2018 | ALIE | ASSIGNED TO LIE | — |
| Mar 20, 2018 | 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. |
| Sep 21, 2017 | GNRN | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED | 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 21, 2017 | GNRT | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED | 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 21, 2017 | 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 20, 2017 | DOCK | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER | — |
| Jun 29, 2017 | NWOS | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED | — |
| Jun 26, 2017 | NWAP | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED | — |