USPTO serial 88454007
PLAIN TALK
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Status 601
- Filing date
- Status date
- Registration date
- —
- Examiner
- JACKSON, SHA-KARA ELOUISE
- Law office
- TMO LAW OFFICE 120 - EXAMINING ATTORNEY ASSIGNED
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DAVID M. KELLY
DAVID M. KELLY KELLY IP LLPSUITE 3001300 19TH STREET, NW, SUITE 300WASHINGTON, DC 20036Goods and services
| Class | Description | Status | First use |
|---|---|---|---|
| 009 | downloadable electronic publications, namely, reports, white papers, brochures, manuals and written presentations, and downloadable podcasts, audio recordings, and video recordings, all of the foregoing in the fields of investing, investment management, finance, financial planning, retirement planning, risk management, financial portfolio management, retirement plans, pension plans, and employment compensation plans | ACTIVE | — |
| 016 | printed publications, namely, reports, white papers, brochures, manuals and written presentations in the fields of investing, investment management, finance, financial planning, retirement planning, risk management, financial portfolio management, retirement plans, pension plans, and employment compensation plans | ACTIVE | — |
| 035 | business consulting; business consulting in the fields of investing, investment management, finance, financial planning, retirement planning, risk management, financial portfolio management, retirement plans, pension plans, and employment compensation plans; market research and consulting; market research and consulting in the fields of investing, investment management, finance, financial planning, retirement planning, risk management, financial portfolio management, retirement plans, pension plans, and employment compensation plans; marketing services; marketing services in the fields of investing, investment management, finance, financial planning, retirement planning, risk management, financial portfolio management, retirement plans, pension plans, and employment compensation plans; providing business information and news in the fields of investing, investment management, finance, financial planning, retirement planning, risk management, financial portfolio management, retirement plans, pension plans, and employment compensation plans | ACTIVE | — |
| 036 | investment of funds; investment management; financial asset management; wealth management; financial risk assessment; financial risk management; financial investment brokerage; financial custody services in the nature of maintaining possession of financial assets for others for financial management purposes; actuarial, financial, and investment advisory; financial retirement planning; financial planning; financial and investment consultation; investment transactions and processing in the nature of investment fund transfer and transaction services; providing information, research, and news in the field of finance and financial investments; providing an interactive website and online computer database in the fields of investing, finance, saving, financial planning, financial retirement planning, financial portfolio management, financial decision making, and financial risk management | ACTIVE | — |
| 041 | educational services, namely, providing workshops, classes, seminars, and conferences in the fields of investing, investment management, finance, financial planning, retirement planning, risk management, financial portfolio management, retirement plans, pension plans, and employee compensation plans; providing online publications, namely, reports, white papers, brochures, manuals, and written presentations in the fields of investing, investment management, finance, financial planning, retirement planning, risk management, financial portfolio management, retirement plans, pension plans, and employee compensation plans; providing online non-downloadable webcasts, webinars, ongoing television programs, blogs, and videos in the fields of investing, investment management, finance, financial planning, retirement planning, risk management, financial portfolio management, retirement plans, pension plans, and employee compensation plans | ACTIVE | — |
| 045 | online social networking services | ACTIVE | — |
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Prosecution history
| Date | Code | Event | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 2020 | MAB1 | ABANDONMENT NOTICE E-MAILED - EXPRESS ABANDONMENT | — |
| Nov 10, 2020 | ABN1 | ABANDONMENT - EXPRESS MAILED | — |
| Nov 9, 2020 | EXPT | EXPARTE APPEAL TERMINATED | — |
| Nov 9, 2020 | EXDD | EXPARTE APPEAL DISMISSED | — |
| Jul 13, 2020 | EXPI | EX PARTE APPEAL-INSTITUTED | — |
| Jul 13, 2020 | EXAF | EXPARTE APPEAL RECEIVED AT TTAB | — |
| May 4, 2020 | RDX3 | NOTIFICATION FOR REQ FOR RECON DENIED NO APPEAL FILED | — |
| May 4, 2020 | RDX1 | ACTION FOR REQ FOR RECON DENIED NO APPEAL FILED E-MAILED | — |
| May 4, 2020 | RRDX | ACTION REQ FOR RECON DENIED NO APPEAL FILED COUNTED NOT MAILED | — |
| Apr 11, 2020 | TEME | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED | — |
| Apr 10, 2020 | CRFA | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE | — |
| Apr 10, 2020 | ERFR | TEAS REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION RECEIVED | — |
| Jan 13, 2020 | GNFN | NOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED | — |
| Jan 13, 2020 | 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. |
| Jan 13, 2020 | 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. |
| Dec 11, 2019 | TEME | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED | — |
| Dec 11, 2019 | CRFA | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE | — |
| Dec 11, 2019 | 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. |
| Jul 31, 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. |
| Jul 31, 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. |
| Jul 31, 2019 | 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. |
| Jul 24, 2019 | DOCK | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER | — |
| Jun 14, 2019 | NWOS | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED | — |
| Jun 4, 2019 | NWAP | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED | — |