USPTO serial 97802789
UPBOUND
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Status 688Notice of Allowance
- Filing date
- Status date
- Registration date
- —
- Examiner
- STEPHENS, BRIA MICHELLE
- Law office
- INTENT TO USE SECTION
What this means
The USPTO has issued a Notice of Allowance. To complete registration you generally need to file a Statement of Use or an extension request before the deadline.
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Attorney of record
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DANIELLE I. MATTESSICH
DANIELLE I. MATTESSICH MERCHANT & GOULD P.C.P.O. BOX 2910MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55402-0910United StatesGoods and services
| Class | Description | Status | First use |
|---|---|---|---|
| 035 | Retail store services featuring home appliances, function-focused home furnishings in the nature of home furniture and living essentials, computers, computer equipment, smart phones, tires, wheel rims, automotive parts, automotive accessories, home entertainment products, exercise equipment, durable consumer goods, and jewelry for rent or purchase; Retail store services wherein goods can be purchased under a rent-to-own contract featuring home appliances, function-focused home furnishings in the nature of home furniture and living essentials, computers, computer equipment, smart phones, tires, wheel rims, automotive parts, automotive accessories, home entertainment products, exercise equipment, durable consumer goods, and jewelry; Administration of a discount program for enabling participants to obtain discounts on goods and services through use of a discount membership card; Consumer subscription services in the nature of subscription-based order fulfillment services in the field of furniture, home appliances, home furnishings, consumer electronics, computers, computer equipment, smart phones, tires, wheel rims, automotive parts, automotive accessories, home entertainment products, exercise equipment, general consumer merchandise, jewelry, and scooters; Advertising services, namely, providing information as to the availability of consumer goods in the nature of furniture, home appliances, home furnishings, consumer electronics, computers, computer equipment, smart phones, tires, wheel rims, automotive parts, automotive accessories, home entertainment products, exercise equipment, general consumer merchandise, jewelry, and scooters for rent or purchase; Business administration services in the field of financing, leasing, and rent-to-own services of consumer goods; Business administration services, namely, administration of a package service offering renters of apartments to have the apartment fully furnished with furniture and other goods financed or leased by a rent-to-own/lease-to-own contract and enabling landlords to offer same; Shopping facilitation services in the nature of facilitating e-commerce transactions for the purchase of a wide variety of consumer goods via rental or lease agreements and stored value cards, namely, facilitating transactions between buyers or lessees and sellers, retailers or lessors through providing buyers or lessees with information about sellers, retailers, lessors goods, and/or services; Consumer leasing services in the field of general consumer merchandise with an option to purchase, namely, leasing of office equipment; Rental and leasing services in the field of general consumer merchandise, namely, of office equipment; Online matching services for connecting consumers with retailers for the purpose of facilitating rent-to-own and lease-purchase transactions, namely, providing a website for connecting sellers, retailers or lessors with buyers or lessees; Providing a web site featuring consumer information on various durable consumer goods and providing hyperlinks to on-line retailers that sell these durable consumer goods; Providing a website for connecting retailers being sellers and purchasers being buyers or lessees of durable consumer goods for the purpose of providing financial access to these goods by facilitating rent- to-own and lease-purchase contracts; Procurement, namely, purchasing home appliances, home furnishings, consumer electronics, computers, computer equipment, smart phones, tires, wheel rims, automotive parts, automotive accessories, home entertainment products, exercise equipment, and durable consumer goods for others; Arranging of lease-purchase contracts for the purchase and sale consumer goods for others; Procurement services, namely, procurement of lease-purchase agreements for others for the purchase of a wide variety of consumer goods; Monitoring consumer credit reports for business purposes; Business administration of programs that enable underserved consumers to obtain durable goods by providing flexible payment options for the purchase of these goods; Promoting the sale or lease of consumer goods of others enabling consumers to obtain durable goods through the business administration of lease-to-own and shop now pay later (SNPL) payment programs; Promotion of business opportunities for retailers by enabling underserved consumers to obtain durable goods through the business administration of lease-to-own and shop now pay later (SNPL) programs; none of the foregoing services for offering computer-based platforms that assist cloud platform engineers at business enterprises in hosting, managing and automating business enterprises' cloud infrastructure | ACTIVE | — |
| 036 | Providing electronic initiation and processing of payments and funds transfers for the purpose of offering flexible payment options from consumers to merchants, namely, providing electronic processing of electronic funds transfer, credit card, debit card, electronic check and electronic payments; Consumer lending services; Consumer lending services for the acquisition of furniture, home appliances, home furnishings, consumer electronics, computers, computer equipment, smart phones, tires, wheel rims, automotive parts, automotive accessories, home entertainment products, exercise equipment, general consumer merchandise, jewelry, and scooters; Financial transaction services, namely, providing secure commercial transaction and payment options for the sale or lease of consumer goods; Financing services, namely, providing flexible payment options for the payment of durable goods for purposes of providing new financial opportunity for both consumers and businesses; Banking services; Financing services; Financing of purchases; Loan financing; Loan origination services; Payment and funds verification services; Providing electronic processing of electronic payments and electronic funds transfer; Near field communication (NFC) technology enabled services in the nature of processing credit card payments via NFC technology-enable devices; Electronic wallet services, namely, processing of electronic wallet payments; Credit card services in the nature of issuing of credit cards, credit card payment processing services, credit card verification services, credit card transaction processing services, and credit card authorization services; Debit card services in the nature of issuing of debit cards, debit card payment processing services, debit card verification services, debit card transaction processing services, and debit card authorization services; Financing services, namely, facilitating rent-to-own and lease-purchase transactions for acquiring durable consumer goods; Consumer retail financial services, namely, providing financial information in the fields of budgeting, debt management, debt consolidation, credit repair, payroll cash advances, loan repayment, financial access to durable consumer goods, financial planning, and financial investments; Credit and financial consultation; Financial services, namely, credit repair and restoration; none of the foregoing services for offering computer-based platforms that assist cloud platform engineers at business enterprises in hosting, managing and automating business enterprises' cloud infrastructure | ACTIVE | — |
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Prosecution history
| Date | Code | Event | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2026 | 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. |
| Aug 5, 2026 | CHPN | POST PUBLICATION AMENDMENT – NOT ENTERED | — |
| Aug 3, 2026 | APET | ASSIGNED TO PETITION STAFF | — |
| Jul 23, 2026 | ETOP | EXTENSION OF TIME TO OPPOSE PROCESS - TERMINATED | — |
| Jun 23, 2026 | EPPA | TEAS POST PUBLICATION AMENDMENT RECEIVED | — |
| Feb 12, 2026 | ETOF | EXTENSION OF TIME TO OPPOSE RECEIVED | — |
| Jan 13, 2026 | NPUB | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED | — |
| Jan 13, 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. |
| Jan 7, 2026 | NONP | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED | — |
| Dec 17, 2025 | EXPT | EXPARTE APPEAL TERMINATED | — |
| Dec 17, 2025 | EXDM | EXPARTE APPEAL DISMISSED AS MOOT | — |
| Dec 17, 2025 | CNSA | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER | — |
| Dec 17, 2025 | TEME | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED | — |
| Dec 17, 2025 | CRFA | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE | — |
| Dec 16, 2025 | ERFR | TEAS REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION RECEIVED | — |
| Dec 15, 2025 | EXPI | EX PARTE APPEAL-INSTITUTED | — |
| Dec 15, 2025 | JURT | JURISDICTION RESTORED TO EXAMINING ATTORNEY | — |
| Dec 15, 2025 | EXAF | EXPARTE APPEAL RECEIVED AT TTAB | — |
| Oct 14, 2025 | RDX3 | NOTIFICATION FOR REQ FOR RECON DENIED NO APPEAL FILED | — |
| Oct 14, 2025 | RDX1 | ACTION FOR REQ FOR RECON DENIED NO APPEAL FILED E-MAILED | — |
| Oct 14, 2025 | RRDX | ACTION REQ FOR RECON DENIED NO APPEAL FILED COUNTED NOT MAILED | — |
| Oct 14, 2025 | ZZZX | PREVIOUS ALLOWANCE COUNT WITHDRAWN | — |
| Oct 1, 2025 | CNSA | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER | — |
| Oct 1, 2025 | XAEC | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED | — |
| Oct 1, 2025 | GNEN | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED | — |
| Oct 1, 2025 | GNEA | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED | — |
| Oct 1, 2025 | CNEA | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN | — |
| Sep 16, 2025 | TEME | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED | — |
| Sep 16, 2025 | CRFA | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE | — |
| Sep 16, 2025 | ERFR | TEAS REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION RECEIVED | — |
| Sep 16, 2025 | XELG | APPLICATION EXTENSION GRANTED/RECEIPT PROVIDED | — |
| Sep 16, 2025 | XELR | APPLICATION EXTENSION TO RESPONSE PERIOD - RECEIVED | — |
| Jun 16, 2025 | GNFN | NOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED | — |
| Jun 16, 2025 | 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. |
| Jun 16, 2025 | 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. |
| Jun 3, 2025 | TEME | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED | — |
| Jun 2, 2025 | CRFA | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE | — |
| Jun 2, 2025 | 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. |
| Mar 18, 2025 | 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. |
| Mar 18, 2025 | 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. |
| Mar 18, 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. |
| Mar 17, 2025 | RCCK | SUSPENSION CHECKED - TO ATTORNEY FOR ACTION | — |
| Mar 7, 2025 | DOCK | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER | — |
| Jan 31, 2025 | RCCK | SUSPENSION CHECKED - TO ATTORNEY FOR ACTION | — |
| Nov 30, 2024 | DOCK | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER | — |
| Nov 30, 2024 | DOCK | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER | — |
| May 17, 2024 | RCSC | REPORT COMPLETED SUSPENSION CHECK CASE STILL SUSPENDED | — |
| Nov 13, 2023 | GNS3 | NOTIFICATION OF LETTER OF SUSPENSION E-MAILED | — |
| Nov 13, 2023 | GNSL | LETTER OF SUSPENSION E-MAILED | — |
| Nov 13, 2023 | CNSL | SUSPENSION LETTER WRITTEN | — |
| Nov 4, 2023 | TEME | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED | — |
| Nov 3, 2023 | CRFA | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE | — |
| Nov 3, 2023 | 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. |
| Aug 3, 2023 | 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. |
| Aug 3, 2023 | 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. |
| Aug 3, 2023 | 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. |
| Aug 3, 2023 | DOCK | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER | — |
| Mar 9, 2023 | NWOS | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED | — |
| Feb 23, 2023 | NWAP | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED | — |