USPTO serial 98161683
MERCHANT ADVOCATE
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- Filing date
- Status date
- Registration date
- Aug 26, 2025
- Examiner
- MEYERS, MORGAN LAURA
- 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
Colts Neck, NJ, US
Colts Neck, NJ, US
Colts Neck, NJ, US
Attorney of record
The USPTO lists this attorney as the applicant's representative for correspondence on this application.
Susan M. Schlesinger
Susan M. Schlesinger Meister Seelig & Schuster PLLC125 Park Avenue, 7th FloorNew York, NY 10017United StatesGoods and services
| Class | Description | Status | First use |
|---|---|---|---|
| 036 | financial consulting services, namely, analyzing credit card processing statements, auditing client accounts and negotiating with credit card processors and banks | ACTIVE | Jan 28, 2011 |
| 042 | software as a service featuring software for use in monitoring account health across fee categories, including credit card processing auditing, managing requests for proposals, system equipment change-overs and other projects involving expenditures of resources | ACTIVE | Mar 23, 2023 |
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Prosecution history
| Date | Code | Event | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2026 | TCCA | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED | — |
| Apr 29, 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 29, 2026 | REAP | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED | — |
| Aug 26, 2025 | NRCC | NOTICE OF REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION EMAILED | — |
| Aug 26, 2025 | 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. |
| Jul 8, 2025 | NPUB | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED | — |
| Jul 8, 2025 | 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 2, 2025 | NONP | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED | — |
| Jun 3, 2025 | EXPT | EXPARTE APPEAL TERMINATED | — |
| Jun 3, 2025 | CNSA | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER | — |
| May 1, 2025 | TEME | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED | — |
| May 1, 2025 | CRFA | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE | — |
| May 1, 2025 | ALIE | ASSIGNED TO LIE | — |
| Apr 17, 2025 | ERFR | TEAS REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION RECEIVED | — |
| Apr 17, 2025 | EXPI | EX PARTE APPEAL-INSTITUTED | — |
| Apr 17, 2025 | JURT | JURISDICTION RESTORED TO EXAMINING ATTORNEY | — |
| Apr 17, 2025 | EXAF | EXPARTE APPEAL RECEIVED AT TTAB | — |
| Jan 17, 2025 | GNFN | NOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED | — |
| Jan 17, 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. |
| Jan 17, 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. |
| Dec 11, 2024 | TEME | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED | — |
| Dec 10, 2024 | CRFA | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE | — |
| Dec 10, 2024 | 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 10, 2024 | 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 10, 2024 | 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 10, 2024 | 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 10, 2024 | TEME | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED | — |
| Aug 10, 2024 | CRFA | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE | — |
| Aug 10, 2024 | 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. |
| May 14, 2024 | 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. |
| May 14, 2024 | 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. |
| May 14, 2024 | 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. |
| Apr 30, 2024 | DOCK | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER | — |
| Sep 28, 2023 | MDSC | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED | — |
| Sep 27, 2023 | NWOS | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED | — |
| Sep 5, 2023 | NWAP | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED | — |