USPTO serial 98680065
FAMILY CHOICES
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Status 730Notice of Allowance
- Filing date
- Status date
- Registration date
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- Examiner
- LORENZO, KATHLEEN H
- 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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Owner
Attorney of record
The USPTO lists this attorney as the applicant's representative for correspondence on this application.
LOUIS K. EBLING
LOUIS K. EBLING Thompson Hine LLP312 Walnut Street, Suite 2000Cincinnati, OH 45202United StatesGoods and services
| Class | Description | Status | First use |
|---|---|---|---|
| 014 | Memorialization jewelry; medals and medallions, wooden storage boxes for the storage and presentation of medals, medallions, and jewelry | ACTIVE | — |
| 016 | Printed publications, namely, flyers, brochures, pamphlets, booklets, and posters, featuring information about funerals | ACTIVE | — |
| 020 | Burial caskets; caskets; funeral and cremation urns; casket panels; casket panel inserts; casket personalization accessories, namely, decorative medallions and decorative corner ornaments; funeral keepsakes, namely, shadow boxes, memorial urns, funerary urns, picture and photograph frames, flower stands, wood boxes, figures of wood, wax, plaster or plastic, ornaments, statues, statuettes and works of art of wood, wax, plaster, seashell, or plastic; memorialization products, namely, wood containers for holding memorabilia of deceased persons and non-metal containers for holding memorabilia of deceased persons | ACTIVE | — |
| 035 | Market research; preparation of market research reports and market intelligence services; advertising and marketing consultancy; business marketing consultation services, namely, consulting with funeral homes regarding the marketing of funeral products and services; providing a website featuring an online merchandising showroom in the field of funerary products, memorial products, burial products, and cremation products | ACTIVE | — |
| 041 | Educational services, namely, conducting seminars in the field of funeral products | ACTIVE | — |
| 042 | Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for funeral practice management; software as a service (SAAS) featuring software for the creation, storage, sharing, and display of standard and multi-media obituaries, tributes, and memorials; software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software to enable users to design funerary products, memorial products, burial products, and cremation products | ACTIVE | — |
| 044 | Arranging for planting of trees in memory of deceased persons | ACTIVE | — |
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Prosecution history
| Date | Code | Event | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2026 | EXRA | NOTICE OF APPROVAL OF EXTENSION REQUEST E-MAILED | — |
| Oct 28, 2026 | EX1G | SOU EXTENSION 1 GRANTED | — |
| Oct 28, 2026 | EXT1 | SOU EXTENSION 1 FILED | — |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 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. |
| Apr 28, 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. |
| Mar 3, 2026 | NPUB | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED | — |
| Mar 3, 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. |
| Feb 25, 2026 | NONP | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED | — |
| Feb 6, 2026 | EXPT | EXPARTE APPEAL TERMINATED | — |
| Feb 6, 2026 | CNSA | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER | — |
| Feb 5, 2026 | XAEC | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED | — |
| Feb 5, 2026 | GNEN | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED | — |
| Feb 5, 2026 | GNEA | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED | — |
| Feb 5, 2026 | CNEA | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN | — |
| Dec 11, 2025 | TEME | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED | — |
| Dec 11, 2025 | CRFA | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE | — |
| Dec 11, 2025 | ALIE | ASSIGNED TO LIE | — |
| Nov 29, 2025 | EXPI | EX PARTE APPEAL-INSTITUTED | — |
| Nov 29, 2025 | JURT | JURISDICTION RESTORED TO EXAMINING ATTORNEY | — |
| Nov 29, 2025 | EXAF | EXPARTE APPEAL RECEIVED AT TTAB | — |
| Nov 28, 2025 | ERFR | TEAS REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION RECEIVED | — |
| Aug 25, 2025 | XELG | APPLICATION EXTENSION GRANTED/RECEIPT PROVIDED | — |
| Aug 25, 2025 | XELR | APPLICATION EXTENSION TO RESPONSE PERIOD - RECEIVED | — |
| May 28, 2025 | GNFN | NOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED | — |
| May 28, 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. |
| May 28, 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. |
| Mar 22, 2025 | TEME | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED | — |
| Mar 21, 2025 | CRFA | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE | — |
| Mar 21, 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. |
| Dec 10, 2024 | XELG | APPLICATION EXTENSION GRANTED/RECEIPT PROVIDED | — |
| Dec 10, 2024 | XELR | APPLICATION EXTENSION TO RESPONSE PERIOD - RECEIVED | — |
| Sep 21, 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 21, 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 21, 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. |
| Sep 19, 2024 | DOCK | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER | — |
| Aug 2, 2024 | NWOS | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED | — |
| Aug 2, 2024 | NWAP | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED | — |