USPTO serial 99226528
DIRECT
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- Filing date
- Status date
- Registration date
- Feb 24, 2026
- Examiner
- FOSBERG, MADELEINE E
- 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
VACATION RENTAL PARTNERS, INC.
Fort Wayne, IN, US
VACATION RENTAL PARTNERS, INC.
Fort Wayne, IN, US
VACATION RENTAL PARTNERS, INC.
Fort Wayne, IN, US
Attorney of record
The USPTO lists this attorney as the applicant's representative for correspondence on this application.
Mike R. Turner
Mike R. Turner Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP225 West Randolph Street, Suite 2800Chicago, IL 60606United StatesGoods and services
| Class | Description | Status | First use |
|---|---|---|---|
| 042 | providing online, non-downloadable software using machine learning for business operational decision support, trust accounting automation, and customer experience enhancement in the nature of responding to customer inquiries and realtime bookkeeping for use by property managers to manage short term rental properties; providing online, non-downloadable software featuring embedded generative and agentic AI models for use in hotel and rental reservation processing, room and facility maintenance coordination, and financial reconciliation for property managers; Providing on-line, non-downloadable computer software and mobile application software for computers, mobile phones and handheld computers for use by vacation rental managers and hotel operators for rental property reservation booking, rental property inventory distribution management, listing rental properties and distributing advertising of rental properties, developing customizable websites to list and offer rental properties, rental property payment processing, providing accounting tools for managing rental property financial accounts, yield and revenue management, property listing creation and management, staff task automation in the nature of data entry and report generation, customer support management, customer communications management, and customer relationship management (CRM) | ACTIVE | Dec 20, 2016 |
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Prosecution history
| Date | Code | Event | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 2026 | NRCC | NOTICE OF REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION EMAILED | — |
| Feb 24, 2026 | 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. |
| Jan 6, 2026 | NPUB | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED | — |
| Jan 6, 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. |
| Dec 31, 2025 | NONP | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED | — |
| Dec 11, 2025 | CNSA | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER | — |
| Dec 9, 2025 | TEME | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED | — |
| Dec 9, 2025 | CRFA | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE | — |
| Dec 9, 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. |
| Nov 6, 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. |
| Nov 6, 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. |
| Nov 6, 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. |
| Oct 29, 2025 | DOCK | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER | — |
| Jun 10, 2025 | MAFR | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED | — |
| Jun 10, 2025 | NWOS | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED | — |
| Jun 10, 2025 | NWAP | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED | — |