USPTO serial 99470575
GENIUS
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Status 688Notice of Allowance
- Filing date
- Status date
- Registration date
- —
- Examiner
- RINKER, ANTHONY MICHAEL
- 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
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Norm J. Rich
Norm J. Rich Foley & Lardner LLP3000 K Street, N.W.Sixth FloorWashington, DC 20007Goods and services
| Class | Description | Status | First use |
|---|---|---|---|
| 009 | Point-of-sale terminals; Electronic payment terminal; Electronic point-of-sale (POS) systems comprised primarily of point-of-sale terminals, bar code readers, touchscreen monitors, keyboards, document printers, scanners, and recorded operating software; Downloadable computer software for the purpose of conducting business analyses and preparing business and data reports, electronic restaurant-management systems comprised of software for the purpose of facilitating business operations, electronic customer loyalty management systems comprised of software for tracking purchaser data and scanner hardware for scanning customer-identifying indicia, all sold in the restaurant and hospitality industries; Electronic displays, namely, digital signage; Touch screens; Bar code printers; Bar code scanners; Electronic card readers; Electronic machines for reading credit cards; Electronic machines for reading credit cards and recording financial operations; Interactive computer kiosk systems comprised primarily of computers, computer hardware, computer peripherals, and computer touchscreens for use in the placement of food orders and the payment thereof; Computer hardware and recorded software systems for drive through food ordering systems; Telecommunications transmitters; Computer hardware and peripheral devices and recorded computer software for data communication and translating and transmitting data sold therewith; Downloadable computer application software for mobile phones, namely, software for uploading, posting, and displaying menus and restaurant information, for tallying orders and making payments; Downloadable computer software for facilitating, processing, and managing financial transactions, namely, providing and processing multiple types of commercial payment and debt transactions via a global computer network or cellular telephone data network; Electronic payment terminals for conducting financial transactions; Downloadable computer software for use in customer relationship management (CRM) | ACTIVE | — |
| 035 | Providing business intelligence services; Business administration of consumer loyalty programs; Business administration services; Organizational services for business purposes, namely, organizing the display of information on electronic menu displays; Computerized on-line ordering services in the field of restaurant take-out, delivery, and catering services; Advertising and directory services, namely, promoting the services of others by providing a web page featuring links to the websites of others | ACTIVE | — |
| 036 | Financial transaction services, namely, providing secure commercial transactions and payment options using a mobile device at a point of sale; Financial transaction services, namely, providing secure commercial transactions and payment options; Credit card payment processing services; Charge card and credit card payment processing services; Payment processing services, namely, credit card and debit card transaction processing services; Clearing and reconciling financial transactions via a global computer network; Electronic payment services involving electronic processing and subsequent transmission of bill payment data | ACTIVE | — |
| 042 | Providing temporary use of non-downloadable cloud-based software for use as a spreadsheet, for word processing, for database management, for use in the electronic storage, management, and reporting of data and for allowing operators and consumers to interact using mobile devices and POS (point of sale) terminals, in the field of retail and restaurant management; Platform as a service (PAAS) featuring computer software platforms for use as a spreadsheet, for word processing, for database management, for use in the electronic storage, management, and reporting of data and for allowing operators and consumers to interact using mobile devices and POS (point of sale) terminals, in the field of retail and restaurant management; Providing temporary use of non-downloadable cloud- based software for operating point of sale terminals, back office business data management, business data management, enterprise business process management, processing electronic product or service order transactions namely, mobile phone, kiosk, and website orders, inventory management, food recipe data management, daily accounting log and manager business activity log management, labor scheduling, time and attendance data tracking functions, for using artificial intelligence (AI) for speech recognition for processing customers spoken product and service order transactions and generating automatic suggestive sell of products or services to customers, operating customer facing computer displays and processing electronic product or service order transactions via multiple sales channels, including, in-person, mobile phone, kiosk, and website orders; Providing temporary use of non-downloadable cloud-based software for management of guest data, for management of data for loyalty reward program services, intelligent voice recognition services, machine learning, management of offline ordering data for products and services and processing payment transactions, cloud based computer disaster recovery planning, for managing remote computer network configuration services, data management of time metrics for services performed, data management of package delivery records, managing money and financial deposit records, managing sales tax configuration and management for business operations, and for managing a software display dashboard with full reporting of data analytics; Platform as a service (PAAS) featuring computer software platforms for operating point of sale terminals, back office business data management, enterprise business process management, processing electronic product or service order transactions namely, mobile phone, kiosk, and website orders, inventory management, food recipe data management, daily accounting log and manager business activity log management, labor scheduling, time and attendance data tracking functions, for using artificial intelligence (AI) for speech recognition for processing customers spoken product and service order transactions and generating automatic suggestive sell of products or services to customers, operating customer facing computer displays and processing electronic product or service order transactions via multiple sales channels, including, in-person, mobile phone, kiosk, and website orders; Platform as a service (PAAS) featuring computer software platforms for management of guest data, for management of data for loyalty reward program services, intelligent voice recognition services, machine learning, management of offline ordering data for products and services and processing payment transactions, cloud based computer disaster recovery planning, for managing remote computer network configuration services, data management of time metrics for services performed, data management of package delivery records, managing money and financial deposit records, managing sales tax configuration and management for business operations, and for managing a software display dashboard with full reporting of data analytics; Application service provider featuring application programming interface (API) software for uploading, posting, showing, displaying, sharing and downloading information in the field of payment processing over the Internet or other communications network; Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for allowing users to use and to customize computer-assisted business processes for managing data for business timekeeping, personnel onboarding, personnel evaluation and credentialing, personnel timekeeping, benefits administration, and managing employer tax credits; Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for creating and managing employee shift schedules, managing employee attendance data, managing employee clock-in and clock-out data, managing employee leave data, processing employee work record data, processing payroll data feeds, and collecting employee attendance information. | ACTIVE | — |
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Prosecution history
| Date | Code | Event | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 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. |
| May 19, 2026 | NPUB | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED | — |
| May 19, 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. |
| May 13, 2026 | NONP | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED | — |
| May 13, 2026 | NONP | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED | — |
| Apr 22, 2026 | CNSA | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER | — |
| Apr 22, 2026 | TEME | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED | — |
| Apr 22, 2026 | CRFA | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE | — |
| Apr 22, 2026 | 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 19, 2026 | 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 19, 2026 | 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 19, 2026 | 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 13, 2026 | DOCK | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER | — |
| Mar 10, 2026 | MDSC | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED | — |
| Mar 10, 2026 | NWOS | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED | — |
| Oct 30, 2025 | MAFR | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED | — |
| Oct 30, 2025 | NWAP | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED | — |