USPTO serial 99853119
POYNTER.
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Status 641Office Action
- Filing date
- Status date
- Registration date
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- Examiner
- BEDNARZ, DUSTIN THOMAS
- Law office
- TMO LAW OFFICE 132
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MONICA MASON
MONICA MASON TRENAM LAW101 E. Kennedy Blvd.Suite 2700Tampa, FL 33602Goods and services
| Class | Description | Status | First use |
|---|---|---|---|
| 016 | Printed pamphlets, brochures, newsletters and catalogs relating to seminars, workshops, classes, and academic courses offered on writing, graphics, management, ethics, and research, all in connection with journalistic learning, and instructional and teaching materials used in conjunction with said seminars, workshops, classes, courses and research on journalism; educational publications, namely, catalogues, brochures and educational seminar materials in the field of journalism | ACTIVE | Jul 1, 1999 |
| 035 | Providing information, news, and commentary in the fields of politics, political campaigns, public policy, and accuracy in government and politics; providing political information, news, and commentary in the field of election campaigns; providing a website featuring information about political news, political analysis, and political commentary; association services, namely, promoting best practices and exchanges in the field of fact-checking by bringing together fact-checkers worldwide; association services, namely, promoting basic standards represented by the fact-checkers' code of principles and projects; association services, namely promoting advocating for fact-checking; association services, namely, promoting the values of creating, maintaining, reviewing, and verifying a code of principles for fact-checkers; association services, namely promoting fact-checking by organizing joint fact-checking initiatives with member fact-checkers; providing consumer advocacy services in the field of fact-checking product claims; providing public policy information in the field of news reporting regarding government, politics and environmental concerns by monitoring trends, formats and public policy-making about fact-checking of media reports worldwide; promoting the impact of fact-checking as revealed by tracking fact-checking of media coverage of governmental, political and environmental issues; promoting collaborative efforts in international fact-checking; data management services for use in reporting results of fact-checking news reports; promoting public awareness of the need for accuracy in government and politics; promoting public awareness of the need to validate news reporting by organizing an annual International Fact-Checking Day; promoting the interests of fact-checkers worldwide to help determine common positions on governmental, political and environmental issues; promoting the interests of fact-checkers to publish, share, and translate facts and information on a variety of topics; consolidating fact checks from member fact-checkers into publicly available databases; business consulting in the field of environmental management, namely, advising businesses and individuals on issues of environmental impact, conservation, preservation and protection, and economic analysis for business purposes; providing the public, journalists, and policymakers with fact-checking assistance in the nature of public policy research to document the veracity or falsehood of news reporting to rebut false media news claims and information, to allow others to take direct action against offending media institutions | ACTIVE | Jul 1, 1999 |
| 036 | Providing funding for fellowships, funds, initiatives, and crowdfunding match programs for fact-checking | ACTIVE | Jul 1, 1999 |
| 041 | Providing information, news and commentary in the fields of current events, fact-checking, and current events relating to politics and political campaigns accessible by a global computer network; Educational services, namely conducting classes, seminars, conferences, workshops, and academic courses in the field of journalism; educational services, namely, conducting classes, seminars, conferences, workshops, and academic courses relating to writing and reporting, leadership, graphics and design, and ethics in the field of journalism; educational services, namely the development and dissemination of catalogues, educational seminars and educational materials of others in connection with journalism, design, graphics, diversity, ethics, leadership, writing, and editing in the field of journalism; publishing articles and newsletters on trends, formats and policy-making about fact-checking worldwide; news reporter services in the nature of news analysis and news commentary; tracking and reporting of news coverage for the purpose of determining the veracity of reports for non-business purposes; providing a website featuring articles and information in the field of fact-checking news reporting; providing information, namely, fact-checking media reports on politics and current events, and examination of media credibility; publishing fact-checking reviews of media reports on politics and current events; providing background data, namely, fact-checking information about media reports, articles, publishers, authors, and journalists regarding current events; conducting research in the field of journalism | ACTIVE | Jul 1, 1999 |
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Prosecution history
| Date | Code | Event | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 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. |
| Oct 14, 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. |
| Oct 14, 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. |
| Sep 30, 2026 | DOCK | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER | — |
| Sep 29, 2026 | NWOS | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED | — |
| May 29, 2026 | MAFR | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED | — |
| May 29, 2026 | NWAP | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED | — |