| Serial Number | 97148929 |
| Word Mark | AOC CONNECT |
| Filing Date | Tuesday, November 30, 2021 |
| Status | 700 - REGISTERED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, August 8, 2023 |
| Registration Number | 7129630 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, August 8, 2023 |
| Mark Drawing | 4000 - Illustration: Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Block form |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, May 23, 2023 |
| Goods and Services | Providing orthopaedic education services, namely, providing continuing education courses, providing non-downloadable webinars, and conducting in-person educational forums, all in the field of orthopaedics; providing a website featuring educational content in the nature of blogs and non-downloadable publications in the field of orthopaedics that is accessible digitally for use by registered members to help them navigate their roles; providing a website featuring educational content in the nature of blogs and non-downloadable publications in the field of orthopaedics that is accessible digitally for use by registered members to help them navigate job search, employment contracts, negotiation, and job opportunities |
| Pseudo Mark | ACADEMIC ORTHOPEDIC CONSORTIUM CONNECT |
| Goods and Services | Providing orthopaedic business information; providing orthopaedic business meetings, namely, business meeting planning services in the field of orthopaedics; providing orthopaedic business networking opportunities, namely, business networking and organizing business networking events in the field of orthopaedics; providing orthopaedic business community engagement, namely, promoting the exchange of information and collaboration within the orthopaedic business community to achieve advances in the field of orthopaedics; providing orthopaedic recruiting services, namely, medical personnel recruitment services and employment recruiting services in the field of orthopaedics and consultation related thereto; providing orthopaedic education services, namely, business collaboration services in the nature of providing a national computer-based networking web site for health care educators and medical educators to collaborate to help improve health care education and medical education; providing orthopaedic education services, namely, establishing a national clearinghouse of best practice information being the provision of business information, formulation of best practices for orthopaedic medical practices, and consultation and advisory services to members on the implementation of best practices in the field of orthopaedics; establishing a national clearinghouse of best practice information in the nature of providing business and leadership information in the field of orthopaedic best practices via a global computer network; establishing a national clearinghouse of best practice information in the nature of providing information in the field of business innovation process and business research information in the field of orthopaedic best practices via a global computer network; providing an Internet website portal featuring content and a wide-ranging array of performance solutions in the nature of news, information, and commentary in the field of orthopaedics business information and orthopaedic best practices, specifically customized for orthopedic musculoskeletal enterprises to optimize individual leaders and the musculoskeletal enterprises that they manage |
| Disclaimer with Predetermined Text | "CONNECT" |
| Goods and Services | Providing an online community for registered users to organize groups, events, participate in discussions, share information and resources, engage in social, business and community networking, get feedback from their peers, form virtual communities, and engage in social networking featuring social media including photos, audio and video content on general topics of social interest; providing an interactive website featuring technology that allows users to communicate information of general interest for purposes of social, business and community networking, marketing, recruitment and employment; computer services in the nature of providing customized web pages featuring user-defined information and personal profiles; providing information regarding scientific and industrial research in the fields of orthopaedic business, including product innovation and development of new technology for others in the field of orthopaedics; providing a members-only website featuring technology which provides members with the ability to access multiple databases featuring content and performance solutions for orthopedic musculoskeletal enterprises for the purpose of optimizing individual leaders and the musculoskeletal enterprises that they manage |
| International Class | 035 - Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 102 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, December 3, 2021 |
| Primary Code | 035 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Wednesday, November 3, 2021 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Wednesday, November 3, 2021 |
| International Class | 041 - Education; providing of training; entertainment; sporting and cultural activities. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 107 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Thursday, October 13, 2022 |
| Primary Code | 041 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Wednesday, November 3, 2021 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Wednesday, November 3, 2021 |
| International Class | 042 - Scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto; industrial analysis and research services; design and development of computer hardware and software. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, December 3, 2021 |
| Primary Code | 042 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Wednesday, November 3, 2021 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Wednesday, November 3, 2021 |
| Party Name | Academic Orthopaedic Consortium, Inc. |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Cary, NC 27519 |
| Party Name | Academic Orthopaedic Consortium, Inc. |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Cary, NC 27519 |
| Party Name | Academic Orthopaedic Consortium, Inc. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Cary, NC 27519 |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Tuesday, August 8, 2023 | NOTICE OF REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION EMAILED |
| Tuesday, August 8, 2023 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, May 23, 2023 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, May 23, 2023 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Wednesday, May 3, 2023 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Thursday, April 13, 2023 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Friday, April 7, 2023 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Friday, April 7, 2023 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Thursday, April 6, 2023 | ASSIGNED TO LIE |
| Friday, January 13, 2023 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, January 10, 2023 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, January 10, 2023 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, January 10, 2023 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Tuesday, December 20, 2022 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Monday, December 19, 2022 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Monday, December 19, 2022 | TEAS REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION RECEIVED |
| Monday, November 14, 2022 | NOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED |
| Monday, November 14, 2022 | FINAL REFUSAL E-MAILED |
| Monday, November 14, 2022 | FINAL REFUSAL WRITTEN |
| Thursday, October 13, 2022 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Thursday, October 13, 2022 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Thursday, October 13, 2022 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Saturday, September 17, 2022 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Saturday, September 17, 2022 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Saturday, September 17, 2022 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Friday, September 9, 2022 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Friday, December 3, 2021 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Friday, December 3, 2021 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |