| Serial Number | 90340643 |
| Word Mark | BBB |
| Filing Date | Tuesday, November 24, 2020 |
| Status | 700 - REGISTERED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, April 19, 2022 |
| Registration Number | 6703832 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, April 19, 2022 |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, February 1, 2022 |
| Goods and Services | Education services, namely, providing classes, presentations, conferences, seminars, workshops, non-downloadable webinars in the field of best practices for businesses; educational services, namely, providing training in the field of arbitration to resolve disputes between consumers and business; online, non-downloadable electronic newsletters delivered by email in the field of business scam alerts; awards program to honor for-profit businesses that demonstrate best practices, leadership, social responsibility and high standards of organizational ethics; awards program to recognize business owners who demonstrate excellence in the field of entrepreneurship; providing educational workshops and presentations to consumers on the topics of financial readiness and business scam awareness; providing educational workshops on the topic of recognizing and avoiding financial fraud; providing online, non-downloadable electronic newsletters in the field of business scam alerts |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of three "B"s below a stylized torch design. |
| Goods and Services | Downloadable electronic publications, namely, research reports and infographics on the topic of business scams; downloadable electronic publications, namely, magazines, booklets, newsletters, brochures, reports, manuals, written articles, and training manuals in the fields of general consumer and business advice, particularly, advertising, scams, charitable giving, and dispute resolution |
| Goods and Services | Printed publications, namely, books, magazines, booklets, brochures, manuals, written articles, teaching materials, and training manuals in the fields of general consumer and business advice, particularly, advertising, scams, charitable giving, and dispute resolution |
| Pseudo Mark | BETTER BUSINESS BUREAUS |
| Goods and Services | Business investigation services in the field of fraudulent, misleading, and abusive business practices; providing a website for consumers to submit complaints against companies based on personal experiences; providing an online complaint system for consumers to resolve business disputes with companies; providing a website for consumers to submit reviews of companies based on personal experiences; providing a website featuring ratings of companies; providing a website featuring an online marketplace for buyers and sellers of goods and services; providing a website featuring an online, searchable directory for buyers to find and research sellers of goods and services; providing business news and information for buyers and sellers of goods and services on the topics of best business practices, business scam and fraud alerts, consumer advice, and advice for businesses; providing a website for consumers to report abusive advertising tactics and faulty products; providing a website providing news and information in the field of promoting digital proficiency by consumers on the Internet; providing business news and information on the topic of charitable giving to charitable or humanitarian organizations; providing a website featuring evaluative reports on charities to help consumers evaluate charities for the purpose of making informed spending decisions regarding charitable donations; providing a website featuring an online, searchable directory of charities featuring information about each charities' business practices; providing business news and advice for consumers via social media in the field of general business and financial topics; providing educational information to consumers and businesses on the topic of best business practices; providing educational information to consumers and businesses about best advertising practices and how to identify and avoid abusive and fraudulent advertising practices in the nature of articles and infographics |
| Goods and Services | Arbitration services; legal services, namely, mediation services; alternative dispute resolution services |
| International Class | 009 - Scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments; apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity; apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images; magnetic data carriers, recording discs; automatic vending machines and mechanisms for coin operated apparatus; cash registers, calculating machines, data processing equipment and computers; fire extinguishing apparatus. |
| US Class Codes | 021, 023, 026, 036, 038 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Saturday, January 30, 2021 |
| Primary Code | 009 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Sunday, September 30, 2007 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Sunday, September 30, 2007 |
| International Class | 016 - Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials, not included in other classes; printed matter; bookbinding material; photographs; stationery; adhesives for stationery or household purposes; artists' materials; paint brushes; typewriters and office requisites (except furniture); instructional and teaching material (except apparatus); plastic materials for packaging (not included in other classes); printers' type; printing blocks. |
| US Class Codes | 002, 005, 022, 023, 029, 037, 038, 050 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Saturday, January 30, 2021 |
| Primary Code | 016 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Sunday, September 30, 2007 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Sunday, September 30, 2007 |
| International Class | 035 - Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 102 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Saturday, January 30, 2021 |
| Primary Code | 035 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Sunday, November 30, 2008 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Sunday, November 30, 2008 |
| 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 | Saturday, January 30, 2021 |
| Primary Code | 041 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Sunday, November 30, 2008 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Sunday, November 30, 2008 |
| International Class | 045 - Legal services; security services for the protection of property and individuals; personal and social services rendered by others to meet the needs of individuals. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Saturday, January 30, 2021 |
| Primary Code | 045 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Sunday, September 30, 2007 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Sunday, September 30, 2007 |
| Party Name | International Association of Better Business Bureaus, Inc. |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Arlington, VA 22203 |
| Party Name | International Association of Better Business Bureaus, Inc. |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Arlington, VA 22203 |
| Party Name | International Association of Better Business Bureaus, Inc. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Arlington, VA 22203 |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Friday, November 27, 2020 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Saturday, January 30, 2021 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Tuesday, February 2, 2021 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED |
| Friday, May 7, 2021 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Sunday, May 9, 2021 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Sunday, May 9, 2021 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Sunday, May 9, 2021 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Monday, November 8, 2021 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Friday, November 12, 2021 | ASSIGNED TO LIE |
| Monday, November 15, 2021 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Monday, November 15, 2021 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Wednesday, December 29, 2021 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, December 29, 2021 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, December 29, 2021 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, December 29, 2021 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED |
| Thursday, December 30, 2021 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, January 12, 2022 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, February 1, 2022 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, February 1, 2022 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, April 19, 2022 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Thursday, June 13, 2024 | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED |
| Thursday, June 13, 2024 | ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED |
| Thursday, June 13, 2024 | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED |
| Thursday, June 13, 2024 | TEAS WITHDRAWAL OF ATTORNEY RECEIVED-FIRM RETAINS |