BETTER ANGELS Trademark

Trademark Overview


On Tuesday, September 11, 2018, a trademark application was filed for BETTER ANGELS with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the BETTER ANGELS trademark a serial number of 88111724. The federal status of this trademark filing is ABANDONED - AFTER INTER-PARTES DECISION as of Tuesday, June 9, 2020. This trademark is owned by Institute for American Values. The BETTER ANGELS trademark is filed in the Education & Entertainment Services category with the following description:

Educational services, namely, conducting trainings, classes, and workshops on political polarization, understanding different political perspectives, and building trust and relationships across political differences; educational services, namely, conducting classes and workshops designed to decrease political polarization by bringing together individuals of diverse political backgrounds for discussions to reduce stereotyped thinking, clarify disagreements, and identify areas of common ground; educational services, namely, organizing, arranging and hosting structured debates and discussions on controversial and divisive political issues; educational services, namely, organizing, arranging and hosting discussion groups, workshops, and meetings in the field of politics consisting of citizens, community leaders, scholars, political leaders, partisan leaders, and activists, all of the foregoing with the purpose of reducing political and cultural polarization through cross-partisan discussio...
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General Information


Serial Number88111724
Word MarkBETTER ANGELS
Filing DateTuesday, September 11, 2018
Status604 - ABANDONED - AFTER INTER-PARTES DECISION
Status DateTuesday, June 9, 2020
Registration Number0000000
Registration DateNOT AVAILABLE
Mark Drawing4000 - Illustration: Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Block form
Published for Opposition DateTuesday, March 5, 2019

Trademark Statements


Goods and ServicesEducational services, namely, conducting trainings, classes, and workshops on political polarization, understanding different political perspectives, and building trust and relationships across political differences; educational services, namely, conducting classes and workshops designed to decrease political polarization by bringing together individuals of diverse political backgrounds for discussions to reduce stereotyped thinking, clarify disagreements, and identify areas of common ground; educational services, namely, organizing, arranging and hosting structured debates and discussions on controversial and divisive political issues; educational services, namely, organizing, arranging and hosting discussion groups, workshops, and meetings in the field of politics consisting of citizens, community leaders, scholars, political leaders, partisan leaders, and activists, all of the foregoing with the purpose of reducing political and cultural polarization through cross-partisan discussion and collaboration; educational services, namely, organizing, arranging and hosting discussion groups, workshops, and meetings consisting of individuals with conservative and liberal political philosophies, all of the foregoing with the purpose of facilitating open, productive communication about each individual's political differences as well as common ground with others; educational services, namely, conducting trainings, classes, and workshops on helping people better communicate with those who hold differing political beliefs, and distribution of course material in connection therewith; education services, namely, providing a website featuring non-downloadable articles, podcasts, and videos in the fields of understanding different political perspectives, reducing political and cultural polarization, building trust and relationships across political differences, and helping liberals and conservatives better understand each other's perspectives, see past stereotypes, and identify common ground

Classification Information


International Class041 - Education; providing of training; entertainment; sporting and cultural activities.
US Class Codes100, 101, 107
Class Status Code8 - Abandoned
Class Status DateTuesday, June 9, 2020
Primary Code041
First Use Anywhere DateWednesday, March 23, 2016
First Use In Commerce DateWednesday, March 23, 2016

Trademark Owner History


Party NameInstitute for American Values
Party Type20 - Owner at Publication
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressNew York, NY 10170

Party NameInstitute for American Values
Party Type10 - Original Applicant
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressNew York, NY 10170

Trademark Events


Event DateEvent Description
Tuesday, June 9, 2020ABANDONMENT NOTICE E-MAILED - INTER PARTES DECISION
Tuesday, June 9, 2020ABANDONMENT - AFTER INTER PARTES DECISION
Tuesday, June 9, 2020OPPOSITION TERMINATED NO. 999999
Tuesday, June 9, 2020OPPOSITION DISMISSED NO. 999999
Monday, June 8, 2020OPPOSITION TERMINATED NO. 999999
Monday, June 8, 2020OPPOSITION DISMISSED NO. 999999
Monday, July 29, 2019OPPOSITION INSTITUTED NO. 999999
Thursday, March 7, 2019OPPOSITION INSTITUTED NO. 999999
Thursday, March 7, 2019OPPOSITION PAPERS RECEIVED AT TTAB
Tuesday, March 5, 2019OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
Tuesday, March 5, 2019PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
Wednesday, February 13, 2019NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED
Friday, January 25, 2019ASSIGNED TO LIE
Thursday, January 10, 2019APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Wednesday, January 9, 2019TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
Tuesday, January 8, 2019CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Tuesday, January 8, 2019TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED
Saturday, December 22, 2018NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Saturday, December 22, 2018NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Saturday, December 22, 2018NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN
Thursday, December 20, 2018ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Tuesday, September 18, 2018NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED IN TRAM
Friday, September 14, 2018NEW APPLICATION ENTERED IN TRAM