| Serial Number | 90340618 |
| Word Mark | BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU |
| Filing Date | Tuesday, November 24, 2020 |
| Status | 700 - REGISTERED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, April 19, 2022 |
| Registration Number | 6703830 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, April 19, 2022 |
| Mark Drawing | 4 - Illustration: Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Block form |
| 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; awards program to honor for-profit businesses that demonstrate best practices, leadership, social responsibility and high standards of organizational ethics |
| Goods and Services | Downloadable software in the nature of a mobile application providing a directory of rated businesses; downloadable electronic publications, namely, books, magazines, booklets, newsletters, brochures, reports, manuals, directories, written articles, hand-outs, workbooks, teaching materials, training manuals and journals 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, newsletters, brochures, reports, manuals, directories, written articles, hand-outs, workbooks, teaching materials, training manuals and journals in the fields of general consumer and business advice, particularly, advertising, scams, charitable giving, and dispute resolution |
| 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 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 videos, quizzes, articles, and infographics |
| Goods and Services | Arbitration services; legal services, namely, mediation services; alternative dispute resolution services |
| NOT AVAILABLE | "BUREAU" |
| 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 | Saturday, November 30, 2002 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Saturday, November 30, 2002 |
| 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 | Saturday, November 30, 2002 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Saturday, November 30, 2002 |
| 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 |
| Friday, May 7, 2021 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Wednesday, May 19, 2021 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, May 19, 2021 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, May 19, 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 |
| Friday, November 12, 2021 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Friday, November 12, 2021 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Wednesday, December 29, 2021 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, December 29, 2021 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED |
| Wednesday, December 29, 2021 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, December 29, 2021 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| 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 WITHDRAWAL OF ATTORNEY RECEIVED-FIRM RETAINS |
| 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 |