| Serial Number | 98163491 |
| Word Mark | BETTER ME |
| Filing Date | Monday, September 4, 2023 |
| Status | 645 - FINAL REFUSAL - MAILED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, November 12, 2024 |
| Registration Number | 0000000 |
| Registration Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of an outline of a heart in light purple, next to the wording "BETTER ME" in purple, all on a white background. |
| Goods and Services | downloadable computer software and mobile application software for use in the field of kids' and teenagers' education; downloadable computer software to aid third-parties in creating and publishing educational video modules for distribution online; downloadable educational mobile applications containing topics in the fields of mathematics, Chinese and English; downloadable computer software used allowing teachers, students and tutors to share and comment on class assignments, student essays and educational material; Downloadable mobile applications for downloading and reading electronic publications on portable electronic devices; hand-held electronic dictionaries; computers; tablet computers; Educational apparatus, namely, manipulative blocks used as teaching aids for the visualization of math concepts; Downloadable computer programs for use in teaching children to read; Teaching robots; Downloadable children's educational mobile applications |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The color(s) white, purple, and light purple is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Translation of Words in Mark | The wording better me has no meaning in a foreign language. |
| 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 | Thursday, September 28, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 009 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | TAL INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTER PTE. LTD. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | PRUDENTIAL TOWER 049712 SG |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Thursday, September 7, 2023 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Thursday, September 28, 2023 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Friday, September 29, 2023 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, April 24, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, April 24, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Monday, April 22, 2024 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Wednesday, April 24, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, July 23, 2024 | APPLICATION EXTENSION TO RESPONSE PERIOD - RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, July 23, 2024 | APPLICATION EXTENSION GRANTED/RECEIPT PROVIDED |
| Tuesday, October 22, 2024 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Tuesday, October 22, 2024 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Tuesday, October 22, 2024 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, November 12, 2024 | FINAL REFUSAL WRITTEN |
| Tuesday, November 12, 2024 | FINAL REFUSAL E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, November 12, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED |