| Serial Number | 87447531 |
| Word Mark | BRIGHTSTART |
| Filing Date | Friday, May 12, 2017 |
| Status | 701 - SECTION 8 - ACCEPTED |
| Status Date | Monday, January 8, 2024 |
| Registration Number | 5359271 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, December 19, 2017 |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, October 3, 2017 |
| Goods and Services | Financial services, namely, savings programs for youths; Investment management; Investment of funds for others |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of a white piggy bank with a white dollar bill floating towards it overlaid on a orange half circle on a navy horizon line - underneath the image are the words BRIGHTSTART529 in navy and under that are the words COLLEGE SAVINGS in orange. |
| Pseudo Mark | BRIGHT START |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The color(s) navy, orange, and white is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Amendment to a Registration/Renewal Certificate | The drawing is amended to appear as follows: PUBLISH NEW CUT. In statement, lines 1 through lines 2 is deleted, and "State Agency" is inserted. Line 8 is deleted, and "The color(s) navy, orange, and white is/are claimed as a feature of the mark." is inserted. Lines 9 through Lines 15 is deleted and "The mark consists of a white piggy bank with a white dollar bill floating towards it overlaid on a orange half circle on a navy horizon line - underneath the image are the words BRIGHTSTART529 in navy and under that are the words COLLEGE SAVINGS in orange." is inserted. |
| International Class | 036 - Insurance; financial affairs; monetary affairs; real estate affairs. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 102 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Wednesday, May 17, 2017 |
| Primary Code | 036 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Tuesday, May 9, 2017 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Tuesday, May 9, 2017 |
| Party Name | Office of the Illinois State Treasurer |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 14 - State Agency |
| Address | Chicago, IL 60661 |
| Party Name | Office of the Illinois State Treasurer |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | Chicago, IL 60601 |
| Party Name | Office of the Illinois State Treasurer |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | Chicago, IL 60601 |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Tuesday, May 16, 2017 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Wednesday, May 17, 2017 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Thursday, May 18, 2017 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED |
| Monday, August 7, 2017 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Friday, August 18, 2017 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, September 13, 2017 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, October 3, 2017 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, October 3, 2017 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, December 19, 2017 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Monday, December 19, 2022 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED |
| Thursday, October 19, 2023 | TEAS SECTION 8 RECEIVED |
| Monday, January 8, 2024 | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL |
| Monday, January 8, 2024 | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED |
| Monday, January 8, 2024 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 - E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, June 25, 2025 | TEAS SECTION 7 REQUEST RECEIVED |
| Monday, October 6, 2025 | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL |
| Tuesday, October 14, 2025 | AMENDMENT UNDER SECTION 7 - PROCESSED |
| Tuesday, December 16, 2025 | OTQR WITHDRAWAL FROM PUBLICATION |