| Serial Number | 79107471 |
| Word Mark | BUSINESS FRIEND |
| Filing Date | Friday, August 12, 2011 |
| Status | 706 - SECTION 71 ACCEPTED |
| Status Date | Monday, May 1, 2023 |
| Registration Number | 4223840 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, October 16, 2012 |
| Mark Drawing | 4 - Illustration: Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Block form |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, July 31, 2012 |
| Indication of Colors claimed | Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| NOT AVAILABLE | "BUSINESS" |
| Goods and Services | Telecommunication services, namely, personal communication services; communication services, namely, transmission and streaming of audio, visual and audio-visual content via computer networks, communication networks and the global information network; electronic mail services; provision of access to chat services, namely, providing Internet chatrooms, providing voice chat services; electronic transmission of data, namely, images, graphics, sound, text or audiovisual data, messages and documents; electronic bulletin boards; providing electronic bulletin boards for transmission of messages among users in the field of business; providing user access to search engines; email and instant messaging services; Internet broadcasting services; transmission of audio, video and electronic communications, documents, messages, voices, text, sound, images, photographs and data by means of telecommunication devices including mobile telephones, computers, PTAs (pass through authenticity) (a mechanism by which one server communicates with another), digital cameras, camcorders, web cameras and TV's; broadcasting, namely, the uploading of data such as images, graphics, sound, text or audio-visual information via the Internet or other communications network for educational and entertainment purposes; provision of chat services, namely, providing Internet chatrooms, providing voice chat services; transmission of data, such as images, graphics, sound, text or audio-visual data, messages and documents for educational and entertainment purposes; email and instant messaging services for entertainment and educational purposes; transmission and distribution of digital content on the Internet for entertainment and educational purposes; providing online forum or an online web site where computer users can interact with other computer users concerning topics of general interest; providing online forum where computer users can search for other computer users to create and participate in online communities and social networks; providing access to peer-to-peer photo sharing and video sharing services, namely, electronic transmission of digital photo and video files among computer users |
| Goods and Services | Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions; advertising and distribution of advertising information; promoting the goods and services of others over the Internet, compilation of advertisements into online computer databases and online searchable databases; creating, providing and displaying business information, advertisements, and descriptions of products and services of others; conducting and operating public opinion polls; marketing services; online advertising and marketing services; business networking; business monitoring and consulting services, namely, tracking users and advertising of others to provide strategy, insight, marketing guidance, and for analyzing, understanding and predicting consumer behaviour and motivations, and market trends |
| 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 14, 2012 |
| Primary Code | 035 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 038 - Services allowing people to communicate with another by a sensory means. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 104 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Saturday, January 14, 2012 |
| Primary Code | 038 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | BIZCLIK MEDIA LIMITED |
| Party Type | 33 - New Owner After Registration |
| Legal Entity Type | 98 - Unknown |
| Address | GB |
| Party Name | Business Friend, Inc |
| Party Type | 32 - New Owner After Registration |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | Carlsbad, CA 92008 US |
| Party Name | Business Friend Limited |
| Party Type | 31 - New Owner After Registration |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Carlsbad, CA 92009 IE |
| Party Name | WHITE DIGITAL MEDIA LIMITED |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 11 - Company |
| Address | Norwich NR11NS GB |
| Party Name | WHITE DIGITAL MEDIA LIMITED |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 11 - Company |
| Address | Norwich NR11NS GB |
| Party Name | WHITE DIGITAL MEDIA LIMITED |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 11 - Company |
| Address | Norwich NR11NS GB |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Thursday, January 12, 2012 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB |
| Friday, January 13, 2012 | LIMITATION FROM ORIGINAL APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Saturday, January 14, 2012 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Saturday, January 14, 2012 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Wednesday, January 18, 2012 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Sunday, January 22, 2012 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Monday, January 23, 2012 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Monday, January 23, 2012 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU |
| Monday, January 23, 2012 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB |
| Sunday, February 12, 2012 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Wednesday, May 9, 2012 | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, May 9, 2012 | ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED |
| Tuesday, May 15, 2012 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, May 15, 2012 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Tuesday, May 15, 2012 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Tuesday, June 5, 2012 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Thursday, June 21, 2012 | ASSIGNED TO LIE |
| Monday, June 25, 2012 | LAW OFFICE PUBLICATION REVIEW COMPLETED |
| Wednesday, July 11, 2012 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, July 11, 2012 | NOTICE OF START OF OPPOSITION PERIOD CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, July 11, 2012 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION SENT TO IB |
| Tuesday, July 31, 2012 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, July 31, 2012 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Saturday, September 22, 2012 | NOTIFICATION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Tuesday, October 16, 2012 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, January 16, 2013 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Monday, February 4, 2013 | FINAL DISPOSITION PROCESSED |
| Monday, February 4, 2013 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE SENT TO IB |
| Sunday, March 10, 2013 | FINAL DECISION TRANSACTION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Saturday, March 16, 2013 | CHANGE OF OWNER RECEIVED FROM IB |
| Friday, November 28, 2014 | CHANGE OF OWNER RECEIVED FROM IB |
| Saturday, January 3, 2015 | CORRECTION TRANSACTION RECEIVED FROM IB |
| Monday, January 12, 2015 | CORRECTION FROM IB ENTERED - NO REVIEW REQUIRED |
| Monday, October 16, 2017 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 71 (6-YR) E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, October 16, 2018 | TEAS SECTION 71 RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, November 13, 2018 | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL |
| Tuesday, November 13, 2018 | REGISTERED-SEC.71 ACCEPTED |
| Tuesday, November 13, 2018 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 71 - E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, April 16, 2019 | TEAS SECTION 71 & 15 RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, April 30, 2019 | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL |
| Wednesday, May 29, 2019 | REGISTERED - SEC. 71 ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK. |
| Wednesday, May 29, 2019 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 71 & 15 - E-MAILED |
| Thursday, May 28, 2020 | CHANGE OF OWNER RECEIVED FROM IB |
| Friday, September 17, 2021 | INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION RENEWED |
| Saturday, October 16, 2021 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 71 (10-YR) E-MAILED |
| Friday, October 14, 2022 | TEAS SECTION 71 RECEIVED |
| Monday, May 1, 2023 | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL |
| Monday, May 1, 2023 | REGISTERED-SEC.71 ACCEPTED |
| Monday, May 1, 2023 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 71 - E-MAILED |
| Thursday, June 4, 2026 | NEW REPRESENTATIVE AT IB RECEIVED |