CERTN Trademark

Trademark Overview


On Monday, May 8, 2023, a trademark application was filed for CERTN with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the CERTN trademark a serial number of 79373574. The federal status of this trademark filing is APPROVED FOR PUBLICATION as of Sunday, May 25, 2025. This trademark is owned by Certn Holdings Inc.. The CERTN trademark is filed in the Computer & Software Products & Electrical & Scientific Products, Advertising, Business and Retail Services, Insurance & Financial Services, Computer & Software Services & Scientific Services, Personal, and Legal & Social Services categories with the following description:

Downloadable software for performing human resources management functions; downloadable software and downloadable software platforms for ordering, tracking, managing and storing personal background and verification checks; downloadable software and downloadable software platforms for ordering, tracking, managing and storing identity verification checks; downloadable software and downloadable software platforms for ordering, tracking, managing and storing pre-employment screening checks including verification of qualifications and education, credentials, licences, employment history, credit history and other records and references; downloadable software and downloadable software platforms for ordering, tracking, managing and storing tenant screening and background checks; downloadable software and downloadable software platforms for ordering, tracking, managing and storing credit checks; downloadable software and downloadable software platforms for ordering, tracking, managing and stori...

Credit screening services, namely, credit checking, credit analyzing, and financial reporting services; credit rating services; credit scoring services; credit worthiness evaluation services; credit risk assessment services in the nature of financial risk assessment services; credit risk information services; credit reporting services; credit reporting services, namely, preparation and provision of credit reports; financial services, namely, credit agencies featuring credit history checking services including in relation to bankruptcies and debt collection history; providing financial credit history information services; tenant and tenancy management services in the form of providing property managers with background checks on existing and proposed tenants in relation to property tenancies

Business management services relating to information and data compiling and analyzing; human resources outsourcing services; computerized data verification, namely, verification of information relating to a prospective employee's identity, citizenship status, work visa status, disqualifications, criminal history, police records, licences, professional memberships, educational history and qualifications, employment history and pre-employment screening, tenancy history, driving history, credit history, information provided by specific professional and personal referees, directorships, significant shareholdings and media searches; computerized data verification, namely, verification of information relating to a prospective tenant's identity, employment status, tenancy history, credit history, and information provided by specific professional and personal referees; data management services for human resources and recruitment purposes, namely, the collection, compilation and analyzing of in...

Verification of personal identity as part of personal background investigations; personal background investigations; personal background checks, including but not limited to citizenship, identity, work visas, disqualifications, criminal history, police records, licences, professional memberships, educational history and qualifications, employment history, tenancy history, driving history, credit history, information provided by specific professional and personal referees, directorships, significant shareholdings and media searches; providing an interactive web site featuring personal background credential information for users to verify credentials of others; security due diligence services for individuals or businesses traveling or opening an office overseas; pre-employment background screening; employment background screening, namely, background screening of current employees of others; security assessment of employee risks to individuals or property; tenant background investigation ...

Software as a service (SaaS) services featuring software for use in database management in the field of human resources management; software as a service (SaaS) services featuring software for use in performing personal background checks and verifications in relation to the following: identity, citizenship status, work visa status, disqualifications, criminal history, police records, licences, professional memberships, educational history and qualifications, employment history and pre-employment screening, tenancy history, driving history, credit history, information provided by specific professional and personal referees, directorships, significant shareholdings and media searches; software as a service (SaaS) services featuring software for use in managing and storing data and documents relating to qualifications, identity, licences, credentials, references and other personal records; platform as a service (PaaS) services featuring computer software platforms for use in database mana...

General Information


Serial Number79373574
Word MarkCERTN
Filing DateMonday, May 8, 2023
Status680 - APPROVED FOR PUBLICATION
Status DateSunday, May 25, 2025
Registration Number0000000
Registration DateNOT AVAILABLE
Mark Drawing3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s)
Published for Opposition DateNOT AVAILABLE

Trademark Statements


Description of MarkThe mark consists of the stylized wording "CERTN" adjacent to an incomplete polygon that partially encloses a V-shaped figure.
Goods and ServicesDownloadable software for performing human resources management functions; downloadable software and downloadable software platforms for ordering, tracking, managing and storing personal background and verification checks; downloadable software and downloadable software platforms for ordering, tracking, managing and storing identity verification checks; downloadable software and downloadable software platforms for ordering, tracking, managing and storing pre-employment screening checks including verification of qualifications and education, credentials, licences, employment history, credit history and other records and references; downloadable software and downloadable software platforms for ordering, tracking, managing and storing tenant screening and background checks; downloadable software and downloadable software platforms for ordering, tracking, managing and storing credit checks; downloadable software and downloadable software platforms for ordering, tracking, managing and storing criminal record checks; downloadable software for verifying, managing, tracking and storing qualifications, credentials, licences, references and personal records; downloadable software platforms for verifying, managing, tracking and storing qualifications, credentials, licences, references and personal records; downloadable databases in the fields of human resources, employment and recruitment data relating to existing and prospective employees' educational qualifications, employment history, working status, credit history and other credentials, as well as the results of personal background and verification checks; downloadable databases in the fields of tenant information relating to existing and prospective tenants' rental history, employment status, credit history, personal references, and other credentials, as well as the results of personal background and verification checks; downloadable mobile applications provided via a global computer network for performing human resources management functions; downloadable mobile applications accessible via a global computer network for ordering, tracking, managing and storing personal background checks and verifications in relation to identity, citizenship status, work visa status, disqualifications, criminal history, police records, licences, professional memberships, educational history and qualifications, employment history and pre-employment screening, tenancy history, driving history, credit history, information provided by specific professional and personal referees, directorships, significant shareholdings and media searches
Goods and ServicesCredit screening services, namely, credit checking, credit analyzing, and financial reporting services; credit rating services; credit scoring services; credit worthiness evaluation services; credit risk assessment services in the nature of financial risk assessment services; credit risk information services; credit reporting services; credit reporting services, namely, preparation and provision of credit reports; financial services, namely, credit agencies featuring credit history checking services including in relation to bankruptcies and debt collection history; providing financial credit history information services; tenant and tenancy management services in the form of providing property managers with background checks on existing and proposed tenants in relation to property tenancies
Goods and ServicesBusiness management services relating to information and data compiling and analyzing; human resources outsourcing services; computerized data verification, namely, verification of information relating to a prospective employee's identity, citizenship status, work visa status, disqualifications, criminal history, police records, licences, professional memberships, educational history and qualifications, employment history and pre-employment screening, tenancy history, driving history, credit history, information provided by specific professional and personal referees, directorships, significant shareholdings and media searches; computerized data verification, namely, verification of information relating to a prospective tenant's identity, employment status, tenancy history, credit history, and information provided by specific professional and personal referees; data management services for human resources and recruitment purposes, namely, the collection, compilation and analyzing of information about existing and prospective employees; electronic data processing services; performing human resources management functions for the benefit of others; human resource recruitment and management services for searching resumes, job applications and other related information; employee record services, namely, providing a database of information relating to existing and prospective employees' identity, citizenship status, work visa status, disqualifications, criminal history, police records, licences, professional memberships, educational history and qualifications, employment history and pre-employment screening, tenancy history, driving history, credit history, information provided by specific professional and personal referees, directorships, significant shareholdings and media searches; personnel recruitment assistance services in the form of providing independently verified information relating to a candidate's educational qualifications, employment history, working status, credit history and other credentials; provision of advice and information to employers, recruiters and other providers of human resource management services in the areas of personnel recruitment and recruitment processes; data management services relating to employment and recruitment data; information and advisory services in relation to the foregoing services
Goods and ServicesVerification of personal identity as part of personal background investigations; personal background investigations; personal background checks, including but not limited to citizenship, identity, work visas, disqualifications, criminal history, police records, licences, professional memberships, educational history and qualifications, employment history, tenancy history, driving history, credit history, information provided by specific professional and personal referees, directorships, significant shareholdings and media searches; providing an interactive web site featuring personal background credential information for users to verify credentials of others; security due diligence services for individuals or businesses traveling or opening an office overseas; pre-employment background screening; employment background screening, namely, background screening of current employees of others; security assessment of employee risks to individuals or property; tenant background investigation services; conducting personal security clearance background investigations; personal background investigation services in relation to personal identity, qualifications, credentials, licences and criminal and credit histories; providing information relating to the security of tangible property; consultancy services relating to private investigations; private investigation services; information services relating to legal compliance; legal investigation services; information and advisory services in relation to the foregoing services
Goods and ServicesSoftware as a service (SaaS) services featuring software for use in database management in the field of human resources management; software as a service (SaaS) services featuring software for use in performing personal background checks and verifications in relation to the following: identity, citizenship status, work visa status, disqualifications, criminal history, police records, licences, professional memberships, educational history and qualifications, employment history and pre-employment screening, tenancy history, driving history, credit history, information provided by specific professional and personal referees, directorships, significant shareholdings and media searches; software as a service (SaaS) services featuring software for use in managing and storing data and documents relating to qualifications, identity, licences, credentials, references and other personal records; platform as a service (PaaS) services featuring computer software platforms for use in database management in the field of human resources management; platform as a service (PaaS) services featuring computer software platforms for use in performing personal background checks and verifications in relation to the following: identity, citizenship status, work visa status, disqualifications, criminal history, police records, licences, professional memberships, educational history and qualifications, employment history and pre-employment screening, tenancy history, driving history, credit history, information provided by specific professional and personal referees, directorships, significant shareholdings and media searches; platform as a service (PaaS) services featuring computer software platforms for use in managing and storing data and documents relating to qualifications, identity, licences, credentials, references and other personal records; application service provider (APS) featuring software for use in managing, tracking and verifying identity, qualifications, licences, credentials, references and other personal records; application service provider (APS) featuring software for performing background checks and verifying identity; design and development of computer software for performing human resources management functions; design and development of computer software for managing, sorting, filtering, tracking and verifying identity, qualifications, licences, credentials, references and other personal records; design and development of computer software for use in performing personal background checks and verifications in relation to the following: identity, citizenship status, work visa status, disqualifications, criminal history, police records, licences, professional memberships, educational history and qualifications, employment history and pre-employment screening, tenancy history, driving history, credit history, information provided by specific professional and personal referees, directorships, significant shareholdings and media searches; authentication, issuance and validation of digital certificates; authentication services for electronic documents and e-mail; computer security services in the nature of providing authentication, issuance, validation and revocation of digital certificates; providing electronic data storage services via a global computer network in relation to identity, qualifications, licences, credentials, references and other personal records

Classification Information


International Class009 - 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 Codes021, 023, 026, 036, 038
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateFriday, July 7, 2023
Primary Code009
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

International Class035 - Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions.
US Class Codes100, 101, 102
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateFriday, July 7, 2023
Primary Code035
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

International Class036 - Insurance; financial affairs; monetary affairs; real estate affairs.
US Class Codes100, 101, 102
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateFriday, July 7, 2023
Primary Code036
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

International Class042 - Scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto; industrial analysis and research services; design and development of computer hardware and software.
US Class Codes100, 101
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateFriday, July 7, 2023
Primary Code042
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

International Class045 - 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 Codes100, 101
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateFriday, July 7, 2023
Primary Code045
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

Trademark Owner History


Party NameCertn Holdings Inc.
Party Type10 - Original Applicant
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressCA

Trademark Events


Event DateEvent Description
Thursday, July 6, 2023SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB
Friday, July 7, 2023NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED
Tuesday, July 11, 2023APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED
Wednesday, November 15, 2023ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Friday, November 17, 2023NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN
Saturday, November 18, 2023NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW
Wednesday, November 22, 2023NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) WITHDRAWN FOR REVIEW
Saturday, January 4, 2025NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW
Friday, January 3, 2025NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN
Saturday, January 4, 2025REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU
Saturday, February 22, 2025REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB
Monday, January 6, 2025NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB
Monday, February 3, 2025NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION SENT TO IB
Monday, February 3, 2025NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB
Tuesday, May 20, 2025CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Friday, February 28, 2025NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION - PROCESSED BY IB
Tuesday, May 20, 2025TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED
Tuesday, May 20, 2025TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
Sunday, May 25, 2025APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER