ENCOURAGE Trademark

Trademark Overview


On Wednesday, December 30, 2020, a trademark application was filed for ENCOURAGE with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the ENCOURAGE trademark a serial number of 90433627. The federal status of this trademark filing is REGISTERED as of Tuesday, April 25, 2023. This trademark is owned by NRCCUA (National Research Center for College & University Admissions). The ENCOURAGE trademark is filed in the Communication Services, Computer & Software Products & Electrical & Scientific Products, Advertising, Business and Retail Services, Education & Entertainment Services, and Computer & Software Services & Scientific Services categories with the following description:

Educational services, namely, providing a website featuring non-downloadable data and reports regarding college and career information at the student level, school level, district level; providing an online research library and non-downloadable electronic publications, namely, brochures, newsletters, white papers, blogposts, pamphlets, emails, videos, and interactive reports featuring content on secondary and post-secondary trends and topics in the field of education, mentorship programs, school counseling practices and the college application, acceptance, financial, and enrollment processes; providing online non-downloadable reports featuring research and resources in the field of secondary and post-secondary education; providing educational information, namely, profiles, college and career selection processes and trends relating to higher education resources; providing information, namely, secondary and post-secondary trends and topics over a global computer network in the field of e...

Downloadable and/or recorded computer software for connecting multiple parties and organizations on mobile electronic devices, namely, mobile applications, and computers in the field of mentoring; downloadable and/or recorded computer software for processing the data of interactive multi-parties' research, identification and selection of higher education and vocational school choices in the educational and post-secondary education markets; downloadable and/or recorded computer software for organizing data and information for the identification and selection of higher education and vocational school choices; downloadable and/or recorded computer software, namely, software for matching individual student interests and post-secondary education opportunities in the nature of enrollment in colleges, selection of college majors, career advice, mentorship, and scholarships with specific schools for use by individuals and multiple educational organizations; downloadable and/or recorded interac...

Providing a website for messaging and transmission of data between students and others regarding status of college applications

Consumer survey services

Providing a website featuring an on-line non-downloadable interactive software for guiding, supporting and engaging the postsecondary planning process for organizations, educators, mentors, community programs organizers, independent counselors, college counselors, parents, and students relating to the field of mentorship programs and school counseling support; computer services, namely, providing search platforms to allow users to manage deadlines required for applying to colleges and the college application process; providing a website featuring on-line non-downloadable interactive software and tools to district/school/state/national organizations for processing, aggregating, and analyzing the data to better understand student trends, behaviors and needs to inform the allocation of resources and student programs; providing a web-based platform featuring on-line non-downloadable interactive software for connecting educators and mentors to students and families for the purpose of suppor...
encourage

General Information


Serial Number90433627
Word MarkENCOURAGE
Filing DateWednesday, December 30, 2020
Status700 - REGISTERED
Status DateTuesday, April 25, 2023
Registration Number7033472
Registration DateTuesday, April 25, 2023
Mark Drawing4 - Illustration: Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Block form
Published for Opposition DateTuesday, February 7, 2023

Trademark Statements


Goods and ServicesEducational services, namely, providing a website featuring non-downloadable data and reports regarding college and career information at the student level, school level, district level; providing an online research library and non-downloadable electronic publications, namely, brochures, newsletters, white papers, blogposts, pamphlets, emails, videos, and interactive reports featuring content on secondary and post-secondary trends and topics in the field of education, mentorship programs, school counseling practices and the college application, acceptance, financial, and enrollment processes; providing online non-downloadable reports featuring research and resources in the field of secondary and post-secondary education; providing educational information, namely, profiles, college and career selection processes and trends relating to higher education resources; providing information, namely, secondary and post-secondary trends and topics over a global computer network in the field of education and post-secondary education; providing an on-line database containing educational information about colleges and graduate schools for parents and interested users; providing an online database containing admissions information to specific colleges and graduate schools; providing an on-line computer database with educational information about colleges and universities, college majors, and college career guidance to assist students, parents and administrators in finding colleges and universities and completing the application process; providing educational information in the nature of non-downloadable reports, papers and surveys for individuals featuring secondary and postsecondary trends and topics; providing information relating to higher education resources to individuals about secondary and post-secondary educational opportunities; educational services, namely, providing on-line information about secondary and post-secondary education placement and higher education resources relating to career choices, college majors, college, and scholarship information; providing educational information, namely, secondary and post-secondary trends and topics; providing enrollment projection information for secondary and postsecondary educational institutions, educational organizations and companies, academic and employment recruiters, and youth service providers; providing online publications, namely, questionnaires and surveys for collecting information pertaining to teaching and educator opinions; providing online publications, namely, questionnaires on secondary and post-secondary trends and topics to mentors, parents, high school counselors, college counselors
Goods and ServicesDownloadable and/or recorded computer software for connecting multiple parties and organizations on mobile electronic devices, namely, mobile applications, and computers in the field of mentoring; downloadable and/or recorded computer software for processing the data of interactive multi-parties' research, identification and selection of higher education and vocational school choices in the educational and post-secondary education markets; downloadable and/or recorded computer software for organizing data and information for the identification and selection of higher education and vocational school choices; downloadable and/or recorded computer software, namely, software for matching individual student interests and post-secondary education opportunities in the nature of enrollment in colleges, selection of college majors, career advice, mentorship, and scholarships with specific schools for use by individuals and multiple educational organizations; downloadable and/or recorded interactive software to enable the receipt of surveys, questionnaires, white papers, assessments, instructions sheets, record update forms, and reports in electronic and downloadable/printable form featuring educational careers, college majors, scholarships, mentorship, and college selection; downloadable and/or recorded computer software for creating college profiles and checklists for students, educators, parents, high schools, and college counselors; downloadable and/or recorded electronic publications, namely, pamphlets, emails, blogposts, in-app notifications, text messages, videos featuring content on post-secondary planning and opportunities
Goods and ServicesProviding a website for messaging and transmission of data between students and others regarding status of college applications
Goods and ServicesConsumer survey services
Goods and ServicesProviding a website featuring an on-line non-downloadable interactive software for guiding, supporting and engaging the postsecondary planning process for organizations, educators, mentors, community programs organizers, independent counselors, college counselors, parents, and students relating to the field of mentorship programs and school counseling support; computer services, namely, providing search platforms to allow users to manage deadlines required for applying to colleges and the college application process; providing a website featuring on-line non-downloadable interactive software and tools to district/school/state/national organizations for processing, aggregating, and analyzing the data to better understand student trends, behaviors and needs to inform the allocation of resources and student programs; providing a web-based platform featuring on-line non-downloadable interactive software for connecting educators and mentors to students and families for the purpose of supporting the planning process with integrated exploration applications, progress monitoring and reporting, and college application management tools; providing a website featuring on-line non-downloadable interactive software for access to aggregated, real-time dashboards and reports and for managing the data about students' plans, aspirations, and gaps to high school professionals, counselors, superintendents, and administrators; providing a secure website to enable transcript requests and supporting documents to be sent to complete college applications; providing a website featuring on-line non-downloadable interactive software applications for connecting students, mentors, and other educational administrators; providing a website featuring on-line non-downloadable interactive software for creating college profiles and checklists; software as a service, namely, providing a secure on-line portal featuring technology for users to view college application progress and status; providing a website featuring a computer platform for the creation of transferrable profiles that can be updated to reflect activities and actions accessible to students, mentors, and educators; Providing a website featuring temporary use of online non-downloadable software for administering assessments and surveys to collect educational information in the field of mentorship, counseling, and personal and professional development

Classification Information


International Class038 - Services allowing people to communicate with another by a sensory means.
US Class Codes100, 101, 104
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateFriday, January 28, 2022
Primary Code038
First Use Anywhere DateFriday, February 14, 2020
First Use In Commerce DateFriday, February 14, 2020

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 DateThursday, March 25, 2021
Primary Code009
First Use Anywhere DateFriday, February 14, 2020
First Use In Commerce DateFriday, February 14, 2020

International Class035 - Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions.
US Class Codes100, 101, 102
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateFriday, January 28, 2022
Primary Code035
First Use Anywhere DateFriday, February 14, 2020
First Use In Commerce DateFriday, February 14, 2020

International Class041 - Education; providing of training; entertainment; sporting and cultural activities.
US Class Codes100, 101, 107
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateFriday, January 28, 2022
Primary Code041
First Use Anywhere DateFriday, February 14, 2020
First Use In Commerce DateFriday, February 14, 2020

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 DateThursday, March 25, 2021
Primary Code042
First Use Anywhere DateFriday, February 14, 2020
First Use In Commerce DateFriday, February 14, 2020

Trademark Owner History


Party NameENCOURA LLC
Party Type30 - Original Registrant
Legal Entity Type16 - Limited Liability Company
AddressAUSTIN, TX 78701

Party NameENCOURA LLC
Party Type20 - Owner at Publication
Legal Entity Type16 - Limited Liability Company
AddressAUSTIN, TX 78701

Party NameENCOURA LLC
Party Type11 - New Owner Before Publication
Legal Entity Type16 - Limited Liability Company
AddressAUSTIN, TX 78701

Party NameNRCCUA (National Research Center for College & University Admissions)
Party Type10 - Original Applicant
Legal Entity Type16 - Limited Liability Company
AddressAustin, TX 78701

Trademark Events


Event DateEvent Description
Friday, April 16, 2021TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
Saturday, January 2, 2021NEW APPLICATION ENTERED
Thursday, March 25, 2021NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED
Friday, April 16, 2021TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED
Friday, April 16, 2021APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED
Tuesday, June 29, 2021ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Tuesday, July 27, 2021NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN
Tuesday, July 27, 2021NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Tuesday, July 27, 2021NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Wednesday, November 10, 2021AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP
Thursday, January 27, 2022TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED
Thursday, January 27, 2022CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Friday, January 28, 2022TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
Thursday, May 5, 2022FINAL REFUSAL WRITTEN
Thursday, May 5, 2022FINAL REFUSAL E-MAILED
Thursday, May 5, 2022NOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED
Friday, May 20, 2022TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED
Friday, May 20, 2022TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
Friday, May 20, 2022ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
Friday, May 20, 2022TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
Friday, May 20, 2022APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED
Sunday, September 18, 2022TEAS REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION RECEIVED
Sunday, September 18, 2022CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Monday, September 19, 2022TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
Saturday, December 31, 2022APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Tuesday, February 7, 2023OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
Wednesday, January 18, 2023NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED
Tuesday, February 7, 2023PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
Tuesday, April 25, 2023NOTICE OF REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION EMAILED
Tuesday, April 25, 2023REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Wednesday, October 30, 2024ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY