| Serial Number | 86357970 |
| Word Mark | {FORTE} |
| Filing Date | Tuesday, August 5, 2014 |
| Status | 710 - CANCELLED - SECTION 8 |
| Status Date | Friday, December 12, 2025 |
| Registration Number | 4746698 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, June 2, 2015 |
| Mark Drawing | 5 - Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Stylized form |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, March 17, 2015 |
| Goods and Services | Software as a service services featuring payment processing application programming interfaces, virtual payment processing terminals, mobile point of sale applications, applications for processing secure payments via the internet, applications for electronic bill payments, hosted interactive voice response systems, and virtual point of sale terminals; bank and credit account verification for information security purposes; identity verification for information security purposes; secure payment transaction services, namely tokenization of payment data |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The color(s) orange and black is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Bill presentments |
| Goods and Services | Payment processing services relating to ACH payments and credit and debit card payment processing; non-sufficient funds re-presentments, namely, re-submission of checks and ACH debits returned as non-sufficient fund items; providing electronic processing of electronic check payments; check verification; and check recovery |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of orange brackets disposed on either side of the term "FORTE" in black stylized lowercase letters. |
| International Class | 035 - Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 102 |
| Class Status Code | 2 - Sec. 8 - Entire Registration |
| Class Status Date | Friday, December 12, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 035 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Thursday, March 28, 2013 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Thursday, March 28, 2013 |
| International Class | 036 - Insurance; financial affairs; monetary affairs; real estate affairs. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 102 |
| Class Status Code | 2 - Sec. 8 - Entire Registration |
| Class Status Date | Friday, December 12, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 036 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Thursday, March 28, 2013 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Thursday, March 28, 2013 |
| International Class | 042 - 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 Codes | 100, 101 |
| Class Status Code | 2 - Sec. 8 - Entire Registration |
| Class Status Date | Friday, December 12, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 042 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Thursday, March 28, 2013 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Thursday, March 28, 2013 |
| Party Name | CSG FORTE PAYMENTS, INC. |
| Party Type | 31 - New Owner After Registration |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | ALLEN, TX 75013 |
| Party Name | Forte Payment Systems, Inc. |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Allen, TX 75013 |
| Party Name | Forte Payment Systems, Inc. |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Allen, TX 75013 |
| Party Name | Forte Payment Systems, Inc. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Allen, TX 75013 |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Friday, August 8, 2014 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Thursday, August 14, 2014 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Tuesday, November 18, 2014 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Wednesday, November 19, 2014 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, November 19, 2014 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, November 19, 2014 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Monday, January 12, 2015 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Monday, January 12, 2015 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Thursday, January 15, 2015 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Thursday, January 22, 2015 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Monday, February 9, 2015 | ASSIGNED TO LIE |
| Monday, February 9, 2015 | LAW OFFICE PUBLICATION REVIEW COMPLETED |
| Wednesday, February 25, 2015 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, March 17, 2015 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, March 17, 2015 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, June 2, 2015 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, October 24, 2018 | AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP |
| Wednesday, October 31, 2018 | ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY |
| Tuesday, February 26, 2019 | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, February 26, 2019 | ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED |
| Tuesday, June 2, 2020 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED |
| Friday, May 28, 2021 | TEAS SECTION 8 & 15 RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, September 14, 2021 | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL |
| Wednesday, September 15, 2021 | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK. |
| Wednesday, September 15, 2021 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 15 - E-MAILED |
| Sunday, June 2, 2024 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, March 19, 2025 | ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY |
| Friday, December 12, 2025 | CANCELLED SEC. 8 (10-YR)/EXPIRED SECTION 9 |