GCE Trademark

Trademark Overview


On Thursday, October 27, 2022, a trademark application was filed for GCE with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the GCE trademark a serial number of 97650532. The federal status of this trademark filing is RESPONSE AFTER NON-FINAL ACTION - ENTERED as of Friday, June 13, 2025. This trademark is owned by Global Credential Evaluators, Inc.. The GCE trademark is filed in the Advertising, Business and Retail Services and Education & Entertainment Services categories with the following description:

Providing information about education; providing applied comparative education services in the nature of evaluation and assessment services in the field of education and educational instruction, namely, providing evaluation and assessment of educational and academic credentials, documents and records for business, educational and licensing purposes; providing educational assessment services; analyzing educational test scores and data for others; education credit and degree evaluation and comparison services; analysis and evaluation of foreign and domestic educational and academic credentials, namely, education credit and degree evaluation services; and providing information about education, namely, providing educational information in the field of educational and academic credential and document evaluation and assessment

Credential evaluation services in the field of education and educational instruction, namely, evaluating educational and academic credentials, documents and records for business, licensing and educational purposes; credential assessment services in the field of education and educational instruction, namely, assessing educational and academic credentials, documents and records for business, licensing and educational purposes; independent credential evaluator services in the field of education and educational instruction, namely, evaluating educational and academic credentials, documents and records for business, licensing and educational purposes; independent credential assessor services in the field of education and educational instruction, namely, assessing educational and academic credentials, documents and records for business, licensing and educational purposes; professional credentialing verification services in the field of education and educational instruction, namely, verifying...

General Information


Serial Number97650532
Word MarkGCE
Filing DateThursday, October 27, 2022
Status661 - RESPONSE AFTER NON-FINAL ACTION - ENTERED
Status DateFriday, June 13, 2025
Registration Number0000000
Registration DateNOT AVAILABLE
Mark Drawing4 - Illustration: Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Block form
Published for Opposition DateNOT AVAILABLE

Trademark Statements


Goods and ServicesProviding information about education; providing applied comparative education services in the nature of evaluation and assessment services in the field of education and educational instruction, namely, providing evaluation and assessment of educational and academic credentials, documents and records for business, educational and licensing purposes; providing educational assessment services; analyzing educational test scores and data for others; education credit and degree evaluation and comparison services; analysis and evaluation of foreign and domestic educational and academic credentials, namely, education credit and degree evaluation services; and providing information about education, namely, providing educational information in the field of educational and academic credential and document evaluation and assessment
Pseudo MarkGLOBAL CREDENTIAL EVALUATORS
Goods and ServicesCredential evaluation services in the field of education and educational instruction, namely, evaluating educational and academic credentials, documents and records for business, licensing and educational purposes; credential assessment services in the field of education and educational instruction, namely, assessing educational and academic credentials, documents and records for business, licensing and educational purposes; independent credential evaluator services in the field of education and educational instruction, namely, evaluating educational and academic credentials, documents and records for business, licensing and educational purposes; independent credential assessor services in the field of education and educational instruction, namely, assessing educational and academic credentials, documents and records for business, licensing and educational purposes; professional credentialing verification services in the field of education and educational instruction, namely, verifying the skills and knowledge of licensed professionals on behalf of others; verifying and monitoring the credentials of foreign and international students for business, licensing and educational purposes; educational credential evaluation services in the field of education and educational instruction, namely, evaluating educational and academic credentials, documents and records for business, educational and licensing purposes; educational credential assessment services in the field of education and educational instruction, namely, assessing educational and academic credentials, documents and records for business, educational and licensing purposes; education services, namely, providing credentialing evaluation services in the field of education and educational instruction, namely, evaluating educational and academic credentials, documents and records for business, educational and licensing purposes; educational services, namely, providing credentialing evaluation of international academic educational records in the field of education and educational instruction, namely, evaluating credentials of international academic educational records for business, educational and licensing purposes; evaluations and assessments, for business, educational and licensing purposes, in the nature of evaluation and assessment services in the field of education and educational instruction, namely, evaluating and assessing foreign and international educational and academic credentials; evaluations and assessments, for business, educational and licensing purposes, in the nature of evaluation and assessment services in the field of education and educational instruction, namely, evaluating and assessing foreign and international educational and academic documents; evaluations and assessments, for business, educational and licensing purposes, in the nature of evaluation and assessment services in the field of education and educational instruction, namely, evaluating and assessing foreign and international educational transcript documents; evaluation, for business, educational and licensing purposes, in the nature of evaluation services in the field of education and educational instruction, namely, evaluating foreign and international educational and academic documents for conversion into United States equivalents; evaluation, in the nature of evaluation services in the field of education and educational instruction, namely, evaluating foreign and international educational and academic documents for the purpose of identifying equivalent United States credentials; analysis, evaluation and assessment, for business, educational and licensing purposes, in the nature of analysis, evaluation and assessment services in the field of education and educational instruction, namely, analyzing, evaluating and assessing a person's international education; credential analysis and evaluation services, for business, educational and licensing purposes, in the nature of credential analysis and evaluation services in the field of education and educational instruction, namely, analyzing and evaluating the credentials of an individual's education which was completed outside of the United States; analysis and evaluation, for business, educational and licensing purposes, in the nature of analysis and evaluation services in the field of education and educational instruction, namely, analyzing and evaluating foreign and international educational and academic documents and credentials to determine conformity with established domestic standards; analysis and evaluation, for business, educational and licensing purposes, in the nature of analysis and evaluation services in the field of education and educational instruction, namely, analyzing and evaluating foreign and international educational and academic documents and supporting materials in order to determine conversion of credits and grades; analysis and evaluation, for business, educational and licensing purposes, in the nature of analysis and evaluation services in the field of education and educational instruction, namely, analyzing and evaluating foreign and international educational and academic documents and supporting materials in order to determine conformity with established United States educational accreditation standards for use in determining conversion of foreign and international educational and academic credits and grades to equivalent United States educational and academic credits and grades; analysis and evaluation, for business, educational and licensing purposes, in the nature of analysis and evaluation services in the field of education and educational instruction, namely, analyzing and evaluating foreign and international educational and academic credentials in order to determine the equivalence of foreign and international secondary school, university, and training program certificates, diplomas, degrees, and grade reports; analysis and evaluation, for business, educational and licensing purposes, in the nature of analysis and evaluation services in the field of education and educational instruction, namely, analyzing and evaluating foreign and international educational and academic credentials in order to determine the equivalence of foreign and international secondary school, university, diplomas, degrees, and grade reports to determine conformity with established United States educational accreditation standards; analysis, evaluation and assessment, in the nature of analysis, evaluation and assessment services in the field of education and educational instruction, namely, analyzing, evaluating and assessing foreign and international educational and academic credentials for the purpose of identifying equivalent United States credentials; analysis, evaluation and assessment, in the nature of analysis, evaluation and assessment services in the field of education and educational instruction, namely, analyzing, evaluating and assessing foreign and international educational and academic documents for the purpose of identifying equivalent domestic grade point averages; evaluation, in the nature of evaluation services in the field of education and educational instruction, namely, evaluating foreign and international educational and academic documents for the purpose of identifying course listings with United States course credit, or course weight for secondary education, and grade equivalence; evaluation, for business, educational and licensing purposes, in the nature of evaluation services in the field of education and educational instruction, namely, evaluating foreign and international educational and academic documents for domestic jobs or universities; analysis, evaluation and assessment, in the nature of analysis, evaluation and assessment services in the field of education and educational instruction, namely, analyzing, evaluating and assessing foreign and international educational and academic documents for the purpose of domestic employment, professional certification and/or licensing and education; analysis, evaluation and assessment, in the nature of analysis, evaluation and assessment services in the field of education and educational instruction, namely, analyzing, evaluating and assessing foreign and international educational and academic credentials for the purpose of domestic employment, professional certification and/or licensing and education; preparing research reports and databases in the field of foreign and international educational institutions and systems for business, educational and licensing purposes; and preparing reports for employers, colleges, universities, or licensing boards evaluating the foreign and international educational and academic records of others by reviewing the records presented for evaluation and comparing them to the standard education provided in the United States at the same level

Classification Information


International Class035 - Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions.
US Class Codes100, 101, 102
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateThursday, November 10, 2022
Primary Code035
First Use Anywhere DateThursday, November 30, 1989
First Use In Commerce DateThursday, November 30, 1989

International Class041 - Education; providing of training; entertainment; sporting and cultural activities.
US Class Codes100, 101, 107
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateThursday, November 10, 2022
Primary Code041
First Use Anywhere DateThursday, November 30, 1989
First Use In Commerce DateThursday, November 30, 1989

Trademark Owner History


Party NameGlobal Credential Evaluators, Inc.
Party Type10 - Original Applicant
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressCollege Station, TX 77845

Trademark Events


Event DateEvent Description
Wednesday, August 16, 2023NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Monday, October 31, 2022NEW APPLICATION ENTERED
Thursday, November 10, 2022NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED
Friday, August 11, 2023ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Wednesday, August 16, 2023NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN
Wednesday, August 16, 2023NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Thursday, November 2, 2023ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Thursday, November 16, 2023APPLICATION EXTENSION TO RESPONSE PERIOD - RECEIVED
Thursday, November 16, 2023APPLICATION EXTENSION GRANTED/RECEIPT PROVIDED
Friday, February 16, 2024TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED
Friday, February 16, 2024CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Friday, February 16, 2024TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED
Saturday, February 17, 2024TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
Wednesday, April 17, 2024NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Wednesday, April 17, 2024NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN
Wednesday, April 17, 2024NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Thursday, October 17, 2024CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Thursday, October 17, 2024TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED
Friday, October 18, 2024TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
Friday, December 13, 2024NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN
Friday, December 13, 2024NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Friday, December 13, 2024NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Thursday, March 13, 2025APPLICATION EXTENSION TO RESPONSE PERIOD - RECEIVED
Thursday, March 13, 2025APPLICATION EXTENSION GRANTED/RECEIPT PROVIDED
Friday, June 13, 2025CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Friday, June 13, 2025TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED
Friday, June 13, 2025TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
Tuesday, July 16, 2024APPLICATION EXTENSION TO RESPONSE PERIOD - RECEIVED
Tuesday, July 16, 2024APPLICATION EXTENSION GRANTED/RECEIPT PROVIDED