| Serial Number | 98420417 |
| Word Mark | GEOMINT |
| Filing Date | Monday, February 26, 2024 |
| Status | 661 - RESPONSE AFTER NON-FINAL ACTION - ENTERED |
| Status Date | Friday, November 1, 2024 |
| Registration Number | 0000000 |
| Registration Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Mark Drawing | 4 - Illustration: Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Block form |
| Published for Opposition Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Goods and Services | Apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating, or controlling the distribution or use of electricity; Apparatus and instruments for recording, transmitting, reproducing, or processing sound, images, or data; Recorded and downloadable media in the nature of CDs and pre-recorded DVDs featuring content in the fields of telecommunications and banking; Recorded and downloadable computer software for use in the fields of telecommunications, banking, wholesale, and digital environments for predicting trends in those fields, blank digital, and analogue recording and storage media; Downloadable computer software and hardware for use in computer-aided software engineering; Downloadable virtual and augmented reality training simulation software in the field of engineering; Downloadable computer application software for use in the fields of telecommunications and banking in implementing the Internet of Things (IoT); Internet of Things (IoT) gateways, namely, gateway routers; Downloadable application software for cloud computing services; Software and mobile applications for use in the fields of telecommunications, banking, wholesale, and digital environments for predicting trends in those fields; Downloadable computer programs using artificial intelligence and machine learning to develop predictive models; Downloadable computer programs using artificial intelligence and machine learning to predict the performance of the algorithms; Downloadable software using artificial intelligence for machine learning; Electronic navigation and geo-localization apparatus and instruments, namely, GPS navigation devices; Computers and downloadable computer software for data collection, transmission, archiving, management, and processing; Computer hardware for the collection of location data; Downloadable virtual goods in the nature of image files of clothing, footwear, toys, sports equipment, and avatars for use in online virtual environments; Downloadable image files containing clothing, footwear, toys, sports equipment, and avatars authenticated by non-fungible tokens (NFTs); Mechanisms for coin-operated apparatus; Cash registers; Calculating machines; Computers and computer peripheral devices |
| Goods and Services | Telecommunication services, namely, telecommunication access services; Geolocation services, namely, electrnoic transmission of geolocation data from mobile devices; Mobile, fixed, satellite, cellular, and radio telecommunication services, namely, telecommunication access services; Telecommunications services, namely, mobile telephone services, voicemail, facsimile transmission, and electronic data transmission; Wireless communication services, namely, wireless mobile telephone calling plans, electronic messaging, and data transmission service plans; Electronic messaging services, namely, sending, receiving, and forwarding messages in the form of text, audio, graphic images and video; Online electronic messaging services; Unified electronic messaging services; Computer aided transmission of messages and images; Video conferencing services; Video telephone services, teleconferencing services, voice over internet protocol (VOIP) services; Paging services; Telephone telecommunications services provided via prepaid telephone calling card; Telecommunications services, namely, providing prepaid minutes for use on mobile phones; Providing telephone communication and internet telephony services; Telephone and mobile voice and text telephone message collection and transmission, radio-paging, call forwarding, telephone answering for unavailable subscribers, and electronic mail services for others, namely, transmission of electronic mail; Transmission, delivery, and reception of sound, data, and images by electronic transmission; Providing personal telephone numbers; Hire, leasing, and rental of telecommunications, telephonic, and communications apparatus and instruments; Loaning of replacement telecommunications and communications apparatus and instruments; Provision of internet access; Telecommunications access services for use with the location and tracking of persons and objects; Providing wireless broadband services for use in tracking of mobile telephone via satellite signals; Provision of information relating to telecommunication access services featuring identifying telecommunications and communications apparatus and instruments; Providing private ad secure real time electronic communication over a computer network in the nature of provision of wireless application protocol services; Provision of information relating to or identifying telecommunications and communications apparatus and instruments; Broadcast and transmission of radio and television programs; Providing telecommunications connections to computer databases, the internet, and other electronic communications networks; Provision of wireless electronic transmission of credit and debit card transaction data and wireless electronic savings and payment data via a global computer network; Providing access to websites featuring digital audio, video, and data from a database, the internet, and other electronic communications networks; Streaming of audio and video material on the internet; Management and development of telecommunication and communication databases enabling the consumer to download digital content from a network and server to an individual database; Providing third-party users access to telecommunications infrastructures; Providing information services in the field of data communications; Communication services for the Internet of Things (IoT), namely, providing electronic transmission of information stored in a database via interactively communicating computer systems; Advisory, information, and consultancy services relating to all the aforementioned |
| Goods and Services | Financial affairs, namely, financial management; Monetary affairs, namely, financial information and analysis services; Banking services, namely, home, internet, and remote banking; Financial sponsorship of sporting events; Insurance and finance services provided over the internet or other electronic network, namely, money transfer and money exchange services; Issue and redemption of tokens, vouchers, and points of value; Issuance of tokens of value in the nature of pre-paid vouchers exchangeable for goods and services as a reward for customer loyalty; Providing cash and other rebates as part of a customer loyalty program; Credit card services, namely, credit card transacting processing services; Charge card payment processing services; Pre-paid purchase card services, namely, processing electronic payments made through prepaid cards; Insurance, namely, underwriting in the field of telecommunications apparatus and devices; Financing services relating to telecommunications and communications apparatus and instruments; Guarantee assurance underwriting services relating to telecommunications and communications apparatus and instruments; Provision of electronic and online financial services, namely, electronic fund transfer services and secure on-line monetary transaction facilities; Providing an internet website portal in the field of financial transaction and payment processing; Processing financial transactions via a global computer network; Providing multiple payment options by means of customer-operated electronic terminals available on-site in retail stores; Provision of investment and fund management information; Administration of transactions involving funds and investments; Stock, shares, and bond information and brokerage services; Provision of information and advisory services via a computer database, the internet or other electronic network; Provision of information and advice for the prospective purchasers of commodities and goods, all related to loan payment terms and insurance; Real estate consultation |
| Goods and Services | Advertising and promotion services; Promoting the goods and services of others by means of the issuance of loyalty reward cards; Organization, operation, and management of customer loyalty schemes for commercial, promotional, or advertising purposes; Organization, operation, and supervision of sales and promotional incentive schemes for commercial, promotional, or advertising purposes; The bringing together, for the benefit of others, of a variety of goods and services enabling customers to conveniently view and purchase those goods and services, including such services provided on-line from a computer database, the internet, or other electronic networks; Provision of online platforms for the sale and purchase of goods and services; Providing an online marketplace for buyers and sellers of goods and services; Arranging and conducting of exhibitions for business purposes; Business management, organization, and administration; Providing office functions; Collection and compilation of statistical information; Provision of market research statistics for commercial purposes; Statistical analysis and reporting services for business purposes; Collection, systematization, compilation, and analysis of business data, statistics, information, and indexes of information for commercial or advertising purposes; Economic forecasting, marketing, market research, market analysis, and consumer survey services; Publication of information, namely, advertising texts; Provision of trade information; Provision of on-line trade directory services; Administration of a discount program for enabling participants to obtain discounts on goods and services through use of a discount membership card; Information and advisory services relating to the aforementioned |
| Goods and Services | Scientific and technological services, namely, research and design in the fields of telecommunications and banking; Industrial analysis and research services in the fields of telecommunications and banking; Research, design, and development of information and communications technology; Design and development of computer hardware and software; Software engineering services; Engineering and technical support services for the design and configuration of hardware and software systems; Cloud computing services, namely, providing temporary use of online, non-downloadable cloud computing software for use in database management and electronic storage of data; Cloud-based data protection services, namely, computer security threat analysis for protecting data and data security consultancy; Consultancy services in the field of cloud computing; Consultancy services in the field of cloud computing applications and networks; Advisory services in the field of deploying cloud computing environments in the field of infrastructure as a service (IaaS); Design of unified communications services; Computer programming consultancy in the field of cybersecurity; Cybersecurity services in the nature of restricting unauthorized access to computer systems and technology consultation in the field of cybersecurity; Technological consultancy services in the field of cybersecurity; Application service provider (APS) services, namely, application programming interface (API) software for providing, hosting, managing, developing, and maintaining applications, software, websites, and databases in the fields of wireless communication, mobile information access, and remote data management for wireless delivery of content to handheld computers, laptops, and mobile electronic devices; Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software and applications for predicting trends in the fields of telecommunications, banking, and retail; Computer services, namely, creating virtual communities for registered users to participate in discussions, get feedback from their peers, and engage in social, business, and community networking; Computer services, namely, hosting electronic facilities in the nature of computer websites for others for interactive discussions via communication networks; Application service provider (ASP) featuring application programming interface (API) software to enable and facilitate the creating, editing, uploading, downloading, accessing, viewing, posting, displaying, tagging, blogging, streaming, linking, annotating, indicating sentiment about, commenting on, embedding, transmitting, and sharing and providing electronic media or information via computer and communication networks; Providing an online network, namely, an online network netvironment featuring technology that enables users to transfer and share personal identity data among multiple online facilities; Providing information in the fields of telecommunications, banking, and retail from searchable indexes and databases of information, including text, electronic documents, databases, graphics, electronic media, photographic images, and audio visual information, on computer and communication networks; Digital imaging services, namely, electronic scanning of images for digitization and computer graphic services, namely, rendering of computer graphics; Providing non-downloadable e-commerce software to allow users to perform electronic business transactions via global computer network; Computer services, namely, application service provider featuring application programming interface (API) software to allow users to perform electronic business transactions via a global computer network; Software as a service (SaaS) featuring software for recording and analyzing real-time location data for making predictions; Software as a service (SaaS) featuring software using artificial intelligence for machine learning; Analysis of statistical data for scientific research and technical data analysis; Computer programming for the analysis of data; Development and testing of computing methods and algorithms for software; Quality control for others; Providing user authentication services using blockchain-based software technology for cryptocurrency transactions |
| International Class | 035 - Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 102 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Monday, February 26, 2024 |
| 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 | Monday, February 26, 2024 |
| Primary Code | 038 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 009 - 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 Codes | 021, 023, 026, 036, 038 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Monday, February 26, 2024 |
| Primary Code | 009 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 036 - Insurance; financial affairs; monetary affairs; real estate affairs. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 102 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Monday, February 26, 2024 |
| Primary Code | 036 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| 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 | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Monday, February 26, 2024 |
| Primary Code | 042 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | MTN GROUP MANAGEMENT SERVICES (PTY) LTD |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Roodepoort, Gauteng 00000 ZA |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Monday, February 26, 2024 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Tuesday, July 2, 2024 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Saturday, September 14, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Saturday, September 14, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Friday, September 13, 2024 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Saturday, September 14, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Friday, November 1, 2024 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Friday, November 1, 2024 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Friday, November 1, 2024 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |