GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY 1906 A UNIT OF THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA Trademark
Trademark Overview
On Friday, October 25, 2024, a trademark application was filed for GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY 1906 A UNIT OF THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY 1906 A UNIT OF THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA trademark a serial number of 98821018. The federal status of this trademark filing is RESPONSE AFTER NON-FINAL ACTION - ENTERED as of Friday, July 11, 2025. This trademark is owned by Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. The GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY 1906 A UNIT OF THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA trademark is filed in the Paper & Printed Material Products, Furniture Products, and Education & Entertainment Services categories with the following description:
Educational services, namely, conducting courses of instruction at the university level
Paperweights
Diploma frames
General Information
| Serial Number | 98821018 |
| Word Mark | GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY 1906 A UNIT OF THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA |
| Filing Date | Friday, October 25, 2024 |
| Status | 661 - RESPONSE AFTER NON-FINAL ACTION - ENTERED |
| Status Date | Friday, July 11, 2025 |
| Registration Number | 0000000 |
| Registration Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
Trademark Statements
| Goods and Services | Educational services, namely, conducting courses of instruction at the university level |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of a stylized representation of a building with a front portico containing four columns appearing behind a stylized representation of an entrance wall. The number 1906 in a stylized font appears in front and below the entrance wall and further below a stylized representation of three stars. The wording "A UNIT OF THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA" in a stylized font appears below the number "1906." The wording "GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY" appears in a stylized font in a semi-circle around the representations of the building and the entrance wall. The wording "GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY" starts above the left end section of the entrance wall and circles around and ends above the right end section of the entrance wall. A single semi-circle appears between "GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY" and the building and a double circle appears above "GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY" and around everything. |
| Goods and Services | Paperweights |
| Section 2(f) Limitation Statement | "GEORGIA SOUTHERN" has become distinctive of the goods/services as evidenced by the ownership on the Principal Register for the same mark for sufficiently similar goods/services of active U.S. Registration No(s). 1639148 and 3783898 |
| Indication of Colors claimed | Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| NOT AVAILABLE | "UNIVERSITY 1906 A UNIT OF THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA" |
| Goods and Services | Diploma frames |
Classification Information
| International Class | 016 - Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials, not included in other classes; printed matter; bookbinding material; photographs; stationery; adhesives for stationery or household purposes; artists' materials; paint brushes; typewriters and office requisites (except furniture); instructional and teaching material (except apparatus); plastic materials for packaging (not included in other classes); printers' type; printing blocks. |
| US Class Codes | 002, 005, 022, 023, 029, 037, 038, 050 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, October 25, 2024 |
| Primary Code | 016 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Thursday, November 30, 2017 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Thursday, November 30, 2017 |
| International Class | 020 - Furniture, mirrors, picture frames; goods (not included in other classes) of wood, cork, reed, cane, wicker, horn, bone, ivory, whalebone, shell, amber, mother-of-pearl, meerschaum and substitutes for all these materials, or of plastics. |
| US Class Codes | 002, 013, 022, 025, 032, 050 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, October 25, 2024 |
| Primary Code | 020 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Thursday, November 30, 2017 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Thursday, November 30, 2017 |
| International Class | 041 - Education; providing of training; entertainment; sporting and cultural activities. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 107 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, October 25, 2024 |
| Primary Code | 041 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Thursday, November 30, 2017 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Thursday, November 30, 2017 |
Trademark Owner History
| Party Name | Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | Atlanta, GA 30334 |
Trademark Events
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Friday, October 25, 2024 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Monday, April 7, 2025 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED |
| Monday, April 7, 2025 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Wednesday, April 9, 2025 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Friday, April 11, 2025 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Friday, April 11, 2025 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Friday, April 11, 2025 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Friday, July 11, 2025 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Friday, July 11, 2025 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Friday, July 11, 2025 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
