| Serial Number | 79200374 |
| Word Mark | GETTING TO THE POINT |
| Filing Date | Thursday, June 30, 2016 |
| Status | 700 - REGISTERED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, May 28, 2019 |
| Registration Number | 5759748 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, May 28, 2019 |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, March 12, 2019 |
| Goods and Services | Commissioned writing, namely, commissioned writing for plays, musicals or for publications; copy writing; writing for others, namely, commissioned and custom writing; writing of texts excluding publicity texts; writing or adapting documents to plain English for others; Educational services for adults, namely, conducting classes, seminars and workshops, and proving online non-downloadable webinars, in the fields of teaching writing and writing assessment and evaluation skills, and teaching editing and written content reviewing skills; advisory services relating to training; training, namely, arranging and conducting of courses, classes seminars and workshops in the fields of teaching writing and writing assessment and evaluation skills, and teaching editing and written content reviewing skills; arranging of exhibitions for training purposes, namely, educational workshops in the fields of teaching writing and writing assessment and evaluation skills, and teaching editing and written content reviewing skills; association services being the provision of training and education to members of an association through seminars and non-downloadable online courses; business training consultancy services; business training services; career advisory services, namely, education or training advice; career counselling, namely, education or training advice; career information and advisory services, namely, educational and training advice; commercial training services, namely, teaching writing and writing assessment and evaluation skills, and teaching editing and written content reviewing skills; computer based training; training, namely, conducting workshops about writing and writing assessment and evaluation skills, and teaching editing and written content reviewing skills; consultancy services relating to training; education and training, namely, mentoring; personal development training; practical training by way of demonstrations; providing courses of training, namely, courses for writing and writing assessment and evaluation skills, and teaching editing and written content reviewing skills; provision of information relating to training, namely, information relating to writing and writing assessment and evaluation skills, and teaching editing and written content reviewing skills; provision of training, namely, training for writing and writing assessment and evaluation skills, and teaching editing and written content reviewing skills; provision of training courses, namely, classes and seminars for teaching writing and writing assessment and evaluation skills, and teaching editing and written content reviewing skills; training, namely, classes and seminars for teaching writing and writing assessment and evaluation skills, and teaching editing and written content reviewing skills; training consultancy, namely, the organization of courses, classes and seminars for teaching writing and writing assessment and evaluation skills, and teaching editing and written content reviewing skills; teaching, namely, teaching writing and writing assessment and evaluation skills, and teaching editing and written content reviewing skills; business educational services; conducting of educational courses, namely, courses, classes and seminars for teaching writing and writing assessment and evaluation skills, and teaching editing and written content reviewing skills; correspondence courses, namely, courses, classes and seminars for teaching writing and writing assessment and evaluation skills, and teaching editing and written content reviewing skills provided via correspondence; providing courses of instruction, namely, courses of instruction for teaching writing and writing assessment and evaluation skills, and teaching editing and written content reviewing skills; computerised training, namely, non-downloadable workshops in the fields of teaching writing and writing assessment and evaluation skills, and teaching editing and written content reviewing skills; language training; vocational training services; providing online electronic publications, namely, non-downloadable online electronic publications for use in teaching writing and writing assessment and evaluation skills, and teaching editing and written content reviewing skills; weblog services, namely, online publication of journals or diaries; electronic publication of information, namely, electronic publication of information online and over a global computer network; online electronic publication of news; provision of education services via an online forum, namely, education services via an online forum about writing and writing assessment and evaluation skills, and teaching editing and written content reviewing skills; publication of electronic books and journals online; publication of multimedia material online; publishing services; book publishing; publishing of printed matter; advisory services relating to publishing; freelance journalism; publication of journals; providing information, namely, providing information online about education, training, entertainment, sporting and cultural activities; training, namely, mentoring relating to writing and writing assessment and evaluation skills, and teaching editing and written content reviewing skills; education services, namely, education about writing and writing assessment and evaluation skills, and teaching editing and written content reviewing skills |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of the wording "GETTING TO THE POINT" in blue, with a stylized exclamation mark in blue and green to the left of the wording. The white in the mark is for background purposes and is not part of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Computer based training apparatus, namely, downloadable educational software featuring instruction in writing, writing assessment, writing evaluation skills, editing and written content reviewing skills; interactive computers in the fields of training; teaching apparatus, namely, flash card readers; downloadable training manuals in electronic format in the fields of teaching writing and writing assessment and evaluation skills, and teaching editing and written content reviewing skills; downloadable electronic training guides in the fields of writing, writing assessment, writing evaluation skills, editing and written content reviewing skills; downloadable electronic training manuals in the fields of writing, writing assessment, writing evaluation skills, editing and written content reviewing skills; downloadable training manuals in electronic format in the fields of teaching writing and writing assessment and evaluation skills, and teaching editing and written content reviewing skills; training apparatus in the fields of teaching writing and writing assessment and evaluation skills, and teaching editing and written content reviewing skills; business programmes for computers; apparatus for plain language text recognition; downloadable electronic publications, namely, books, magazines, newsletters, articles, training manuals and brochures in the fields of teaching writing and writing assessment and evaluation skills, and teaching editing and written content reviewing skills; downloadable computer programs and recorded software distributed online featuring instruction in writing, writing assessment, writing evaluation skills, editing and written content reviewing skills; downloadable electronic publications, namely, books, magazines, newsletters, articles, training manuals, and brochures sold and distributed online in the fields of teaching writing and writing assessment and evaluation skills, and teaching editing and written content reviewing skills; Downloadable computer programs accessible remotely featuring instruction in writing, writing assessment, writing evaluation skills, editing and written content reviewing skills; training aids, namely, apparatus for teaching people; training apparatus, namely, teaching apparatus for teaching people; visual display apparatus |
| Goods and Services | Educational materials in printed form consisting of manuals and guides in the fields of teaching writing and writing assessment and evaluation skills, and teaching editing and written content reviewing skills; educational materials in written form consisting of manuals and guides in the fields of teaching writing and writing assessment and evaluation skills, and teaching editing and written content reviewing skills; printed matter, namely, booklets, manuals, guides, templates and hand-outs, in the fields of teaching writing and writing assessment and evaluation skills, and teaching editing and written content reviewing skills; books containing information in the fields of teaching about writing and writing assessment and evaluation skills, and teaching about editing and written content reviewing skills; booklets in the fields of conducting training workshops, namely, manuals and writing samples guides in the fields of teaching writing and writing assessment and evaluation skills, and teaching editing and written content reviewing skills; instruction manuals relating to training seminars in the fields of teaching writing and writing assessment and evaluation skills, and teaching editing and written content reviewing skills; manuals for business training courses; printed training guides, namely, educational resources in the fields of teaching writing and writing assessment and evaluation skills, and teaching editing and written content reviewing skills; training booklets, namely, educational resources in the fields of teaching writing and writing assessment and evaluation skills, and teaching editing and written content reviewing skills; training manuals in the form of printed matter, namely, booklets, manuals, guides, templates and hand-outs, in the fields of teaching writing and writing assessment and evaluation skills, and teaching editing and written content reviewing skills; Journals in the fields of teaching writing and writing assessment and evaluation skills, and teaching editing and written content reviewing skills; training materials excluding training apparatus, namely, instruction manuals in the fields of teaching writing and writing assessment and evaluation skills, and teaching editing and written content reviewing skills; books pertaining to grammar; instructional material, namely, writing guides in the fields of teaching writing and writing assessment and evaluation skills, and teaching editing and written content reviewing skills; teaching materials excluding teaching apparatus, namely, instruction manuals in the fields of teaching writing and writing assessment and evaluation skills, and teaching editing and written content reviewing skills |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The color(s) blue and green is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| 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 | Tuesday, January 17, 2017 |
| Primary Code | 009 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| 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 | Tuesday, January 17, 2017 |
| Primary Code | 016 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| 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 | Tuesday, January 17, 2017 |
| Primary Code | 041 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | Plain English Foundation Pty Ltd |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 82 - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Address | AU |
| Party Name | Plain English Foundation Pty Ltd |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 82 - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Address | AU |
| Party Name | Plain English Foundation Pty Ltd |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 82 - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Address | AU |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Saturday, January 21, 2017 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Thursday, January 12, 2017 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB |
| Tuesday, January 17, 2017 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Tuesday, January 17, 2017 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Wednesday, January 25, 2017 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Thursday, January 26, 2017 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Friday, January 27, 2017 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) WITHDRAWN FOR REVIEW |
| Tuesday, February 21, 2017 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, February 22, 2017 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Thursday, February 23, 2017 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU |
| Thursday, February 23, 2017 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB |
| Saturday, March 11, 2017 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Wednesday, June 28, 2017 | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, June 28, 2017 | ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED |
| Wednesday, August 23, 2017 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, August 23, 2017 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Thursday, August 24, 2017 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Thursday, September 14, 2017 | FINAL REFUSAL WRITTEN |
| Thursday, September 14, 2017 | FINAL REFUSAL E-MAILED |
| Thursday, September 14, 2017 | NOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED |
| Monday, March 12, 2018 | TEAS REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION RECEIVED |
| Monday, March 12, 2018 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Monday, March 12, 2018 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Saturday, March 31, 2018 | ACTION CONTINUING FINAL - COMPLETED |
| Saturday, March 31, 2018 | ACTION DENYING REQ FOR RECON E-MAILED |
| Saturday, March 31, 2018 | NOTIFICATION OF ACTION DENYING REQ FOR RECON E-MAILED |
| Thursday, June 14, 2018 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Thursday, June 14, 2018 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN |
| Thursday, June 14, 2018 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Thursday, June 14, 2018 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION SENT TO IB |
| Thursday, June 14, 2018 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Thursday, June 14, 2018 | ASSIGNED TO LIE |
| Thursday, June 14, 2018 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED |
| Friday, June 29, 2018 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION - PROCESSED BY IB |
| Thursday, July 5, 2018 | PRIORITY ACTION WRITTEN |
| Thursday, July 5, 2018 | PRIORITY ACTION E-MAILED |
| Thursday, July 5, 2018 | NOTIFICATION OF PRIORITY ACTION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, July 11, 2018 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, July 11, 2018 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Thursday, July 12, 2018 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Thursday, August 2, 2018 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Thursday, August 2, 2018 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Thursday, August 2, 2018 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Monday, February 4, 2019 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Monday, February 4, 2019 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Monday, February 4, 2019 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Thursday, February 7, 2019 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, February 20, 2019 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, February 20, 2019 | NOTICE OF START OF OPPOSITION PERIOD CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Wednesday, February 20, 2019 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION SENT TO IB |
| Tuesday, March 12, 2019 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, March 12, 2019 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, May 28, 2019 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Friday, May 31, 2019 | NOTIFICATION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Wednesday, August 28, 2019 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |
| Thursday, September 12, 2019 | FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE SENT TO IB |
| Friday, October 4, 2019 | FINAL DECISION TRANSACTION PROCESSED BY IB |
| Tuesday, May 28, 2024 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 71 (6-YR) E-MAILED |
| Thursday, October 3, 2019 | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED |
| Thursday, September 12, 2019 | FINAL DISPOSITION PROCESSED |