| Serial Number | 97711071 |
| Word Mark | GIGHOUND |
| Filing Date | Friday, December 9, 2022 |
| Status | 700 - REGISTERED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, December 2, 2025 |
| Registration Number | 8045614 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, December 2, 2025 |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, October 14, 2025 |
| Indication of Colors claimed | Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Pre-employment background investigation services; Pre-employment background screening |
| Goods and Services | Downloadable computer application software for mobile phones, namely, software for recruiting, sourcing, screening, interviewing, hiring and onboarding temporary personnel |
| Pseudo Mark | GIG HOUND |
| Goods and Services | Computer services, namely, creating an on-line community for registered users to participate in discussions on the topics of jobs, careers, and career placement for the purpose of connecting employers with agile professionals; Platform as a service (PAAS) featuring computer software platforms for use by employers in employee candidate résumé evaluation and ranking and for recruiting, sourcing, screening, interviewing, hiring and onboarding temporary personnel; Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for human resources management |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of an image of a dog wearing a bandana and the word GIGHOUND to the right of the image. |
| Goods and Services | Administration of business payroll for others; Employment hiring, recruiting, placement, staffing and career networking services; Employment recruiting services; Human resources management; Organizing and conducting job fairs; Personnel recruitment; Personnel recruitment services and employment agencies; Personnel placement and recruitment; Providing employment information; Temporary employment agencies; Temporary personnel services |
| 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 | Saturday, January 7, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 009 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 035 - Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 102 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Saturday, January 7, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 035 |
| 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 | Saturday, January 7, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 042 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 045 - Legal services; security services for the protection of property and individuals; personal and social services rendered by others to meet the needs of individuals. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Saturday, January 7, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 045 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | GigHound Inc. |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Calgary, Alberta T2M0K3 CA |
| Party Name | GigHound Inc. |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Calgary, Alberta T2M0K3 CA |
| Party Name | GigHound Inc. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Calgary, Alberta T2M0K3 CA |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Tuesday, December 13, 2022 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Saturday, January 7, 2023 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Tuesday, January 10, 2023 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED |
| Thursday, September 14, 2023 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Thursday, September 14, 2023 | SUSPENSION LETTER WRITTEN |
| Thursday, September 14, 2023 | LETTER OF SUSPENSION E-MAILED |
| Thursday, September 14, 2023 | NOTIFICATION OF LETTER OF SUSPENSION E-MAILED |
| Friday, March 15, 2024 | SUSPENSION CHECKED - TO ATTORNEY FOR ACTION |
| Monday, March 18, 2024 | SUSPENSION INQUIRY WRITTEN |
| Monday, March 18, 2024 | INQUIRY TO SUSPENSION E-MAILED |
| Monday, March 18, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF INQUIRY AS TO SUSPENSION E-MAILED |
| Monday, June 10, 2024 | TEAS RESPONSE TO SUSPENSION INQUIRY RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, October 1, 2024 | ASSIGNED TO LIE |
| Tuesday, October 1, 2024 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Tuesday, October 1, 2024 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Wednesday, October 2, 2024 | SUSPENSION LETTER WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, October 2, 2024 | LETTER OF SUSPENSION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, October 2, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF LETTER OF SUSPENSION E-MAILED |
| Thursday, April 10, 2025 | REPORT COMPLETED SUSPENSION CHECK CASE STILL SUSPENDED |
| Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | TEAS RESPONSE TO SUSPENSION INQUIRY RECEIVED |
| Thursday, September 18, 2025 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Thursday, September 18, 2025 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Thursday, September 18, 2025 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, October 8, 2025 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, October 14, 2025 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, October 14, 2025 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, December 2, 2025 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, December 2, 2025 | NOTICE OF REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION EMAILED |