Serial Number | 99132275 |
Word Mark | GOFUNDME |
Filing Date | Friday, April 11, 2025 |
Status | 681 - PUBLICATION/ISSUE REVIEW COMPLETE |
Status Date | Wednesday, September 24, 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 | Tuesday, October 14, 2025 |
Description of Mark | The mark consists of the word "GOFUNDME", with a stylized image of a sun directly above the "UN" portion of the mark. |
Goods and Services | Downloadable computer application software for computers, mobile phones, and handheld computers, namely, software for fundraising and crowdfunding; Downloadable computer application software for computers, mobile phones, and handheld computers, namely, software for creating and sharing webpages about charitable and business causes; Downloadable computer application software for computers, mobile phones, and handheld computers, namely, software for photo sharing and video sharing; Downloadable computer application software for computers and mobile devices, namely, software for enabling users to browse individuals, organizations, and businesses seeking to raise money |
Goods and Services | Telecommunication access services; Worldwide switched text and message transmission services; Electronic transmission of messages; Electronic, electric, and digital transmission of voice, data, images, signals, and messages; Audio and video broadcasting services over the Internet; Providing multiple-user access to a global computer information network |
Goods and Services | Crowdfunding; Charitable fundraising; On-line business fundraising services; Accepting and administering monetary charitable contributions; Philanthropy consultation relating to charitable fundraising; Charitable fundraising services by means of providing individuals with the information and opportunity to make monetary donations to their favorite charity; Charitable fundraising services by means of a website where donors search for and make monetary donations to specific charities or projects aimed at a wide variety of causes consisting of providing emergency and crisis relief, natural disaster recovery, helping with medical and healthcare expenses, helping with memorial and funeral expenses, supporting the rehabilitation of victims of crime, refugee and asylum support, humanitarian aid, rent and housing assistance, helping with utility bills, providing food and basic necessities, childcare support, helping with adoption costs, caring for elders, helping with divorce and custody costs, education and learning support, helping with tuition costs, providing school and classroom supplies, providing scholarships, helping with animal and pet costs, providing animal rescue and shelters, wildlife conservation, environmental conservation, providing social impact funds, organizing special events, organizing community cultural events, neighborhood revitalization, providing mutual aid funds, providing legal fees and legal defense funds, immigration support, supporting policy change campaigns, hosting art exhibitions, hosting theater productions, business recovery, athletic training, providing team equipment and uniforms, sports team fundraising, helping with tournament fees, providing mission trips, providing cultural exchange programs, and helping people with travel costs; Crowdfunding services in the nature of accepting and administering monetary contributions from a group of individuals; Providing fundraising information regarding charitable or humanitarian organizations; Fundraising services by means of organizing, arranging and conducting fundraising programs for the benefit of needy individuals, charities, non-profit organizations, and businesses; Providing fundraising services for others via a global computer network; Financial consultation in the field of fundraising and crowdfunding; Payment processing services in the field of charitable and non-profit fundraising payments; Providing an internet website portal in the field of financial transaction and payment processing services; Providing electronic processing of electronic funds transfer, ACH, credit card, debit card, electronic check and electronic payments; Cryptocurrency payment processing |
Goods and Services | Business services, namely, developing fundraising campaigns for others; Business consultation services to assist non-profit organizations in planning, managing, and conducting fundraising activities via a global computer network; Providing an on-line commercial information directory on the internet; Advertising services; Promoting the goods and services of others over the Internet; Promoting the charitable services of others over the Internet, namely, providing information over the Internet about various charities and non-profit charitable organizations for the purpose of making donations to those various charities and non-profit charitable organizations; Collection and compilation of information into computer databases in the field of volunteering; Business services for fundraising programs, namely, developing fundraising program catalogs, brochures, price sheets, order forms, and other documents for not-for-profit organizations; Providing business information in the field of volunteering and volunteer projects via on-line computer databases and on-line searchable databases; Management of event ticketing for others; Providing marketing and promotion of special events; Online auction services; Organizing and conducting charity auctions for charitable fundraising purposes; Providing a website for managing, conducting and organizing online auctions that are designed to raise money for selected charities; Planning, development, maintenance, tracking and reporting of online marketing activities for third parties; Charitable services, namely, facilitating administrative coordination among charitable organizations |
Goods and Services | Charitable services, namely, providing web site design for others; Providing a social networking website which features technology that enables users to give charitable financial gifts to others; Providing a web site featuring technology that enables users to connect with other people in their neighborhood or city for any number of user-specified reasons, including providing a service or organizing an event; Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable chatbot software for replying to questions about fundraising; Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for hosting live events online; Platform as a service (PAAS) featuring computer software platforms for creating customizable webpages used to solicit monetary donations for charitable and business purposes; Providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable software for users to create and share webpages used to solicit monetary donations for charitable and business purposes; Computer services, namely, hosting an interactive web site that allows users to create and share webpages about charitable and business causes; Providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable software and applications for creating and maintaining virtual communities, social networking, photo sharing, and video sharing; Hosting on-line web facilities for others for uploading, posting, and displaying photographs and videos to share with others; Computer services, namely, creating an on-line community for registered users to participate in discussions, get feedback from their peers, form virtual communities, and engage in social networking services in the field of volunteering, fundraising, donations, charities, and charitable life |
International Class | 035 - Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions. |
US Class Codes | 100, 101, 102 |
Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
Class Status Date | Friday, April 11, 2025 |
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 | Friday, April 11, 2025 |
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 | Friday, April 11, 2025 |
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 | Friday, April 11, 2025 |
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 | Friday, April 11, 2025 |
Primary Code | 042 |
First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
Party Name | GoFundMe Inc. |
Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
Address | San Diego, CA 92101 |
Event Date | Event Description |
Friday, April 11, 2025 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
Tuesday, August 19, 2025 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED |
Tuesday, August 19, 2025 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
Monday, September 8, 2025 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
Friday, April 11, 2025 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
Monday, September 8, 2025 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
Monday, September 8, 2025 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
Monday, September 8, 2025 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN |
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED |
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |