| Serial Number | 86577515 |
| Word Mark | GSS GLOBAL SPECIMEN SOLUTIONS |
| Filing Date | Thursday, March 26, 2015 |
| Status | 702 - SECTION 8 & 15 - ACCEPTED AND ACKNOWLEDGED |
| Status Date | Saturday, April 22, 2023 |
| Registration Number | 4935176 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, April 12, 2016 |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, January 26, 2016 |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of a circle containing a depiction of the earth stacked vertically above an incomplete circle containing horizontal lines depicting DNA sequences, giving the impression that the two circles form a double helix. To the right of the design element the word "GLOBAL" is stacked above the word "SPECIMEN" which is stacked above the word "SOLUTIONS". The initial letters of the wording are interlinked such that the bottom of the "G" forms the top of the first "S", the bottom of which forms the top of the second "S". The letter "O" in the word "GLOBAL" is stylized with a circle in the center. |
| Indication of Colors claimed | Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Informatics services, namely, outsourcing services in the nature of arranging service contracts for others; Informatics services, namely, data collection and recording and documenting informed consent processes and protocol compliance in medical, clinical, and clinical trial settings for business purposes; Informatics services, namely, data collection and recording and documenting informed consent processes and protocol compliance in medical, clinical, and clinical trial settings, namely, ambulatory care facilities such as medical offices, clinics, ambulatory surgery facilities, hemodialysis facilities, rehabilitation facilities, drug abuse treatment facilities, family planning centers, hospitals, home health agencies, hospices, clinical trials clinics, oncology clinics, pharmacies, adult day healthcare centers, assisted living facilities, nursing homes, residential health care facilities, disease management programs, wellness management programs for business purposes |
| NOT AVAILABLE | "GLOBAL SPECIMEN SOLUTIONS" |
| Goods and Services | Informatics services for clinical trials and specimen management, namely, providing temporary access to non-downloadable software for database management of informed consent processes and protocol compliance, specimens, tests on specimens and specimen donors in medical, clinical, and clinical trial settings; Informatics services, namely, data collection and recording and documenting informed consent processes and protocol compliance in medical, clinical, and clinical trial settings for medical research and scientific research; Informatics services, namely, data collection and recording and documenting informed consent processes and protocol compliance in medical, clinical, and clinical trial settings, namely, ambulatory care facilities such as medical offices, clinics, ambulatory surgery facilities, hemodialysis facilities, rehabilitation facilities, drug abuse treatment facilities, family planning centers, hospitals, home health agencies, hospices, clinical trials clinics, oncology clinics, pharmacies, adult day healthcare centers, assisted living facilities, nursing homes, residential health care facilities, disease management programs, wellness management programs for medical research and scientific research; Informatics services for tracking and location of stored biological specimens, namely, providing temporary access to non-downloadable software for database management of informed consent processes and protocol compliance, specimens, tests on specimens and specimen donors in medical, clinical, and clinical trial settings; Informatics services for verifying the consented use of biospecimens used in clinical trials and biomedical research, namely, providing temporary access to non-downloadable software for database management of informed consent processes and protocol compliance, specimens, tests on specimens and specimen donors in medical, clinical, and clinical trial settings |
| International Class | 035 - Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 102 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Wednesday, November 25, 2015 |
| Primary Code | 035 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Tuesday, April 30, 2013 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Tuesday, April 30, 2013 |
| 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 3, 2015 |
| Primary Code | 042 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Tuesday, April 30, 2013 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Tuesday, April 30, 2013 |
| Party Name | Global Specimen Solutions, Inc. |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Cary, NC 27518 |
| Party Name | Global Specimen Solutions, Inc. |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Cary, NC 27518 |
| Party Name | Global Specimen Solutions, Inc. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Cary, NC 27518 |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Saturday, April 4, 2015 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, November 18, 2015 | ASSIGNED TO LIE |
| Monday, March 30, 2015 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Friday, April 3, 2015 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Monday, June 29, 2015 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Tuesday, July 7, 2015 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Tuesday, July 7, 2015 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, July 7, 2015 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Friday, October 30, 2015 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, January 6, 2016 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Thursday, January 21, 2016 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Wednesday, November 25, 2015 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Wednesday, November 25, 2015 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Monday, December 14, 2015 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN |
| Monday, December 14, 2015 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Monday, December 14, 2015 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Monday, December 14, 2015 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED |
| Monday, December 14, 2015 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Monday, December 21, 2015 | LAW OFFICE PUBLICATION REVIEW COMPLETED |
| Tuesday, January 26, 2016 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, April 12, 2016 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Monday, April 12, 2021 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, October 12, 2022 | TEAS SECTION 8 & 15 RECEIVED |
| Saturday, April 22, 2023 | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK. |
| Tuesday, January 26, 2016 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Wednesday, February 28, 2018 | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, February 28, 2018 | ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED |
| Friday, April 21, 2023 | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL |
| Saturday, April 22, 2023 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 15 - E-MAILED |
| Saturday, April 12, 2025 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED |