IMPERATIVES FOR QUALITY Trademark

Trademark Overview


On Tuesday, July 17, 2012, a trademark application was filed for IMPERATIVES FOR QUALITY with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the IMPERATIVES FOR QUALITY trademark a serial number of 85678758. The federal status of this trademark filing is CANCELLED - SECTION 8 as of Friday, September 29, 2023. This trademark is owned by University HealthSystem Consortium. The IMPERATIVES FOR QUALITY trademark is filed in the Advertising, Business and Retail Services and Education & Entertainment Services categories with the following description:

Educational services, namely, online workshops and conferences in the fields of coordinating care and patient capacity and flow, improving the quality of academic medical center patient experiences, improving academic medical center patient survival rates and reducing the risk of patient mortality, management of employment costs and improvement of medical and supply utilization practices, prevention of harm to patients, and reducing variations in the providing of medical care

Providing an alliance of university hospitals with business management assistance and statistical resources to assist members of the alliance with quantitative tools for coordinating care and patient capacity and flow, improving the quality of academic medical center patient experiences, improving academic medical center patient survival rates and reducing the risk of patient mortality, management of employment costs and improvement of medical and supply utilization practices, prevention of harm to patients, and reducing variations in the providing of medical care; aggregating, analyzing and providing comparative business data, benchmarking, and best practice information to healthcare related groups and their business partners to identify operational and performance improvement and trends; providing a national online business networking web site for program coordinators at academic medical centers; providing customized quarterly reports to display key measures of business benchmarking ...
imperatives for quality

General Information


Serial Number85678758
Word MarkIMPERATIVES FOR QUALITY
Filing DateTuesday, July 17, 2012
Status710 - CANCELLED - SECTION 8
Status DateFriday, September 29, 2023
Registration Number4304894
Registration DateTuesday, March 19, 2013
Mark Drawing4000 - Illustration: Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Block form
Published for Opposition DateTuesday, January 1, 2013

Trademark Statements


Goods and ServicesEducational services, namely, online workshops and conferences in the fields of coordinating care and patient capacity and flow, improving the quality of academic medical center patient experiences, improving academic medical center patient survival rates and reducing the risk of patient mortality, management of employment costs and improvement of medical and supply utilization practices, prevention of harm to patients, and reducing variations in the providing of medical care
Goods and ServicesProviding an alliance of university hospitals with business management assistance and statistical resources to assist members of the alliance with quantitative tools for coordinating care and patient capacity and flow, improving the quality of academic medical center patient experiences, improving academic medical center patient survival rates and reducing the risk of patient mortality, management of employment costs and improvement of medical and supply utilization practices, prevention of harm to patients, and reducing variations in the providing of medical care; aggregating, analyzing and providing comparative business data, benchmarking, and best practice information to healthcare related groups and their business partners to identify operational and performance improvement and trends; providing a national online business networking web site for program coordinators at academic medical centers; providing customized quarterly reports to display key measures of business benchmarking effectiveness for academic medical centers

Classification Information


International Class035 - Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions.
US Class Codes100, 101, 102
Class Status Code2 - Sec. 8 - Entire Registration
Class Status DateFriday, September 29, 2023
Primary Code035
First Use Anywhere DateFriday, January 1, 2010
First Use In Commerce DateFriday, January 1, 2010

International Class041 - Education; providing of training; entertainment; sporting and cultural activities.
US Class Codes100, 101, 107
Class Status Code2 - Sec. 8 - Entire Registration
Class Status DateFriday, September 29, 2023
Primary Code041
First Use Anywhere DateFriday, January 1, 2010
First Use In Commerce DateFriday, January 1, 2010

Trademark Owner History


Party NameVIZIENT, INC.
Party Type32 - New Owner After Registration
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressIRVING, TX 75062

Party NameVHA INC.
Party Type31 - New Owner After Registration
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressIRVING, TX 75062

Party NameUniversity HealthSystem Consortium
Party Type30 - Original Registrant
Legal Entity Type99 - Other
AddressChicago, IL 60606

Party NameUniversity HealthSystem Consortium
Party Type20 - Owner at Publication
Legal Entity Type99 - Other
AddressChicago, IL 60606

Party NameUniversity HealthSystem Consortium
Party Type10 - Original Applicant
Legal Entity Type99 - Other
AddressChicago, IL 60606

Trademark Events


Event DateEvent Description
Friday, September 29, 2023CANCELLED SEC. 8 (10-YR)/EXPIRED SECTION 9
Saturday, March 19, 2022COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED
Wednesday, December 2, 2020APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED
Wednesday, December 2, 2020TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
Wednesday, December 2, 2020TEAS WITHDRAWAL OF ATTORNEY RECEIVED-FIRM RETAINS
Wednesday, December 2, 2020ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
Wednesday, December 2, 2020TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
Wednesday, December 2, 2020TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED
Saturday, November 9, 2019NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 15 - E-MAILED
Saturday, November 9, 2019REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK.
Thursday, October 31, 2019CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
Thursday, September 19, 2019TEAS SECTION 8 & 15 RECEIVED
Monday, March 19, 2018COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED
Tuesday, June 6, 2017ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
Tuesday, June 6, 2017TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
Wednesday, May 31, 2017TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
Thursday, March 17, 2016ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
Thursday, March 17, 2016TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
Wednesday, February 24, 2016ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY
Wednesday, February 3, 2016AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP
Wednesday, May 6, 2015ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY
Wednesday, April 15, 2015AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP
Tuesday, March 19, 2013REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Tuesday, January 1, 2013OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
Tuesday, January 1, 2013PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
Wednesday, December 12, 2012NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED
Wednesday, November 28, 2012LAW OFFICE PUBLICATION REVIEW COMPLETED
Wednesday, November 28, 2012ASSIGNED TO LIE
Saturday, November 10, 2012APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Saturday, November 10, 2012EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED
Saturday, November 10, 2012NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED
Saturday, November 10, 2012EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED
Saturday, November 10, 2012EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN
Friday, November 9, 2012ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Tuesday, July 24, 2012NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED
Friday, July 20, 2012NEW APPLICATION ENTERED