INNOVATE CAROLINA Trademark

Trademark Overview


On Thursday, August 16, 2018, a trademark application was filed for INNOVATE CAROLINA with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the INNOVATE CAROLINA trademark a serial number of 88080774. The federal status of this trademark filing is SECTION 8 & 15 - ACCEPTED AND ACKNOWLEDGED as of Saturday, November 15, 2025. This trademark is owned by The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The INNOVATE CAROLINA trademark is filed in the Advertising, Business and Retail Services, Insurance & Financial Services, and Education & Entertainment Services categories with the following description:

Educational services, conducting seminars and educational events relating to promoting innovation, new ideas and innovative technology; Education and training services, namely, organization, arranging and conducting of workshops, colloquiums, conferences, congresses, courses, seminars, training courses, symposiums in the field(s) of innovation and entrepreneurship; educational services, namely, providing a learning and innovation center featuring leadership, motivational, educational, and brainstorming training; leadership development training in the fields of innovation and entrepreneurship; providing group coaching and in-person learning forums in the field of leadership development in innovation and entrepreneurship; Educational and entertainment services, namely, arranging and conducting summits, conferences, seminars, workshops, case study presentations, panel discussions, and roundtable forums in the field of business strategy, data, innovation, and entrepreneurship, bringing tog...

Fundraising services by means of organizing, arranging and conducting fundraising programs, for promoting research, education and other activities relating to innovation and entrepreneurship; charitable fundraising services for promoting innovation, new ideas and innovative technology; Fundraising services, namely, providing financial assistance for programs and services of others; providing fundraising activities to support innovation, new ideas, innovative technology and entrepreneurship; Providing grants for innovation, new ideas, innovative technology and entrepreneurship; providing technology development grants to aid in the advancement of developing unlicensed technologies to a commercial endpoint; providing technology development grants to help establish applications and proof-of-concept, prototype development, technology validation and intellectual property assistance; providing financial kick starter awards for start-ups in the fields of life sciences and technologies; Providi...

Business networking, namely, providing business mentoring in the nature of advice in the fields of innovation and entrepreneurship; Business development services, namely, business consultation and advisory services; providing business incubator facilities, namely, rental of office equipment and machinery as well as providing business advisory services; all of the foregoing for start-up, re-start and spin-out companies; Business development services, namely, providing start-up support for the businesses of others; Business incubator services, namely, business management and business development services in the form of start-up support for the businesses of others; Business collaboration services, namely, providing a national computer-based networking web site for faculty and students for the purpose of promoting collaboration to accelerate the development and deployment of advanced manufacturing and new products in the arts and other fields; Business collaboration services, namely, prom...
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General Information


Serial Number88080774
Word MarkINNOVATE CAROLINA
Filing DateThursday, August 16, 2018
Status702 - SECTION 8 & 15 - ACCEPTED AND ACKNOWLEDGED
Status DateSaturday, November 15, 2025
Registration Number5818031
Registration DateTuesday, July 30, 2019
Mark Drawing4 - Illustration: Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Block form
Published for Opposition DateTuesday, May 14, 2019

Trademark Statements


Goods and ServicesEducational services, conducting seminars and educational events relating to promoting innovation, new ideas and innovative technology; Education and training services, namely, organization, arranging and conducting of workshops, colloquiums, conferences, congresses, courses, seminars, training courses, symposiums in the field(s) of innovation and entrepreneurship; educational services, namely, providing a learning and innovation center featuring leadership, motivational, educational, and brainstorming training; leadership development training in the fields of innovation and entrepreneurship; providing group coaching and in-person learning forums in the field of leadership development in innovation and entrepreneurship; Educational and entertainment services, namely, arranging and conducting summits, conferences, seminars, workshops, case study presentations, panel discussions, and roundtable forums in the field of business strategy, data, innovation, and entrepreneurship, bringing together academia and industry leaders to enable the exchange of ideas, strategies, tactics, and best practices in the field of business strategy, data, innovation, and entrepreneurship; Educational services, namely, arranging and conducting educational conferences, meetings, roundtable discussion groups and summits in the nature of think tank activities for the purposes of generating thought-provoking ideas, concepts and recommendations related to the application of technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship; educational services, namely, providing mentoring services in the field of business; educational services, namely, providing mentoring services in the field of business, namely, innovation, and entrepreneurship; educational services, namely providing mentoring services to the membership of a collaborative community in the field of start up, re-start and spin-out companies
NOT AVAILABLE"CAROLINA"
Goods and ServicesFundraising services by means of organizing, arranging and conducting fundraising programs, for promoting research, education and other activities relating to innovation and entrepreneurship; charitable fundraising services for promoting innovation, new ideas and innovative technology; Fundraising services, namely, providing financial assistance for programs and services of others; providing fundraising activities to support innovation, new ideas, innovative technology and entrepreneurship; Providing grants for innovation, new ideas, innovative technology and entrepreneurship; providing technology development grants to aid in the advancement of developing unlicensed technologies to a commercial endpoint; providing technology development grants to help establish applications and proof-of-concept, prototype development, technology validation and intellectual property assistance; providing financial kick starter awards for start-ups in the fields of life sciences and technologies; Providing incubation services for business, namely, leasing of office space and facilities; financial risk assessment services that enables inventors to assess technology, marketplace and investment funding, and assist in increasing the creation of IP-based technology startups in North Carolina
Goods and ServicesBusiness networking, namely, providing business mentoring in the nature of advice in the fields of innovation and entrepreneurship; Business development services, namely, business consultation and advisory services; providing business incubator facilities, namely, rental of office equipment and machinery as well as providing business advisory services; all of the foregoing for start-up, re-start and spin-out companies; Business development services, namely, providing start-up support for the businesses of others; Business incubator services, namely, business management and business development services in the form of start-up support for the businesses of others; Business collaboration services, namely, providing a national computer-based networking web site for faculty and students for the purpose of promoting collaboration to accelerate the development and deployment of advanced manufacturing and new products in the arts and other fields; Business collaboration services, namely, promoting the creation of physical objects and prototyping for education, research, entrepreneurship and recreation; Market analysis; providing economic impact analysis services in the field of IP-based startups, namely, tracking and reporting on IP-based startups on social ventures, managing a database that tracks and generates reports on IP-based startups and social ventures, and the economic impact of such startups in North Carolina

Classification Information


International Class035 - Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions.
US Class Codes100, 101, 102
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateFriday, August 24, 2018
Primary Code035
First Use Anywhere DateWednesday, September 30, 2015
First Use In Commerce DateWednesday, September 30, 2015

International Class036 - Insurance; financial affairs; monetary affairs; real estate affairs.
US Class Codes100, 101, 102
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateFriday, August 24, 2018
Primary Code036
First Use Anywhere DateWednesday, September 30, 2015
First Use In Commerce DateWednesday, September 30, 2015

International Class041 - Education; providing of training; entertainment; sporting and cultural activities.
US Class Codes100, 101, 107
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateFriday, August 24, 2018
Primary Code041
First Use Anywhere DateWednesday, September 30, 2015
First Use In Commerce DateWednesday, September 30, 2015

Trademark Owner History


Party NameThe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Party Type30 - Original Registrant
Legal Entity Type99 - Other
AddressChapel Hill, NC 27599

Party NameThe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Party Type20 - Owner at Publication
Legal Entity Type99 - Other
AddressChapel Hill, NC 27599

Party NameThe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Party Type10 - Original Applicant
Legal Entity Type99 - Other
AddressChapel Hill, NC 27599

Trademark Events


Event DateEvent Description
Monday, August 20, 2018NEW APPLICATION ENTERED
Friday, August 24, 2018NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED
Monday, December 3, 2018ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Tuesday, December 4, 2018NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN
Tuesday, December 4, 2018NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Tuesday, December 4, 2018NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Monday, March 18, 2019TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED
Monday, March 18, 2019CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Monday, March 18, 2019TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
Tuesday, March 19, 2019APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Wednesday, April 10, 2019ASSIGNED TO LIE
Wednesday, April 24, 2019NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED
Tuesday, May 14, 2019PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
Tuesday, May 14, 2019OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
Tuesday, July 30, 2019REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Tuesday, July 30, 2024COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED
Tuesday, July 29, 2025TEAS SECTION 8 & 15 RECEIVED
Saturday, November 15, 2025CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
Saturday, November 15, 2025REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK.
Saturday, November 15, 2025NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 15 - E-MAILED