| Serial Number | 99002259 |
| Word Mark | MANAGER IN A BOX |
| Filing Date | Thursday, January 16, 2025 |
| Status | 641 - NON-FINAL ACTION - MAILED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, June 24, 2025 |
| Registration Number | 0000000 |
| Registration Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Mark Drawing | 4 - Illustration: Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Block form |
| Published for Opposition Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Goods and Services | Middle office platform of services for asset managers, including integrated end-to-end (i) accounting and tax, (ii) compliance and risk, (iii) finance and analytics, (iv) information technology, (v) investor reporting, (vi) human resources, and (vii) proprietary software development and licensing, namely: (a) oversee all accounting and financial reporting for managers, including their funds, their management companies, and any related entities; assist with transaction closings, including tax and accounting structuring, and the onboarding of new investments and funds onto each management company's platform; lead the annual audit and tax compliance process for managers and their funds; own all internal controls, including making continuous improvements thereto; (b) implement and maintain compliance programs, including the filing of Forms PF (Private Fund) and ADV (Advisor) for managers that choose to become registered with the SEC (Securities & Exchange Commission); develop and manage specialty compliance programs as needed, including vendor management, AML (Anti-Money Laundering), ESG, (Environmental Social Governance) and others; track and manage risk transfer provisions between various entities within the management company, fund, and portfolio company structure; oversee risk management activities, including a manager's property, casualty, and liability insurance programs and advising their portfolio companies on such matters as needed; (c) oversee all third-party fund administrators and middle/back-office service providers to maintain and manage investor ledgers, capital calls, distributions, cash balances, bank accounts, and bank relationships; work closely with the manager’s investment team as it relates to the development and regular production of lender reporting packages and financial dashboards; prepare monthly and ad hoc reports and presentations for senior management and investors; prepare and track against annual management company budgets; oversee the quarterly valuation and portfolio review process; (d) lead all investor reporting activities and standard communications, including: investor portal management, capital call and distribution notices, K-1 preparations and distributions, wire instruction coordination, investor transfers and assignments; (e) oversee all HR functions for management company employees through an end-to-end PEO (Professional Employer Organization) solution, including: recruiting, onboarding and offboarding, payroll, benefit plan designs and administration, compensation strategy and execution |
| Goods and Services | Middle office platform of services for asset managers, including integrated end-to-end (i) accounting and tax, (ii) compliance and risk, (iii) finance and analytics, (iv) information technology, (v) investor reporting, (vi) human resources, and (vii) proprietary software development and licensing, namely: (a) provide IT services for management companies, including through the management of third-party vendors; manage all cybersecurity efforts of the management company to ensure compliance with investor and government regulations and (b) proprietary accounting and finance workflow management software that provides: dynamic workflows to ensure that teams can proactively plan for each deliverable, integration with general ledger software to ensure the accuracy of accounting data, audit readiness through the segregation of duties, documented sign-offs, and creation of document repositories, granular file permissions and detailed user analytics to efficiently manage each phase of a project, unique reporting analytics that can cut weeks out of month-and quarter-end closes processes, centralized communication platform that provides a searchable audit trail and reduces employee training times |
| International Class | 035 - Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 102 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Thursday, January 16, 2025 |
| 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 | Thursday, January 16, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 042 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | ArsBP IP Holdings LLC |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 16 - Limited Liability Company |
| Address | Chicago, IL 60606 |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Thursday, January 16, 2025 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Thursday, January 16, 2025 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Thursday, January 16, 2025 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Monday, June 23, 2025 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Tuesday, June 24, 2025 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, June 24, 2025 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, June 24, 2025 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |