MEMRI Trademark
Trademark Overview
On Tuesday, January 14, 2025, a trademark application was filed for MEMRI with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the MEMRI trademark a serial number of 98961641. The federal status of this trademark filing is NON-FINAL ACTION - MAILED as of Saturday, February 28, 2026. This trademark is owned by Middle East Media Research Institute, Inc.. The MEMRI trademark is filed in the Computer & Software Products & Electrical & Scientific Products, Advertising, Business and Retail Services, Computer & Software Services & Scientific Services, Personal, and Legal & Social Services categories with the following description:
Consulting services for government and non-government bodies in the field of media and primary source monitoring and compilation, namely, for monitoring media and primary source monitoring and compilation in the fields of security screening, background investigations, employees and third-parties, and for making personnel and hiring and retention decisions; Providing personal background check services and background investigation services; Providing information regarding understanding and preventing terrorism; Consulting services in the field of counter-terrorism; consulting services relating to information retrieval, storage, organization and management
Market research and market intelligence services; Maintaining a registry of national and internal databases in the fields of world affairs, politics, geopolitics, counter-terrorism, and related topics; Online media monitoring services using computer software to automatically monitor internet websites and online publications for customer-specified topics and to capture relevant content on those topics, and providing documentation and analysis of that online content to others for business purposes; online media monitoring services using computer software to automatically monitor websites, over-the-air broadcasts, and online publications and to capture and translate for others relevant content on a broad range of topics for re-broadcast and publication
Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable computer software for personnel, hiring and retaining personnel; security screening; background investigations; monitoring of employees and third-parties; providing on-line non-downloadable software for collecting, analyzing, and organizing data; providing on-line non-downloadable software for information management; providing on-line non-downloadable computer software for searching large amounts of data and available online resources, analyzing, sorting, organizing and ranking the data; providing on-line non-downloadable computer software employing artificial intelligence (AI) to map, compile, summarize, rank and report information of interest; providing on-line non-downloadable software employing artificial intelligence
Computer storage devices, namely, blank flash drives, blank digital storage media and blank USB flash drives; Portable power chargers; decorative magnets; Mouse pads; downloadable Computer software for document and information management; Downloadable computer software for accessing, browsing, and storing online databases
General Information
| Serial Number | 98961641 |
| Word Mark | MEMRI |
| Filing Date | Tuesday, January 14, 2025 |
| Status | 641 - NON-FINAL ACTION - MAILED |
| Status Date | Saturday, February 28, 2026 |
| 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 |
Trademark Statements
| Goods and Services | Consulting services for government and non-government bodies in the field of media and primary source monitoring and compilation, namely, for monitoring media and primary source monitoring and compilation in the fields of security screening, background investigations, employees and third-parties, and for making personnel and hiring and retention decisions; Providing personal background check services and background investigation services; Providing information regarding understanding and preventing terrorism; Consulting services in the field of counter-terrorism; consulting services relating to information retrieval, storage, organization and management |
| Goods and Services | Market research and market intelligence services; Maintaining a registry of national and internal databases in the fields of world affairs, politics, geopolitics, counter-terrorism, and related topics; Online media monitoring services using computer software to automatically monitor internet websites and online publications for customer-specified topics and to capture relevant content on those topics, and providing documentation and analysis of that online content to others for business purposes; online media monitoring services using computer software to automatically monitor websites, over-the-air broadcasts, and online publications and to capture and translate for others relevant content on a broad range of topics for re-broadcast and publication |
| Translation of Words in Mark | The wording MEMRI has no meaning in a foreign language. |
| Goods and Services | Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable computer software for personnel, hiring and retaining personnel; security screening; background investigations; monitoring of employees and third-parties; providing on-line non-downloadable software for collecting, analyzing, and organizing data; providing on-line non-downloadable software for information management; providing on-line non-downloadable computer software for searching large amounts of data and available online resources, analyzing, sorting, organizing and ranking the data; providing on-line non-downloadable computer software employing artificial intelligence (AI) to map, compile, summarize, rank and report information of interest; providing on-line non-downloadable software employing artificial intelligence |
| Goods and Services | Computer storage devices, namely, blank flash drives, blank digital storage media and blank USB flash drives; Portable power chargers; decorative magnets; Mouse pads; downloadable Computer software for document and information management; Downloadable computer software for accessing, browsing, and storing online databases |
Classification Information
| 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 | Tuesday, January 14, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 009 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 035 - Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 102 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Tuesday, January 14, 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 | Tuesday, December 23, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 042 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 045 - Legal services; security services for the protection of property and individuals; personal and social services rendered by others to meet the needs of individuals. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Tuesday, January 14, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 045 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
Trademark Owner History
| Party Name | Middle East Media Research Institute, Inc. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | Washington, DC 20038-7837
US |
Trademark Events
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Tuesday, January 14, 2025 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Wednesday, March 5, 2025 | PETITION TO DIRECTOR GRANTED |
| Thursday, June 12, 2025 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Tuesday, June 24, 2025 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Tuesday, June 24, 2025 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Tuesday, June 24, 2025 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, June 24, 2025 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Monday, September 8, 2025 | APPLICATION EXTENSION TO RESPONSE PERIOD - RECEIVED |
| Monday, September 8, 2025 | APPLICATION EXTENSION GRANTED/RECEIPT PROVIDED |
| Wednesday, October 22, 2025 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Tuesday, December 23, 2025 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, December 23, 2025 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Tuesday, December 23, 2025 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Saturday, February 28, 2026 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Saturday, February 28, 2026 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Saturday, February 28, 2026 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Thursday, May 28, 2026 | APPLICATION EXTENSION TO RESPONSE PERIOD - RECEIVED |
| Thursday, May 28, 2026 | APPLICATION EXTENSION GRANTED/RECEIPT PROVIDED |
