METHOD Trademark

Trademark Overview

On Tuesday, November 7, 2023, a trademark application was filed for METHOD with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the METHOD trademark a serial number of 98257968. The federal status of this trademark filing is PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION as of Tuesday, August 13, 2024. This trademark is owned by Forward Lending, Inc.. The METHOD trademark is filed in the Insurance & Financial Services and Computer & Software Services & Scientific Services categories with the following description:

Electronic payment processing services, namely, credit and charge card payment processing services; electronic payment processing services relating to user liabilities, namely, payment processing services in the fields of bills, student loans, mortgages, credit cards, personal loans and auto loans payments; electronic payment processing services relating to debt repayment, namely, processing of contactless credit and debit card payments for conducting bill pay, balance transfers, loan payoffs, round up and autopay functions; electronic payment processing services for electronic wallet payments and credit and debit card payments featuring instant payment validation and payment confirmation

Software as a Service (SaaS) services featuring software for use in conducting financial planning and debt management; Software as a Service (SaaS) services featuring software for identifying and paying consumer debt; Software as a Service (SaaS) services featuring software for identifying a debtor, retrieving a debtor's liabilities, and initiating payment to settle a debtor's liabilities via a single Application Programming Interface (API); Software as a Service (SaaS) services featuring software for use in providing embedded banking services; Software as a Service (SaaS) services featuring software for use in providing embedded banking services in particular software for use by third parties to retrieve and pay their user's debts, bill pay, credit card debt, student loan debt, auto loan debt, personal loan debt, and mortgage debt
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General Information

Serial Number98257968
Word MarkMETHOD
Filing DateTuesday, November 7, 2023
Status686 - PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
Status DateTuesday, August 13, 2024
Registration Number0000000
Registration DateNOT AVAILABLE
Mark Drawing4 - Illustration: Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Block form
Published for Opposition DateTuesday, August 13, 2024

Trademark Statements

Goods and ServicesElectronic payment processing services, namely, credit and charge card payment processing services; electronic payment processing services relating to user liabilities, namely, payment processing services in the fields of bills, student loans, mortgages, credit cards, personal loans and auto loans payments; electronic payment processing services relating to debt repayment, namely, processing of contactless credit and debit card payments for conducting bill pay, balance transfers, loan payoffs, round up and autopay functions; electronic payment processing services for electronic wallet payments and credit and debit card payments featuring instant payment validation and payment confirmation
Goods and ServicesSoftware as a Service (SaaS) services featuring software for use in conducting financial planning and debt management; Software as a Service (SaaS) services featuring software for identifying and paying consumer debt; Software as a Service (SaaS) services featuring software for identifying a debtor, retrieving a debtor's liabilities, and initiating payment to settle a debtor's liabilities via a single Application Programming Interface (API); Software as a Service (SaaS) services featuring software for use in providing embedded banking services; Software as a Service (SaaS) services featuring software for use in providing embedded banking services in particular software for use by third parties to retrieve and pay their user's debts, bill pay, credit card debt, student loan debt, auto loan debt, personal loan debt, and mortgage debt

Classification Information

International Class036 - Insurance; financial affairs; monetary affairs; real estate affairs.
US Class Codes100, 101, 102
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateTuesday, December 5, 2023
Primary Code036
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE
International Class042 - 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 Codes100, 101
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateTuesday, December 5, 2023
Primary Code042
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

Trademark Owner History

Party NameForward Lending, Inc.
Party Type20 - Owner at Publication
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressAustin, TX 78758
Party NameForward Lending, Inc.
Party Type10 - Original Applicant
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressAustin, TX 78758

Trademark Events

Event DateEvent Description
Friday, November 10, 2023NEW APPLICATION ENTERED
Tuesday, December 5, 2023NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED
Saturday, June 15, 2024ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Wednesday, July 10, 2024APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Wednesday, July 24, 2024NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED
Tuesday, August 13, 2024PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
Tuesday, August 13, 2024OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED

Related Keywords

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