| Serial Number | 98257968 |
| Word Mark | METHOD |
| Filing Date | Tuesday, November 7, 2023 |
| Status | 700 - REGISTERED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, October 28, 2025 |
| Registration Number | 8005861 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, October 28, 2025 |
| Mark Drawing | 4 - Illustration: Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Block form |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, August 13, 2024 |
| Goods and Services | 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 |
| Goods and Services | 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 |
| International Class | 036 - Insurance; financial affairs; monetary affairs; real estate affairs. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 102 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Tuesday, December 5, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 036 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Thursday, December 3, 2020 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Thursday, December 3, 2020 |
| 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 5, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 042 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Thursday, December 3, 2020 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Thursday, December 3, 2020 |
| Party Name | Forward Lending, Inc. |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Austin, TX 78758 |
| Party Name | Forward Lending, Inc. |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Austin, TX 78758 |
| Party Name | Forward Lending, Inc. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Austin, TX 78758 |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Friday, November 10, 2023 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Tuesday, December 5, 2023 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Saturday, June 15, 2024 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Wednesday, July 10, 2024 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, August 13, 2024 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, August 13, 2024 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, October 8, 2024 | NOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT |
| Monday, January 13, 2025 | TEAS STATEMENT OF USE RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, May 6, 2025 | TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, May 6, 2025 | ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED |
| Tuesday, May 6, 2025 | TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, August 27, 2025 | CASE ASSIGNED TO INTENT TO USE PARALEGAL |
| Monday, January 13, 2025 | USE AMENDMENT FILED |
| Wednesday, September 10, 2025 | STATEMENT OF USE PROCESSING COMPLETE |
| Friday, October 3, 2025 | ALLOWED PRINCIPAL REGISTER - SOU ACCEPTED |
| Friday, October 3, 2025 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF STATEMENT OF USE E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, October 28, 2025 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, October 28, 2025 | NOTICE OF REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION EMAILED |