| Serial Number | 99000643 |
| Word Mark | NAHQ NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR HEALTHCARE QUALITY |
| Filing Date | Thursday, January 16, 2025 |
| Status | 661 - RESPONSE AFTER NON-FINAL ACTION - ENTERED |
| Status Date | Thursday, July 10, 2025 |
| Registration Number | 0000000 |
| Registration Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Goods and Services | Educational examination services; Educational services, namely, conducting conferences, lectures, classes, webinars, seminars, and events in the field of healthcare quality; Continuing education services, namely, providing on-line continuing professional education seminars in the field of healthcare quality; Educational services, namely, providing incentives to healthcare quality professionals to demonstrate excellence in the field of healthcare quality through the issuance of awards; Providing on-line newsletters in the field of healthcare quality |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of the letters "NAHQ" where the letters "NAH" are written in sky blue and the letter "Q" is written in black. The tail of the "Q" is depicted as a black, dark gray, and sky blue wave. The words "NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR HEALTHCARE QUALITY" are written underneath in a smaller black font. |
| Goods and Services | Downloadable electronic newsletters in the field of healthcare quality; Downloadable electronic publications in the nature of reports, written articles, course materials, and test preparation materials |
| Pseudo Mark | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR HEALTHCARE QUALITY NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR HEALTHCARE QUALITY |
| Section 2(f) Limitation Statement | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR HEALTHCARE QUALITY has become distinctive of the goods/services through the applicant's substantially exclusive and continuous use of the mark in commerce that the U.S. Congress may lawfully regulate for at least the five years immediately before the date of this statement. |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The color(s) sky blue, dark gray, and black is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Trade association services, namely, promoting the interests of healthcare quality professionals; Promotional advertising of products and services of third parties through sponsoring arrangements and license agreements relating to healthcare quality conferences, lectures, classes, webinars, seminars, and events; Providing an on-line searchable database featuring employment opportunities |
| NOT AVAILABLE | National Association |
| 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 | Wednesday, November 1, 2023 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Wednesday, November 1, 2023 |
| 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 | Thursday, January 16, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 009 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Wednesday, November 1, 2023 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Wednesday, November 1, 2023 |
| International Class | 041 - Education; providing of training; entertainment; sporting and cultural activities. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 107 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Thursday, January 16, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 041 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Wednesday, November 1, 2023 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Wednesday, November 1, 2023 |
| Party Name | National Association for Healthcare Quality |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | Chicago, IL 60631 |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Thursday, January 16, 2025 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Wednesday, June 18, 2025 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, June 25, 2025 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Monday, June 30, 2025 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, July 9, 2025 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Wednesday, July 9, 2025 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Thursday, July 10, 2025 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Monday, June 30, 2025 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, June 18, 2025 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Monday, June 30, 2025 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |